Best Fortnite Players in 2025 – Ranking the World’s Top 10 Pros

Fortnite Chapter 6 is heading to a third season, and the first two FNCS Majors are already behind us, with most of the LAN slots now locked in. 2025 is already behind us. With the format shifting back to Trios after last year’s Global Championship, and some intense competition in Major 2, it’s the perfect time to reset our rankings for the best Fortnite players.

Throughout 2024, we saw competitive Fortnite evolve at a rapid pace with higher stakes, tougher lobbies, and a new FNCS format that rewards consistency across the year. That momentum has carried into 2025, and so far, the top players are delivering some of the most exciting performances we’ve seen in years.

So, who is the best Fortnite player in 2025? From having an undisputed top two, things are now much more open. But with another major still to go, there are a handful of fantastic players who are rising up fast.

Key Points
  • Best Fortnite Player in 2025 (so far): Peterbot – FNCS Major 2 winner

  • Format Change: FNCS returns to Trios in Chapter 6

  • Duo Break-Up: Last year’s top team now split across rival rosters

  • Rising Threats: Clix, Higgs, and Eomzo pushing up the rankings

 

Below, we’ve ranked the top 10 best Fortnite players in 2025, based on recent tournament results, current form, and competitive impact. This table highlights the elite names leading the charge so far this year.

Best Fortnite Players Right Now

#IDNameBirth YearNationalityCurrent Team
1PeterbotPeter Kata2007American/HungarianTeam Falcons
2ColdJoshua Butler2007AmericanTwisted Minds
3RitualMaguire Morton2005AmericanXSET
4HiggsBen Anderson2007American/GermanXSET
5VanyakSakach2005Ukranian/SerbianM8
6PixieJuriander2007SweedishTeam HavoK
7MariusCOWWendt2006DanishM8
8EomzoJaxon Fretz2006CanadianElite Esports
9ClixCody Conrod2005American/ItalianXSET
10PolloMiguel Moreno2008MexicanM8

For our rankings, we are taking into consideration the top 10 placements for each region in the last few FNCS events, cash cups, and third-party events. However, perhaps weighing the most heavily right now for deciding the best Fortnite players right now is the recent tournaments. The last FNCS Majors 1 and 2, plus the Global Championship, weigh the heaviest, but the Majors throughout the previous year have been important too. Although, anyone following Fortnite esports last year knows there’s clear standouts.

Taking everything into account to decide who the Fortnite best players in the world are can be a bit subjective though. We’ve broken it down to explain each player’s rank and what makes them stand out.

Best Fortnite Players Top 10 in the world

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Who are the Top 10 Fortnite Players to Watch in 2025?

There’s been some big changes to the rankings of the best Fortnite players after the last major event. The FNCS Major 2 wasn’t a big tournament for upsets, at least with the winners. However, things got much closer. Players who weren’t major competitors are challenging last year’s champions, and very nearly winning it. Watching the best players of 2024 competing with different teams, head-to-head instead of side by side, we have a good idea of where things stand.

Things are changing quickly in the game’s meta right now. However, looking at their performances in Chapter 6 tournaments, these are the best Fortnite players in 2025:

10. Pollo

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One half of the last Global Champions, and the only player to achieve 4 FNCS wins in each Chapter, Pollo is undoubtably one of the best Fortnite players. Less flashy than his old Duos partner, but arguably a lot more consistent. While faltering a little in the most recent Major, with his slot already secured the stakes weren’t quite as high for these three.

Since breaking with the old Duos partnership, Pollo had a stronger performance. In the first FNCS of 2025, Pollo’s team took victory. They established an early lead on the Major 1 leaderboard, going into Day 2 100 points ahead. The team in second very nearly climbed back. However, you can’t argue with results.

In Major 2, they didn’t fare as well. The focus was very much on the Peterbot and Clix trios as Pollo’s team failed to really break out. With their slot already finalized, there wasn’t as much need to overperform here though. Pollo is the only 4-time back-to-back FNCS Champion, and among the best Fortnite players in the game’s history.

9. Clix

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The big start of FNCS Major 2 wasn’t the eventual winner, but Clix. His whole trio is worth mentioning as some of the best Fortnite players, but as a streamer Clix seems to attract a bit more attention. The player has joined up with two fantastic pros and over two Majors become a real contender for the best in the world title.

Clix’s team has a clear strategy in each game of majors. Dominating the low ground. Playing to rotation, trading surge, and keeping safe. It’s part of how they got multiple wins in the FNCS Major 2 finals. While they fell short by only a few points this Major, they might go all the way next time. Clix has had a strong season, between these results, joining the Fortnite Icon Series, and his stream outperforming the official one, there’s a lot for the player to celebrate.

