SuperData reports that the revenues of Fortnite have dropped 48% in the month January alone. This was a sharp drop compared to the high note the game ended 2018 in. The game lost top spots on consoles to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and FIFA 19.
SuperData also suggests that the figures point to an increasingly lumpy revenue profile heading into 2019. While January’s decline in revenue could be because of the holiday and Christmas period, the drop is still quite substantial.
With the likes of new games such as Apex Legends that released in February, it will be interesting to see what the data suggest for the numbers in February. It will also be interesting to see considering that Fortnite experience its highest number of concurrent players on a non-event day with 7.6 million on 16 February. In addition the in-game concert held by Marshmello that brought 10.7 million concurrent players.
A drop in revenue does not mean that it indicates a decline in user numbers or less play overall as far is Fortnite is concerned. It mean that people were likely to spend less money on the items that are being sold digitally in-game.
The numbers likely wont stay down as a new season of Fortnite is releasing on the last day of February. The following month is expected to bring in more players as a new changes are expected in the battle royale game.
Season 8 of Fortnite is just around the corner as a new teaser was just released by Epic Games. The teaser shows a hook, suggesting that the season would be a pirate theme, where it also references “X marks the spot”, which suggests treasures that pirate love to hunt, and the second hint was the “those who arrive on the waves”.
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