There’s no doubt that Fortnite is one of the world’s most popular games, but thanks to Epic we can now put some numbers behind that statement. On Thursday, the developer announced that the game had 78.3 million players in August.
So, how big does that make Fortnite exactly? It’s hard to say — the developers behind games with player bases that large rarely even bother letting us know how many people are playing. But we do have a few examples of numbers from some of the most popular games in the world to draw from.
As of December, Minecraft — which remains the biggest game on YouTube — had 74 million players a month. Meanwhile, League of Legends, as of 2016, had just over 100 million active players a month. It’s also worth noting that Fortnite has yet to be released in China, one of the largest markets for online games and battle royale in-particular.
One of the keys to Fortnite’s success has been its massive online streaming community, thanks to popular streamers like Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, as well as Epic’s consistent updates for the game. Fortnite Battle Royale’s fifth season of content is coming to a close next week, and Epic is currently teasing the launch of Season 6 which should start just a few days later.