8. Eomzo

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His whole trio has made it up here, but Eomzo might be worth highlighting. While his team only came 2nd in their Major, they achieved some big things. However, the team punched way above the weight of a stacked lobby. Eomzo and Higgs had plenty of games where it was up to them to clutch up, and they frequently performed.

This Trio managed second, despite getting griefed by the team in third. They had a few mistakes in here, and moments where they backed off rather than push the advantage. Despite this they came within a few points of being our new FNCS winners. Next Major, if they can iron these jitters out they look set to get an FNCS title behind them.

7. MariusCOW

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The winning Trio in Europe this season had some of the toughest competition, but managed an incredible performance, With a huge number of wins and massive elimination numbers, MariusCOW, Pixie, and Vanyak are definitely some of the best Fortnite players currently active.

MariusCOW has only been playing since 2022 competitive, but in that time, he’s amassed over $200,000 in prize money. He’s especially popped up since forming this current trio. Getting third last season, and first this time. There’s still more to play for in Chapter 6, but MariusCOW already has his slot confirmed at the FNCS Global Championship 2025 later in the year.

6. Pixie

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Another member of the same trio is Pixie, along with MariusCOW and Vanyak. Pixie was definitely a big part of the team’s victory at the weekend. It is his first FNCS win! Although, he’s had a strong history in the game before this. From wins at Cash Cups in Chapter 5, to coming in third at the FNCS 2023 Global Championship. Pixie has definitely made the leap up to the top tier in 2025 though.

This trio are all heading through to the final LAN. We’re expecting big things from them at the end of the year. There’s a bit of an off-season to come, but Pixie, marius, and Vanyak look like the strong contenders once we move to the next real Major.

5. Vanyak

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Storming to first place in Europe this season, Vanyak, Pixie, and MariusCOW are undoubtably some of the best Fortnite players. Their performance in the last Major set a standard for winners, taking four Victory Royales on the Major 2 leaderboard with absurd kill counts each time. It’s Vanyak’s second FNCS victory too.

The player got his first in 2024, taking first place with SwizzY. However, with this new Trio they’re continuing to put the work in. Winning Divisional Cups and showing they’re a flight above the rest of the competition. This is only Vanyak’s second FNCS win, but he’s primed to do big things at the major.

4. Higgs

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The breakout stars of the second Major for Chapter 6 are undoubtably Higgs, Clix, and Eomzo. This squad very nearly walked away winners, after a huge performance that saw them dominate the games and finish only a handful of points behind the winners. Higgs is the closest the team has to a work horse though.

Higgs put up a fantastic performance in the Major, high kills, dominating the low ground. Getting revives off consistently, and frequently pushing the team forward to success. Although, a slight mistake from him is one of the defining moments of their tournament too. With Clix downed, Higgs popped a big pot instead of a splash, which would have healed the downed player enough to keep all three in the game.

Higgs performance across the weekend showed the team is the biggest challenger right now. Next season, it’s very possible they’ll take the top spot and finally become the new FNCS Champions in Major 3.

3. Ritual

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With Ritual, a rundown of the best Fortnite players is reaching the Trios that will come as no surprise, the dramatic winners of Major 2, after just losing out in Major 1. Ritual, Cold, and Peterbot.bAs part of this trio, Ritual came 1st at the most recent Major. While Peterbot is often the player who gets the most attention, Ritual and Cold were strong performers. Including getting the team’s only Victory Royale after Peterbot died. In previous weeks we oten saw Ritual hanging behind the rest of the team. Not quite keeping up, but in the Major he stepped things up.

Far from being the easiest player to drop (as they did for most of the Divisional Cups), Ritual is looking more and more like one of the best Fortnite players. He’s put the time in this season, and stepped up to the high bar raised by the rest of his trio.

2. Cold

cold, one of the best fortnite players in 2025

Joining Ritual and Peterbot, is Cold. A player currently with Twisted Minds. Cold has a few achievements outside of this trio which pushes him ahead of Ritual, including finishing 1st at the Esports World Cup recently. It’s a new tournament, but another international event featuring only the best Fortnite players. Anyone taking home first place in that event deserves to be held up to be as good as the game gets.

In the FNCS, he’s had past wins too. In other Duos and Trios, he’s won the first Major of 2024, the first of 2023, 3rd at the 2022 Invitational, and top at the 2023 Global Championship. Cold is a fantastic player and with his current trio taking the first place for FNCS this Fortnite season, they might be the favorites for LAN too.

1. Peterbot

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Peterbot isn’t just one of the best Fortnite players at the moment, he’s often in the conversation for best of all time. His team clinched victory in Major 2. After getting ahead of Clix, Peterbot’s team recognized if the 2nd Trio went down, they could end their tournament early. So, the final game might have seen a crash out from them, but it ensured 2nd place could get no more points either. Cementing their win without even making it to the late-game.

