The World’s Most Popular Battle Royale

Fortnite, the co-op shooter survival video game, probably needs no introduction. The most popular online game of our time was released by Epic Games in 2017. There are three game modes: Save the World, Battle Royale and Fortnite Creative. All the game modes are popular, but it is Fortnite Battle Royale that reached 125 million players in under a year. The lack of gore, short game format (5-10 mins), fort building, zany heroes and cartoon graphics appeal to all ages. The game is said to have earned hundreds of millions of dollars per month in 2018. One of the top players, Ninja, streams matches with celebrities like Drake and Travis Scott. This is a free-to-play game available on PC, Xbox and PlayStation.

In Fortnite Battle Royale 100 players jump out of the flying Battle Bus onto a map to hunt for resources, build forts and battle to survive. The last person/team standing wins. Epic Games organised the first Fortnite World Cup in July 2019. The total prize pool was US$30 million: sixteen-year-old Bugha won the solo prize worth US$3 million. The prize pool was so big in 2019 that the Kiwi team in last place (CoverH and Twizz) still took home US$50,000 each. The 2020 Fortnite World Cup will be the esports event of the year. Wager on your favourites with Spin Sports esports and keep up-to-date with esports betting news on our blog.