Top earners in Fortnite from the U.S. 2024
Kyle Giersdorf, more commonly known by his gamertag Bugha, was the most successful Fortnite player in the United States based on prize money earnings as of July 2024. Giersdorf's total career earnings through Fortnite, as of that month, exceeded 3.6 million U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, Harrison Chang aka psalm came in second place with total career earnings amounting to around 1.87 million U.S. dollars.
eSports tournament prize pools
Professional eSports players can earn up to millions of dollars in prize money at international competitions. As of 2023, the Dota 2 championships had amassed the highest cumulative prize pool from eSports games worldwide. The International, which is a Dota 2 tournament, was the most lucrative eSports tournament worldwide, with the winners of the 2021 iteration of The International walking away with approximately 40 million U.S. dollars.
Popular battle royale games
Battle royale games are multiplayer games which combine aspects of free-for-all or team-based shooters with components from survival games, such as having to scavenge for equipment within a hostile open-world environment. As of May 2023, Fortnite was the most popular PlayStation 5 game based on monthly active users worldwide, ranking above entries such as FIFA 23 and Grand Theft Auto V. When it came to the most streamed battle royale games worldwide Fortnite also took the top spot, surpassing even Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, which racked up close to seven million weekly viewer hours in June 2024.