As an individual player, Peterbot is often the best one operating in the lobby. Not the best at team work, but on another level with his mechanics and personal pop offs.

Peterbot’s recent performance has only solidified his legendary status in Fortnite. After a rough start, he climbed back to 2nd in Major 1, only just losing out. Won Major 2. Meaning or over a year now, he’s only not won a single FNCS event. Even there he came 2nd, so hardly a loss.

Peterbot, in every tournament it seems, will have multiple moments of storming through the late game builds, slaughtering every surviving player, balancing siphon and storm, making it look easy. Major 2 was a bit more balanced this year, but his skills are still up there.


Honorable Mentions for Best Fortnite Players

Fortnite has a staggering player base in terms of size. It seems every month it hits a new player record. Naturally, there are more than 10 players who have stood out. These are some players who have previously ranked as the best Fortnite players that are worth keeping in mind.

Acorn

Fortnite Acorn

Acorn is the other player making up the current NAC Champions, and a fantastic player in his own right. Since joining the new trio, Acorn has been propelled to the top of the game’s competitive scene, and is now the reigning champion for the upcoming season. It wasn’t just Pollo’s performance on that team. The big difference between 1st and 2nd place in that tournament was the other two players on the 1st place team.

Piror to this team up, acorn had strong results himself. Winning the first FNCS for North America back in 2024. Along with 3rd in Major 3. He’s been winning FNCS tournaments for years, holding titles for Chapter 2 Season 5, Major 1 2023, Major 1 2024, and now 2025. Weirdly, wherever Acorn competes he seems to win the Chapter’s first Major! He’ll have to keep the performance up in Season 2 this time too though.

Ajerss

Ajerss - Best Fortnite Players

The best Fortnite players right now might be this trio, Ajerss, Acorn, and Pollo. They’ve recently become the latest FNCS winners in Chapter 6 Season 1. But his strong results go back further.

In late 2023, with Bugha he won the Reunion. He won FNCS Major 3 in 2024, and took second at both DreamHack and Major 1 earlier in the year. Ajerss has risen up to the top flight with this most recent season. While he doesn’t have the same history of major wins as his teammates, he’s an important part of the squad. They showed some of the best consistency we’ve seen, in a crazy competitive lobby. All eyes are on if they can now keep it up.

Vic0

The final current European Champion is Vic0. He’s one of the best Fortnite players in this new trio, and with Flickzy last year, he had great results too. He’s won the third Major of Chapter 5, then the first of Chapter 6. While the Global Championship in between is preventing it from really being back-to-back, they’re strong successive results. At the International LAN he arrived in 4th place, which is very impressive given it was up against the whole world.

On top in Europe, it’ll be a little while before we see them tested against the best international Fortnite players in the Global Championship 2025. They’re in a very strong position for the coming majors in Europe in though.

Veno

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Next on that reigning Champion Trio is Veno. The British player will be familiar to fans, he’s been competing since 2020. In that time, he’s managed three FNCS wins. The most recent was, of course, Chapter 6 Season 1. But there’s more to Veno. Major 2 of 2024 went to Veno too, as did Chapter 3 Season 2.

Veno was previously with Queasy, but with this new team he seems to been pushed even higher in skill. It’s difficult to adjust to a different team size, but players like Veno show how exciting it can be to see which players have the skills to adapt.

Flickzy

The first of the Trio that tops out Europe for Major 1, Flickzy is one of the best Fortnite players right now. Along with Veno and Vid0, he’s currently the reigning champion in one of the most competitive servers.
Flickzy is the current champion, but his team has been killing in Chapter 6. They won Weeks of the FNCS Divisional cups, and Flickzy won a Trios Cash Cup towards the end of Chapter 5. At last year’s Global Champion, Flickzy and Vic0 took 4th too. Consistency year on year elevates players like this. Flickzy has been a mainstay of high level competitive Fortnite, winning events in multiple years.

Merstach and Malibuca

Coming in the next for the best Fortnite players right now are Merstach and Malibuca. They’re two of the strongest players in years and they’re on the very top in 2024. Their big result so far has been to win the EU region of the FNCS Major 1. This is the most competitive region in the game and they’ve claimed the top spot, getting their place at the Grand Royale secured at the first possible chance.

The pair are no strangers to the top of competitive Fortnite. Over the last few years, they’ve grown to be a Duo to be reckoned with. They’ve won FNCS events before. This time we might see them come in first for a year-long Grand Royale too.

At the FNCS Grand Finals for season 2, they took 6th. Along with two others, they also came fourth at DreamHack Dallas 2024. That’s a squads event, but it’s showing they’ve got staying power in the Chapter 5 meta.

merstach and malibuca

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Kami and Setty

The next Duo to really represent that jump up to the highest level of Fortnite is Kami and Setty. These two are surely two of the most popular answers to who are the best Fortnite players.

