Fortnite Battle Royale has reached its peak and it is unknown if it will return to its old glory. While tens of millions of players still play this popular game, it is not as popular as it used to be. New data reveals how much Fortnite’s popularity has declined over the past few months.
Epic Games has done a great job keeping the game updated and attractive for all kinds of players. However, there are now many more games Fortnite has to compete with. While the video game is still incredibly popular, its Twitch popularity is lower than it’s ever been in the last six months.
Fortnite is losing popularity
The Fortnite creator has managed to keep playerbase alive for over a year. However, the same cannot be said for Twitch viewers. Fortnite Battle Royale recorded low figures in September, which shows its drastic decline.
In September, Epic Games’ video game had 105.8 million viewers on Twitch. In comparison, it had 131.4 million viewers in August, and its peak was 151.9 million viewers in July. According to this data released by StreamElements, Fortnite has lost over 45 million viewers in the last two months.
The same data reveals that the popular battle royale game had 46 million viewers in January, and 65.5 million viewers a month later. In March, Fortnite has taken off as it had 118.6 million viewers on the popular streaming platform. Viewer count had been steadily increasing from March to August. However, things are much different now.
It is interesting that, despite its decline, Fortnite Battle Royale is still more popular than Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Epic Games has managed to create a unique battle royale video game, and it is unlikely that any other game in the same genre is going to overtake Fortnite anytime soon. However, it may never be as popular as it was a few months ago.