Fortnite rides a rocket to No. 2 highest-grossing iOS game

Epic is now enabling people to take Fortnite with them wherever they go, and players are rewarding the developer with massive quantities of cash. The last-player-standing shooter launched last week as part of an invite-only program, and it is already the No. 2 highest-grossing iPhone game in the United States, according to data-tracking firm Apptopia. Fortnite is behind only Candy Crush Saga. Games at the top of the iOS charts make an estimated $3 million-to-$8 million per day, so that explains why everyone looks cooler than me in Fortnite.

Fortnite is one of the most popular games in the world right now thanks to its free-to-play Battle Royale mode. Like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Fortnite: Battle Royale has 100 people jump onto an island and fight to outlast everyone else. Unlike PUBG, Fortnite has a lot of polish and runs well on consoles. That has led to the game taking over the world and attracting celebrity players like hiphop artist Drake. Fortnite is so popular that it could threaten some of the Call of Duty’s revenues this year if console shooter fans stick with the latter instead of jumping onto the new release of the former.