Just last year, Kami and Setty took 2nd at the FNCS Global Championship. However, in the previous Major, they took 4. That’s along with winning the FNCS Invitational 2022. Getting 2nd last year and 1st the year before has meant they’re in the top spots for 3 straight years of competitive Fortnite.

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Dukez

Dukez makes up the final spot in the Mero and Bugha trio which took first place at a Chapter 3 FNCS and the Grand Royale. These are impressive results. Moving into Duos in 2023, he started with mixed results but came alive in the second major. Playing with Edgey, they just took the top spot in NA last season and secured their spot at the LAN.

Dukez

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TaySon

TaySon is a European player who has bounced around our rankings quite a bit. The player is currently a part of Team Falcons, and he’s had quite a few different teammates over the years. He’s really come into his own recently though. He took first place at the first FNCS for Chapter 4, Major 1. With his past achievements and this recent win, he’s been one of the best Fortnite players.

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Bugha

Bugha came out on top of the first Fortnite World Cup, his results dipped a little following but since then he’s come back in a big way. Playing with Mero, Bugha has become the player to beat in his region. These feats deserve a spot as one of the best Fortnite players in 2023. Bugha’s performance at the Fortnite World Cup was something else. He finished up Chapter 2 with a win at the Grand Royale.

That was followed by first place in Chapter 3 Season 1. Even with major new Chapter changes, Bugha stayed on top. He then took 3rd in the next season, and 2nd in Season 3. Like with Mero, this is incredibly consistent. Bugha has won one of the top competitions to end Chapter 2, the major competition of Chapter 1, and he’s dominating the FNCS in Chapter 3. His insane run did dry up again, before rocketing back to 2nd in the third Major. Bugha is a great example of how some players can continue to stay in the top flight.

Best 1 Fortnite Player in 2020 - Bugha

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Fortnite Streamers vs Fortnite Pros

Many people might scan that list and wonder where their favorite streamers/content creators are. The majority of Fortnite content creators are really high-level players. Most can get game results far beyond the reach of 99% of the player base. However, they’re not the biggest competitors in the Esports side of Fortnite. To a point, it is a different skill set.

The best Fortnite players mentioned here mainly stream purely to watch them develop in the top 0.001% of players. Whereas content creators like Ninja are really high-level players, they’re focused on entertainment. We prepared an article with the best Fortnite streamers, is your favorite on the list?

Some Fortnite streamers do try to do both. Players like Clix are extremely skilled Fortnite pros. While most can’t make the jump, Clix specifically is currently one of the best Fortnite players! After a second place finish, we’re very close to seeing him win an FNCS.

Ninja Successful Streamer

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8 More Fortnite Players Worth Mentioning

Those are the top 10 Fortnite players in the world at the moment. However, Fortnite is a game with a pretty big player base. Players are split into platforms and regions, with the top talent spread pretty thin across the many versions of tournaments they hold. This inevitably means more than 10 fantastic players are active in the game.

It is rare that ten players even consistently place in the top ten across all of the different events held. So naturally, there’s more that you might be able to call the best Fortnite players in 2024. Even outside of pro players, the faces behind the best Fortnite Twitch channels are pretty impressive too.

These are some of the other great players at the moment, those who might be breaking into this top 10 soon.

JannisZ

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JannisZ competes in the Europe region primarily, which is one of the most popular regions for the top pro talent. It’s hard to stand out here, but JannisZ has managed it. JannisZ and Vadeal have catapulted to the top in Europe lately. They took home the top spot at a difficult Chapter 3 Season 3 FNCS final. That’s along with some decent placements at the Grand Royale in 5th. They aren’t as stable as the other players higher on this list, but has popped up pretty high in Chapter 4 again though.

VortexM

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VortexM is an Australian player who has been in the game since 2019. He’s moved around a lot of different teams in that time, starting with blessed. He then moved on to Immersive Gaming, then Adrenaline esports, followed by Forbidden gaming. He was most recently part of Frag Empire but left the team in 2021.  VortexM definitely stands out in the AU server of the game.

Edgey

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Edgey was part of a team with Cented that had a lot of success. He’s been active in the game since 2019, so here’s more recent than some of the other best Fortnite players in 2024. He was initially part of FlyQuest. However, he’s been with NRG esports since September 2019. He now competes with Acorn. They’ve had some great finishes across tournaments in recent seasons.

Reet

Reet Fortnite Player

Reet comes in here on the best Fortnite players even with some mixed recent results. The player took the top spot at the Grand Royale for the end of Chapter 2. As with others here, this marks him as one of the best players of that period of the game. In the second season, Reet came in 2nd with another great performance. In Chapter 3 Season 3, his Duo slipped to 11th. These are still strong finishes though, and Reet is definitely a player to watch.

