Travis Scott Destroys ‘Fortnite’ All-Time Record With 12.3 Million Live Viewers
Rapper Travis Scott has grabbed the “Fortnite” crown for drawing the biggest live audience in the hit game’s history on Thursday night.
Over 12.3 million concurrent “Fortnite” players participated live in Scott’s “Astronomical” virtual performance, an all-time record, according to Epic Games. The prodigious turnout, no doubt, was helped by stay-at-home quarantine conditions in many parts of the world, as well as the promise of the premiere of a new track by Scott. The previous all-time high for concurrent viewers in “Fortnite” also was a music act: Over 10.7 million live fans logged in for Marshmello’s virtual performance in February 2019.
To put Scott’s “Fortnite” figure into perspective, Fox’s airing of top-rated TV show “The Masked Singer” this week drew 7.9 million total viewers, although that was only in the U.S. while Scott’s “Fortnite” appearance was available worldwide. At the same time, the concurrent viewership number reported by Epic Games for Scott’s virtual concert does not include additional views on Twitch and YouTube.
Scott’s roughly 15-minute “Fortnite” performance premiered at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 23. The event included a rendition of fan-favorite “Highest in the Room” as well as a preview of “The Scotts,” a new collaboration with Kid Cudi (ahead of the full song dropping at midnight ET).
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