How many people play Fortnite? March 2024 player count

Matt Porter
Fortnite OG Battle Pass character

Fortnite has been one of the biggest games since its release in 2017. If you’re wondering whether the battle royale is dying or how many players are playing Fortnite in March 2024, we’ve got the player count stats for you.

With Fortnite being a free-to-play game and receiving mainstream recognition, it attracts millions of players worldwide. Epic also ensures there’s plenty for old players to enjoy, introducing new seasons, map updates, game modes, weapons, and features consistently.

Of course, many in the community are now gearing up to explore the new content introduced in Chapter 5 Season 2. With a ton of hype surrounding seasonal updates, if you’re looking to find out Fortnite’s player count in March 2024, here’s all you need to know.

Fortnite OG artwork with Spectra Knight
Every Fortnite season arrives with a new theme and challenges.

Is Fortnite dying?

Fortnite has consistently had over 230 million active monthly players, which is enough to prove that it is not even remotely close to dying in March 2024. Epic Games don’t track the active player count, but the developer confirmed in 2021 that over 400 million unique players have registered to play the Battle Royale game since its launch.

And according to Twitch Metrics, Fortnite is also one of the most watched and streamed games on Twitch and the title is continuing its glorious run after an action-packed Chapter 5 Season 1.

How many people are playing Fortnite right now?

Fortnite OG Pass skins
Fortnite has released over 25 seasons so far.

According to activeplayer.io, Fortnite had over 237 million active players between February and March 2024. The active player count changes frequently due to live events, so come back frequently to check the latest numbers.

What is Fortnite’s peak player count?

Fortnite had a daily peak player count of just over 64 million from February to March 2024.

Back in May 2021, Fortnite‘s player count peaked at 290 million monthly active players and over 25 million players played the game together during this time. What’s more, Fortnite OG broke a record on its first day, surpassing the 3.3 million users playing simultaneously in the first hours since the update went live. Only a handful of games have displayed such colossal numbers, especially after six years of release.

It’s clear that people still love Fortnite, and there’s plenty more content to come soon. For more Fortnite guides, check out our abundance of content below:

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About The Author

Matt is CharlieINTEL's UK Editor, specializing in all things Call of Duty, including Warzone and Modern Warfare 2. Matt previously worked as a freelance esports writer for Gfinity, before joining Dexerto in 2018 as a Junior & Senior Writer. You can contact Matt via email at: [email protected]