Fortnite has 58 creators that got paid over $1 million in 2024, and 7 of those made over $10 million
Epic has released a 2024 "Year in Review" of the Fortnite creator ecosystem and, surprise surprise, there are a lot of big numbers to be had. As well as an overview of the year just gone, the publisher also took the opportunity to share some of the future plans for Fortnite which, going by these figures, is simply bigger than ever.
The number of Fortnite creators tripled over the year, from around 24,000 in 2023 to 70,000 in 2024. The number of islands created is 198,000 and on average 60,000 creator-made islands are played every single day, with 70% of the playerbase enjoying both Epic-made and creator-authored content.
Then the money. Epic says it paid out a total of $352M to creators in 2024, but then comes possibly the most interesting breakdown in the review. Just under 30,000 creators received payouts of $100-$999; Around 5,400 made $1,000 to $9,999; 1,728 made between $10,000 and $99,999, and then we get into the people who are really making bank.
418 Fortnite creators made between $100,000 and $300,000. 154 made between $300,000 and $1 million.
37 people made between $1 million and $3 million from Fortnite's creator program in 2024. 14 people made over $3 million but less than $10 million. Then right at the top, there are seven individuals who made over $10 million from their Fortnite creations. In a single year.
That's 58 people who've made more than $1 million from Fortnite in 2024, with many making a lot more. The fact that Fortnite is so big that Epic is now paying out roughly a third of a billion dollars to community creators in a single year is almost impossible to wrap your head around.
Other stats: Players spent 5.23 billion hours playing games made by creators, which represents «36.5% of total Fortnite playtime and continues to rise.» Epic notes that these numbers are increasingly boosted by non-combat creations such as «social roleplay, party games, deathruns, and horror.»
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