EpikWhale

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EpikWhale has been one of the most consistent Fortnite players lately. He was initially catapulted to the top tiers of the game after the Fortnite World Cup. He took home third in the Solos of that tournament. In chapter 2, he was been part of a dominating trio with the two players from 100Thieves or with Reef, although, Epik himself is part of NRG.

Shane “EpikWhale” Cotton is a player who seems to be going from strength to strength. This kind of success makes him someone to watch in 2023. EpikWhale’s team won the Grand Royale with their region, along with multiple Chapter 2 FNCS tournaments. They won Season 6, 7, and came second in 8. He hasn’t been as strong in Chapter 3. They’ve still placed well in Season 3, coming in 11th and a strong win at the Gamers8 LAN. With their performance and a strong showing in more recent Chapters, EpikWhale is still one of the top players around.

Rehx

Rehx is one of the Best Fortnite Players

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Rehx is one of the biggest names around in Chapter 2. Alongside Arkhram, he was part of the team that came in first at multiple FNCS alongside the recent Grand Royale in the second Chapter. This definitely makes him one of the best Fortnite players in previous years. Moving into playing as a Duo, Rehx remained strong.

He won Duo events alongside EpikWhale like the DreamHack Open. Across Chapter 3 he’s moved to playing with Reet, with some strong recent results. He took home 2nd place at the Chapter 3 Season 2 FNCS. that’s alongside 2nd at the final FNCS of Chapter 2. He’s been killing it in smaller competitions too.

Hen

While he’s sat in 7th on our best Fortnite players in 2021, Hen has dropped a bit. He’s on the higher end of players in Europe. Taking home the top spot at the Grand Royale is quite the feat with the level of talent in the region. Hen has won his share of major tournaments in the past. His results more recently haven’t been the hottest. However, this isn’t a game where you can rule a player out forever. Hen could well rise back up the rankings.

Clix

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Clix is one of the most skilled players currently competing in Fortnite. Just turning up for Fortnite esports tournaments doesn’t automatically put him in there, but he also achieves great results. While he’s yet to pull off a big win that sends him into the higher tiers of players, he has been putting the work in and increasing his Fortnite ranking. The 16-year-old player has shown a real determination and commitment to improving at the game when you combine this with his already impressive skills he looks to be a player to watch.


Who Are the Best Fortnite Players in Chapter 6?

The new Chapter of Fortnite means quite a few changes for competitive play. We’re switching over to a new format for team sizes, along with changes to the FNCS format in 2025. There’s even another server change for American players. That’s before we even think about the new map, weapons, and meta. So, who are the best Fortnite players in Chapter 6?

Right now, it would be difficult to pick anyone other than Peterbot. However, with the next FNCS coming up soon, things could change. Clix’s Trio are getting much higher in the rankings and giving them a lot of trouble. The last major was decided by just a handful of points. If they keep this up, Major 3 could go differently.

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Tournaments in 2025: Where Can You Watch the Best Fortnite Players?

2025’s tournaments are still upcoming. Although, if previous years are anything to go by an international showdown might still be a while off. Each week has loads of tournaments. There are cash cups, ranked cups, and a seasonal FNCS. We’ll have to see how these events change through Chapter 6.

With plenty of events, if you’re betting on Fortnite you’ll need to know which are the best Fortnite players in 2025. These are the ones that are looking to push things even further in 2025. They are players in the game with a high skill level who are sure to get even better in the future. Therefore these players are definitely the ones to look at if you’re looking to bet on Fortnite streamers or pro players; the best players are always a good bet.


FAQs

How many professional Fortnite players are there?

There are a lot of Fortnite players out there, but defining which players can be considered ‘professional’ is difficult. Hundreds of thousands of players try to make money by becoming professional Fortnite players. However, the number of truly professional players is small if we limit it to just those who are successful as pros. This number of professional Fortnite players is around a thousand, and that figure comprises players who compete at top-level tournaments across every region. Having so many regions helps to thicken this number out a bit for Fortnite. The game does give away a substantial amount of prize money, but not enough to make many players consider making a full-time job out of it.

Who has the most kills in Solo Fortnite?

At the moment, Elemental Ray has the record for the most solo kills in a game. This is 48 kills that he managed to rack up by massacring players peacefully watching an event. As you can probably gather, this doesn’t exactly mean he’s the best, just someone who seized an opportunity to ruin an event for a lot of people! Live events don’t work this way anymore, so players hoping to beat Elemental ray would have to actually kill half a lobby in an active game.

Who is the Fortnite player with the most earnings?

The Fortnite player with the most earnings is probably Ninja. However, it can be difficult to measure this. If you’re just counting winnings from official tournaments, Bugha is the answer. His prize money from the World Cup is much higher than everything Epic’s offered otherwise. Although, Peterbot could get up there if he keeps it up.

