Published 11:11 IST, June 19th 2020

Fortnite net worth: How much does Battle Royale franchise earns?

Fortnite net worth details have been listed below. Read to know how much does the Battle Royale gaming franchise earns along with its developers' earnings.

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With debut of every latest season on Fortnite, brings upon a replenished excitement among fans to see what Battle Royale game has in store for m. This time around, Fortnite introduced its Chapter 2 Season 3 which is being loved by ardent fans of game. Since game is freely available to install and play from Epic Games, many fans reportedly wonder if and how Fortnite generates any revenue. Read below to kw how vibrant Battle Royale game by Epic Games cashes in - 

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Fortnite net worth details

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Fortnite was initially released back in early 2017, game had already celebrated 1 million players till August 2017. w, game has become a global phemen that is enjoyed by gamers belonging to various groups, as seen in latest game streaming trend on various platforms like Twitch and YouTube. As per reports, till 2019, game had brought $1.8 billion in revenue, making it highest-earning game of 2019. Though this number is lower than what Fortnite earned in 2018 ($2.4 billion), it is still almost $200 million more than nearest competition given by Nexon's Dungeon Fighter Online. As of 2020, Fortnite franchise is estimated to be worth $2 billion, figure is also likely to increase with debut of latest season.

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revenue may have dipped from 2018 but is expected to make a stronger comeback in 2020. To date, Fortnite has over 350 million registered players, with players in April 2020 spending over 3.2 billion hours in gameplay. Whereas, 2020 is expected to be one of biggest years for online and premium games with $19.8 billion revenue already generated overall under first six months of year. On or hand, Fortnite's developer and parent company Epic Games is estimated to be worth between $15-$18 billion. 

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co-founder of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney has a reported net worth of $4.5 billion. He also made it to Forbes 400 list for first time in 2019. Sweeney was placed at 150th spot and is considered to be one of most influential and wealthy personalities of America. 

Disclaimer: above information is sourced from various websites/ media reports. website does t guarantee a 100% accuracy of figures.

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11:11 IST, June 19th 2020