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Fortnite Gets Crowded with 7 Million Players Served

Fortnite hits another major milestone and does so quickly.

Ozzie Mejia

October 4, 2017 11:50 AM

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Fortnite's beta has been going strong for several months, having reached one million players in less than a month. But Epic's sandbox survival shooter has blown up since then, having septupled that milestone just a mere six weeks later across all of its game modes.

Thanks to over 7 million of you who have played Fortnite! We want to keep the Battle Bus flying, so Duos and Supply Drops are available NOW. pic.twitter.com/sRx767u4aG

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) October 4, 2017

To celebrate reaching seven million users, Fortnite users can find some bonuses in their Battle Royale sessions. Hitting this milestone is a remarkable feat and one that certainly won't ease tension with PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds developer Bluehole Studios. Two weeks ago, Bluehole sent out a statement accusing Epic Games of essentially copying the PUBG formula, with producer Chang Han Kim even contemplating taking further action.

There are multiple versions of Fortnite across different pricing tiers, with the Battle Royale mode available as a free add-on. For those looking to try out Fortnite, learn how to get started and how to unlock additional hero classes going forward.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?