Fortnite Records Lowest Average Player Count in Two Years
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- Fortnite averaged 1,043,448 concurrent players in May 2025.
- The low player count occurred during the Star Wars x Fortnite collaboration, which initially brought a spike in players.
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This was the lowest average player count since May 2023, a month where Fortnite saw an average of 924,795 concurrent players.
Despite collaborating with Disney to hold a Star Wars event within its battle royale, Fortnite recorded the lowest average player count in two years during May. May 2025 saw 1,043,448 average concurrent players; this was the lowest average player count since May 2023, a month where Fortnite saw an average of 924,795 concurrent players. The stats are readily available via Fortnite.gg.
During the previous low concurrent player count in May 2023, Fortnite had just added Mega City – a modern metropolis that resemebles a futurustic Tokyo. Mega City was the biggest Point of Interest to ever exist.
The Star Wars x Fortnite collaboration added numerous updates, evolving the meta within the game as the mini-season progressed. During this month, EA’s Star Wars: Battlefront II also saw a resurgence in popularity – the phenomenon occurred as a result of the month of Star Wars celebrations, which included Fortnite’s massive marketing campaign alongside the release and success of Andor season 2.
Epic Games is to conclude the Star Wars celebration on June 7 at 2 pm ET. Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 is expected to begin after a period of downtime. In addition to the Star Wars collaborations’ departure, Fortnite OG Ranked Mode is being removed as well.
