Fortnite Player Count

The figure at the top of this page updates every few minutes. There are two numbers worth separating: players signed into the game, which includes everyone sitting in a lobby or menu, and players actually in a match. The gap between them is usually large, often a third or more.

No. These figures count real players signed in and in matches, not the AI opponents that fill out lower-skill lobbies.

Fortnite's all-time record was set years ago and sits far above any ordinary day, so it says little about how busy the game is now. The peak shown on this page is the highest point recorded here, which is a better read on current activity.

Most trackers quote different things. Some count only players in a match, others count everyone signed in, and Steam-based charts miss the large majority of players who are on console, mobile or the Epic launcher. Both figures are labelled separately here so you can see which is which.

Concurrency swings hugely within a single day, peaking in the evening and bottoming out overnight, so any two-point comparison is meaningless unless both points are the same time of day. Judge the trend from the same hour across days rather than from the current number.