Fortnite just broke another record

Fortnite is gearing up for Chapter 6, Season 1 and closing the book on Remix Chapter 2 with its massive Remix Finale event, the latest in a years-long series of in-game concerts Epic has hosted for players. Shortly after the event, the official Fortnite account on Twitter/X revealed that the Remix Finale event was actually the largest in-game concert the game has ever hosted.

With more than 14 million players, this latest event has usurped Travis Scott’s 2020 “Astronomical” in-game concert as the largest Fortnite in-game music event ever. Scott’s interactive concert peaked at 12.3 million players. In the summer of 2021, Ariana Grande starred at the Rift Tour, a concert of similar scale, although the number of players was never revealed, suggesting the total number was smaller than Scott’s show.

Both Scott and Grande’s shows were shown during the current Fortnite season and were each played a total of five times for players who wanted to see them later – or again. In the case of Scott’s show, this resulted in nearly 28 million unique players experiencing the concert before the show series came to an end. However, today’s event will only be shown once again today at 5:00 p.m. PT / 8:00 p.m. ET as Fortnite will no longer be available until Chapter 6, Season 1. The new chapter is expected to begin tomorrow, December 1st.

The show featured a four-pack of artists: Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Ice Spice and Juice WRLD, with the latter performing posthumously and with the blessing of the late artist’s mother and record label. Many other concerts have been in play since Grande’s, including shows with The Kid Laroi, Metallica and many others, but there is often a noticeable difference in scope between these different shows. The Remix Finale event was much more in the style of the Astronomical and Rift Tour shows, making it the first in three years to do so.

The event was also nearly Fortnite’s biggest live event ever, although that distinction still goes to the Marvel crossover event from December 2020, when the game saw a peak number of 15.3 million players.