However, there is more money to be made in Fortnite content and streaming than from competing in Esports events. That is why Ninja likely comes out ahead. He is the biggest streamer, big enough for Microsoft to blow a lot of money getting him on the ill-fated Mixer platform. If you take his earnings as a streamer playing Fortnite and other cash related to this, he has probably earned more from Fortnite than most pros put together.

Who is the best Fortnite player in the USA?

The best players in the USA is Peterbot. However, players perform better or worse in each tournament. Since he’s dominating for a Chapter he’s likely the easiest choice for best player. However, things could change in later Chapter 6.

Who is the best Fortnite player in Australia?

danath, Mace, and Skits are probably the best players in Australia. Regularly coming out on top of Australia-exclusive tournaments.

Who is the best Fortnite player in India?

Jiren has a good claim to being the best player in India. He is a player for Team electricity and has placed high in Middle East servers.

What percent of Fortnite players are Bots?

It isn’t public knowledge how many Fortnite players are bots in any particular game. We know Epic deploys Bots to fill up lobbies and make matchmaking smoother. Sometimes up to 80-90% according to one tracker, which no longer works with the API.

The bots are pretty easy to spot too, looping the same basic behaviors. They even wander into the storm to take their own lives if too many players make it to the next circle. Each game has a different number of bots though so it’s impossible to say what percentage. The exception is your very first Fortnite game. Since Chapter 2 started, brand new players have launched straight into a bot game with 99% bots.

How many Fortnite players play on mobile?

Fortnite for Android has at least 40 million players, but we can’t say how active they are. Fortnite on iOS was discontinued on the app store but you can access it in Europe and some other regions again. Although, we still don’t have official player numbers for the platform.

Who’s the worst Fortnite player?

The worst Fortnite player likely isn’t a single person or anyone whose name you’ll recognize. However, you’ll probably encounter a player who has a claim to this title in most pub matches. The players who just seem to walk around with no awareness of what’s happening. Often, the worst Fortnite player is whoever manages to be your random fill in a Duos game.

Are Fortnite players decreasing?

As with most games, the player base for Fortnite goes up and down. However, they have consistently set new records year on year. If anything, it seems like the Fortnite player base is still growing.


Past Fortnite Greats (2019–2024 Archive)

Players from previous rankings that did not make the cut this year

Vadeal
Vadeal is the second half of JannisZ’s duo that has really risen to the top of the pack lately. Like JannisZ, he’s won Chapter 3 Season 3’s FNCS for Europe. That’s along with coming 4th at the Grand Royale. The player has been active since late 2019 and currently plays with Wave Esports. Alongside winning the Season 3 FNCS Finals, Vadeal has taken the top spot in cash cups since, showing he’s one of the best Fortnite players in 2023.

Commandment
Commandment is a North American player, he’s been associated with TSM off and on, and has had some results in Chapter 3. The player won Chapter 3 Season 3 FNCS, showing an amazing improvement. This result didn’t come from nowhere, but it’s their first major win in a while. In Season 2, he came in 50th, but did manage 8th in Chapter 3 season 1. The earlier results were playing with Muz. Now he’s playing with Avery, the players has hit new heights.

Dukez
Dukez makes up the final spot in the Mero and Bugha trio which took first place at the FNCS and the Grand Royale. These are impressive results. Moving into Duos in 2023, he’s had mixed results. In a Duo, he’s beginning to rise up the rankings of Cash Cups. He’s failed to make the same impact with major wins as his old partners, but has played well. He most recently came in 4th in Chapter 3 Season 3. Bugha and Mero are more consistent, but Dukez places well too.

Saf
Saf is a great player who was previously on the Ghost team. While he has parted ways with them, he’s still one of the best players around. He routinely places highly in Epic’s tournaments, like coming in 8th at the Chapter 3 Season 3 FNCS with Eomzo. Hopefully, he can keep these great performances up in the rest of Chapter 3.

SpeedyND
Speedy is the final part of Oceania’s top trio. He’s been on a few esports teams, starting with Warriors One, then Notorious Gaming, and eventually Team Process. He’s currently a free agent. His recent tournament results have been great, but all as part of that Trio. He’s yet to make himself stand out outside of this team, but is still one of the Fortnite players to watch.

Slackes
Slackes is a veteran player in North America East who is definitely on the rise at the moment. He placed 15th in the Fortnite World Cup duos, together with teammate keys, and has won first place in a recent FNCS, and fifth in one before. He’s also taken home the top spot in some cash cups since. Slackes also had some controversy to his name after Epic handed him, Kreo, Bucke and Keys a 60-day suspension after they were caught teaming in the finals of Week 1 of the FNCS.

