Fortnite has made an astonishing amount of money for Epic Games

Steven Rondina • 04/Might/21 • 16:19

Everybody is aware of that Fortnite has been an infinite hit for Epic Video games, however followers are solely now studying simply how large of a success it truly is.

Epic is presently in the midst of a crucial lawsuit with Apple over the iOS model of the sport. As is customary with authorized battles, each side of the courtroom want to supply sure data and paperwork to the court docket that are then made out there to the general public. Amongst that data is monetary stories from Epic Video games. Inside that report are the precise particulars about how a lot cash Epic has made for the reason that launch of Fortnite, and the way large the sport actually is to the corporate.

In accordance with The Verge, Fortnite earned Epic Video games over $5.5 billion in 2018 and made up 97% of Epic Video games’ income throughout that yr. In 2019, Fortnite made almost $3.7 billion for about 88% of the corporate’s annual income. In 2020 Epic revamped $5 billion, and whereas it’s unclear how a lot of that got here from Fortnite, the sport has seemingly made nicely over $10 billion in whole up to now.

It’s no shock that Fortnite has been a smashing success for Epic Video games and was seemingly the driving power powering the writer’s choice to launch its personal digital retailer. Nonetheless, it’s a shock to see simply how a lot cash the sport has introduced in and the way a lot of Epic’s gross revenue comes from the sport.

Why is Epic Video games suing Apple?

The authorized battle between Epic Video games and Apple stems from Epic’s makes an attempt to keep away from the iOS app retailer’s charges. Final yr, Epic ran a promotion the place Fortnite gamers on cellular gadgets had the chance to buy V-bucks immediately by means of the Fortnite app at a reduced charge. This prevented each Apple and Google from taking a proportion of those purchases.

In response, each Apple and Google eliminated Fortnite from their respective app shops and prevented cellular gamers from updating their video games. Although Epic and Google haven’t escalated the dispute to court docket but, Epic and Apple’s feud progressed in a short time with Epic spurring on the #FreeFortnite motion in hopes of vilifying Apple.

What’s #FreeFortnite?

The #FreeFortnite hashtag is designed to indicate solidarity with Epic Video games in its court docket case reverse Apple. #FreeFortnite was coined by Epic Video games after Fortnite was pulled from the Android and iOS app shops. It rose to prominence following a Fortnite-themed video of Apple’s iconic “1984” industrial entitled “Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite.”

The hashtag shortly gained traction amongst Fortnite followers and returned to prominence when the Epic Video games and Apple court docket proceedings started. Although Google additionally banned Fortnite from the Android app retailer, #FreeFortnite has nearly solely been focused in direction of Apple.