During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in April 2020 when many people were stuck at home, gamers turned to their favorite pastime to help them through lockdown. To capitalize on this captive audience, the popular battle royale game Fortnite collaborated with U.S. rapper Travis Scott to put on a live event within the game. This series of five events, named Fortnite: Astronomical, featured various songs from the artist, as well as a world preview song. During the first live show, a peak of 12.3 million players participated in the event, marking an all-time record for the game.
Number of Fortnite players during Travis Scott's Astronomical live event worldwide in April 2020
(in millions)
Characteristic
Number of players in millions
Live access to the game across the five events
45.8
Unique players in-game across the five events
27.7
Concurrent players participating live in the first event
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