Flikk
Flikk has already had quite an expansive history in Fortnite esports. He started with Team Atlantis, then Become Legends. Last year he moved to Wave Esports before eventually making his way to Guild. Flikk is one of the more popular streamers for a high-performing pro player. Flikk hasn’t taken the top spot in recent FNCS events. However, he has been part of a team that took second and third in the last two. That’s decent consistency, especially for a game that frequently has completely different players in the top ten. This consistency makes him one of the best Fortnite players in 2021.

Jahq
Jahq is a part of G2 esports and one of the more consistent players in NA East. His performance in recent FNCS has been pretty strong. He hasn’t fared as well in most cash cups, but when it really counts he seems to be playing his best. On May 11th, Jahq seemingly quit Fortnite, but we are not sure if he was being serious or not just yet.

Anas
Anas “Anas” El-Abd alongside his teammate Flikk, has been part of the team that took high rankings for two Chapter 2 Fortnite Champion Series’. He is a member of Guild Esports alongside Flikk, but he previously played with Become Legends. 2020 was also a great year for Anas. He performed well in a lot of cash cups, qualifiers, and other esports tournaments. He is also a veteran of the scene, having competed consistently since 2019. Most recently, he’s gotten decent placements at the Chapter 3 Season 3 tournament and Gamers8 LAN.

Arkhram
Diego “Arkhram” Palma is a player for 100 Thieves and has been with that team since 2019. In recent seasons, he’s become one of the best players currently active in the game. He was also part of a team that took home second place in the FNCS Season 8 grand Finals. However, while he lost out on the top spot he has multiple wins in the FNCS behind him. With a second placement and multiple full wins, his team dominates the FNCS. He continued this great run of results going into the Grand Royale, where his team took home the top spot. In his region, this trio currently sits at the very top.

Cented
Cented is a player for FaZe clan who stands at an impressive place in the roster of Fortnite players. He’s been active since 2018, going back quite a while in the game. Cented has a fantastic strategic mind for playing Fortnite. With this talent, he’s had some impressive results in recent tournaments.  He came in second during the recent FNCS Season 7 and in Season 6. While coming in first would be nice, back-to-back placements show some real consistency. Cented was definitely one of the best Fortnite players in 2021, and if their performance holds they might be one of the best in 2022 too.

Benjyfishy
Benjyfishy is a bigger player that most fans will recognize, and he has been improving over time. This player looks set to continue this trend throughout Fortnite Chapter 2. Benjy’s recent performance has been pretty consistent, barring a problem with the recent Fortnite Champion Series that led to some stream sniping. Benjyfishy’s results have gotten better and better, which makes him one of the best Fortnite players in the world and definitely someone to keep an eye on for the next world cup.

Muz
Muz is a current player for team PWR. While he isn’t the most well-known Fortnite player around, he’s been putting in great performances. Muz is one of the best Fortnite players in 2021, even if he doesn’t quite have the same following as some others here. In terms of his recent results, he’s won a good number of Cash Cups and FNCS in Oceania. He’s been a part of a great trio in the Oceania server, but he performs well in Solo events and is currently competing in NAE.

Sunz
Alongside VortexM, Sunz has had some great results in recent Cash Cups and FNCS. He took home first place in a FNCS but has also won Cash Cups across Chapter 2 and 3. This performance marks him out as one of the best Fortnite players in 2023, especially within the AU server.

Jamper
Jamper is a Fortnite player for Luminosity Gaming. He came in second in the FNCS Season 8 and has pulled wins off in Cash Cups around that time. Jamper has had great recent results, if he can keep the pressure on then the player could rise even higher on this list.

Chapix
Chapix was the final part of a Trio with Hen and TaySon that achieved big things over Chapter 2. In chapter 3, he’s mainly stuck with Chapix. The duo has had good results, like winning some qualifiers for the FNCS. Most recently they had a decent finish at the finals.

Avery
Avery is the second part of the Commandment Duo that took Chapter 3 Season 3. In Season 2, he came in 8th playing with Muz. This was a major improvement from the season before, where they hit 42nd. This shows a pretty dramatic rise in results for Avert. If the player can keep this performance up with Commandment, the duo will be a force to be reckoned with.

Andilex
Andilex didn’t quite make the top 10 in 2020, but his performance over the course of the year has really separated him out from the crowd. In recent events, Andilex’s performance has been pretty impressive. He came in first at one of the recent FNCS rounds, with second place in the finals. Across European tournaments, this player has made himself stand out and showed he’s one of the most exciting new names in Fortnite.

