You may have forgotten about Fortnite, but it is still actively played, and the new season of Fortnite OG, which began on November 3, 2023, not only brought players back, but also helped the popular battle royale set a new absolute record for the number of simultaneous online users.
The new season of Fortnite OG, also known as Season 27 or Chapter 4 of Season 5, is dedicated to time travel and returns players to key points in the game's previous seasons, starting with Chapter 1 of Season 5. Not only locations, but also some old weapons, vehicles, and mechanics are returning.
Such a promise allowed Fortnite to bring back players who were fond of the battle royale several years ago. According to the official account of the game, on November 4, 2023 Fortnite has set a new record. During the day, 44.7 million players joined the game and spent 102 million hours in it. The numbers are really impressive.
Way to start things off with a big bang 💥
To all Fortnite players, OG and new, THANK YOU!
Way to start things off with a big bang 💥
— Fortnite (@Fortnite) November 5, 2023
We're blown away by the response to #FortniteOG. Yesterday was the biggest day in Fortnite’s history with over 44.7 MILLION players jumping in and 102 MILLION hours of play.
To all Fortnite players, OG and new, THANK YOU!According to the statistics of the independent website Fortnite.gg, the game, which has been showing a peak online of 1.5-2.3 million players in recent months, set a new record for the number of simultaneous users after the release of Fortnite OG - 6,172,463 million people on November 4, 2023.
We would like to remind you that the record for the number of simultaneous players on Steam belongs to another battle royale, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. The figure of 3,257,248, i.e. half that of Fortnite, was shown 6 years ago. Currently, PUBG on Steam gathers about 450 thousand players every day.