News Fortnite success makes founder a billionaire

[Becky]

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Fortnite success makes founder a billionaire - Tim Sweeney is the controlling shareholder in Epic Games, which is worth a reported $5-8bn

Who would have thought that giving away a product for free would be such a great business plan? The success of Fortnite, which has a free-to-download Battle Royale version, is estimated to bring in a whopping $2 billion this year. The developer behind the game, Epic Games, is now worth an estimated $5 billion to $8 billion, making its controlling shareholder, Tim...

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[Abraham Andres Luna]

Wow that is incredible, it gives me hope that when I finally release my game I can make a million!

 

[Becky]

Wow that is incredible, it gives me hope that when I finally release my game I can make a million!

Fingers crossed! Make it free and charge for in-game purchases

 

[Abraham Andres Luna]

Make it free

Of course, I wouldn't have it any other way

 

[EvanDavis]

Given the amount of games that use the Unreal Engine I would have thought he would have been a billionaire a long time ago.

 

[Becky]

Given the amount of games that use the Unreal Engine I would have thought he would have been a billionaire a long time ago.

It probably only made him a multimillionaire