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naw turbo

I am not trying to be rude, but how are Bugha and Clix not on there, but I also think you should make a leaterboard for all regions

Last edited 1 year ago by naw turbo
air

who asked u

Air killers

Me

Genz

Ok

Genz

Join me pwede

deniz

stop being mean buddy

Dana

I’m way better than you

Yomyeshiwas

Yom yeshiwas is a good one 1⃣ and a good friend who is a good friend and I love you so much and I love you so much and I love you so much and 3 I love you so much and I love you 3 and I love you so much so much love and jj and love 6.30am 🕡

tamika

damn that crazy

Kedron

Thank you that’s what I’m saying I’m like Bugha not on there

Levin Haag

du bist gar nichts ich bin wie deine ehre

Galissa Tillman

How do you show the schedule and update and stuff?

Gavin

Worthy from PWR is in there

nick ah 30

omg

Galissa Tillman

I want to do it

NICOLAKISTIC

DZONI=KISTIC

saimjanjua

yes that his true how is bugha and clix are on the leaderboared

bloopshocker

PWRPWRPWRPWR is number one

keenan

Alex is number #1 and worthy #2

bloopshocker

i like 1#lazarbeam 2#lachy 3#vindooly

billy

how do you think 1 is lazerbeam that is how u know you do not play fortnite and Lachy and Vindooly are not even in the top 1000

Kaka

Bro Clix 🗑️ tg is better 16 year old…

NIGGA

bro how is bugha not there or mr savage or clix or mongral especially mongral look at bro in his prime how he would DOMINATE EVERY PLAYER HE SAW like bro ong mongral in his prime will clip EVERY SINGLE PLAYER IN THAT 10 LEADERBOARD

gogogogo

this list is for 2024 …

keenan

1v1 ninja in his prime or mongral in his prime. Ninja will win

billy

no he wouldent because he did not even win a single fncs

billy

you are spitting facts

monk

I just because cold and acorn won the fncs does not mean they are better then clix and bugha and other people

Doesnt matter

I personally am a fortnite gamer myself. And I have to I will quit spending my hard earned money on this game. If, you dont fix the games: bugs, graphics, lag spikes in certian areas, and map changes. This is your ONE warning.

Galaxygamer

Yeah you should do that Clix and typicalgamer are some of the best Fortnite players in the world.

Rivers Botkin

no not typical gamer but clix maybe

billy

i agree

Rivers Botkin

I think that mongraal and mrsavage should be up there just because o thereIQ

tytus

Who is better bugha or Typicalgamer

billy

bugha by a million present he won world cup

Levin Haag

bugha

Sam

Me nigga

tytus

Typicalgamer should be on the lederbord

lucas

yes

cole

I am gonna be on fortnite

cole

do you think loserfruit should be on the leader board

anthony

yeah

beau

I want to play in the FNCS but I cant

beau

Typical gamer should be on the leader board

anthony

he should he is goated

Last edited 1 year ago by anthony
anthony

where is loserfruit

foggyboi3333

na what about mrsavage

billy

did you just say that mrsavage plays on na he plays on eu

ur a bozo

clix is literally there bozo

Yousuf_the_best

I’m the best I’m won the fncs

billy

that is so cap because i litterly won cc

cochon

bro, Mrsavage is not here wtf is that

nobody

Fr

keenan

pwr Alex won a tornament when he was 11 he’s 15 now and he has 3 fncs 1st place and he went to like all finals in every tournament he played in.

keenan

what about clix

fncs vinderen

Thomashd is litetarally better than malibuca and merstach

filipeka1324

where is kami and setty but this duo win invacionals to fncs and ther earn 1.000.000$ this 2mln pln

billy

the best fornite player should be peterbot because of his Fncs win with 4 wins.

air

no the best is hello-sun-25

Chance

Chance is getting tested to be in this link tonight :3 be prepared

Sebastian

Hi I think that fanceytile151 is the best fortnite player in Australia 🇦🇺

2fafafrabtfae

Xavier

Colton

😀

miles henry

hacks please i will pay you $1

tamika

i was if can someone help me to play Fortnite and help me to Unblock to because i want play Fortnite

Anthony

I LOVE YOU PETERBOT

nathan

idk bugha and clix will be a good duo fr

Veer

So I think Bugha (world champion) should be second

SwiftzFN

*1 : Peterbot
*2 : Boltz
*3 : Pollo

Aarav

arnav-win is the best player from India

Dana

I’m the best player in 🇮🇷

nobody

yooo no offense pete should be number 5 and pollo 1

Nick Eh 30

Im Just curious why is not Mr savage on there bro?

GamerBoi

⬇️ Peterbot and nickeh30 gang

Kevin

I don’t know

Fn16

HOW IS PETERBOT NUMBER 1!!!!!!! Did is one bubba is suppose to be 2nd food best Peter
Bot

Fn16

I mean clix number 1

Fn16

And Peter got 5th

Fn16

I evidently put food 😐😐😐😶😶😶

Fn16

I mean acidently