Fortnite has gone from the bizarre, awkward youthful sibling to an authorized phenomenon within the final couple months, and it’s simply handed one more milestone – it’s now being watched on YouTube greater than Minecraft.
So which is the higher Battle Royale? Here’s our breakdown of Fortnite versus PUBG.
According to analytics site Matchmade, Fortnite racked up 2.four billion YouTube views in February, eclipsing Minecraft for the primary time. The information comes on the heels of the sport setting Twitch viewership information and surpassing PUBG in revenues this month.
While these are all spectacular achievements, Matchmade notes that it’s not all all the way down to Fortnite itself. YouTube views of Minecraft movies have been in sharp decline – this time final yr, the venerable recreation was averaging 3.7 billion views per thirty days, and together with different video games, Minecraft’s view numbers have been shrinking since August 2017, when YouTube carried out modifications to their discovery algorithm.
However, as Minecraft and different established titles are steadily dropping viewers, Fortnite’s development hasn’t confirmed indicators of slowing down. But it’s price noting that massively-viewed one-off occasions like Ninja’s stream with Drake and the 100-YouTuber Battle Royale have pushed Fortnite’s numbers up, and it stays to be seen whether or not they’re sustainable long-term.
Thanks, PC Gamer.
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