Fortnite has become one of the biggest App Store hits so far this year. Since its launch on the App Store, it has only become a money-making machine. To date, Epic Games has received more than 300 million dollars from the in-app purchases offered by the application, in the form of a season pass or in add-ons.
According to SensorTower, this week, Epic has reached this figure throughout this week, the week in which after the launch of the new season, number 6, Fortnite has entered 20 million dollars. Keep in mind that Fortnite is a completely free game and you do not need to make any in-app purchases to fully enjoy the game.
The only type of purchases that it offers us, we find it in the season passes (which offer us costumes and accessories to customize our character as we progress and fulfill missions) and in the purchases of costumes and accessories directly through the store of the app. All purchases do not offer any kind of advantage over other users, being the ability of the users the only requirement to be able to win games.
Of the $ 300 million Fortnite has generated since its launch on iOS, 65% has been generated solely in the United States. If we compare it with other games, we see how the income that Fortnite has generated since its arrival in the App Store is 32% higher than that of Clash Royale in the same period. Pokémon GO took 113 days to reach the same figure.
PUBG, Fortnite's direct rival in terms of this type of Battle Royale games, has only entered 47 million since its launch last April, more or less the same date that Fortnite arrived on the App Store. Although it must be borne in mind that PUBG did not enable the store until two months later, still the figures that Fortnite is generating are really impressive.