Fortnite World Cup Most Watched ESport Event In History*

In case ya’ll didn’t know, the Fortnite World Cup was last weekend. By all accounts, it wasn’t just an eSports event, but a celebration of all things Fortnite, with countless fans coming to get swag, meet some of their favorite streamers, and enjoy a concert by that guy with a bucket on his head.

That said, most people were just watching it over the streams. And there were, apparently, a lot of people watching: at least, according to Epic Games.

Over 19,000 fans attended the three-day Fortnite World Cup Finals in person at the sold-out Arthur Ashe Stadium. On Sunday during the Solo Finals, concurrent viewers peaked at over 2.3 million across YouTube and Twitch, making the Fortnite World Cup the most-watched competitive gaming event (excluding China) of all time. These numbers do not include fans watching in-game and on other streaming and social media platforms. We couldn’t have hosted such an event and showcased the top Fortnite players without your support. Thank you to the entire Fortnite community!

That’s quite the claim. And maybe it’s true, but that “excluding China” is a pretty significant caveat: specifically because when you include China, the most-watched competitive gaming event was the 2018 League of Legends mid-season invitational, which peaked at 19 million concurrent views.

So maybe the Fortnite competitive scene isn’t quite as grabbing as the blog post would suggest, but over 2.3 million concurrent views ain’t bad at all. Congrats.