The previous record for concurrent users on Fornite was 8.3M.

Who is Marshmello? Marshmello is an American born electronic music producer. You have probably heard several of his songs including Happier which is a recent collaboration with Bastille.

Video: Marshmello Holds First Ever Fortnite Concert Live at Pleasant Park

WTF is going on??? Don’t worry. Matthew Ball clears all of this up with his latest deep dive on the metaverse.

WTF is the metaverse??? Wikipedia defines the metaverse as a collective virtual shared space, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically persistent virtual space, including the sum of all virtual worlds, augmented reality, and the internet.

Ok, now you may be totally freaked out

Flashback: Fortnite tops SuperData’s 2018 chart with $2.4 billion digital revenue

Top 5 free-to-play games by revenue:
1) Fortnite (Epic Games) — $2.4B
2) Dungeon Fighter Online (Nexon) — $1.5B
3) League of Legends (Riot Games/Tencent) — $1.4B
4) Pokemon GO (Niantic) — $1.3B
5) Crossfire (Neowiz Games) — $1.3B

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More #2: Americans Spent More Than $43 Billion on Video Games in 2018

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