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Uptime and history
With 4 other apps in Games over the last 90 days, by what each reports on its own status page.
How well Fortnite keeps people informed when something goes wrong.
Posting small problems openly is a good sign. An app that reports more problems isn't necessarily less reliable than one that reports fewer.
Recent
Fortnite: Downtime for v43.00 Update
Matchmaking issues in Fortnite
Fortnite Login Issues on Xbox
Fortnite Login Issues on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5
Fortnite Login Issues
Matchmaking & Parties Fortnite Issue
Fortnite Reload Matchmaking Issues
Intermittent Fortnite Matchmaking Errors
Parts
The record
Fortnite has reported 14 problems since March 2026, about 2 a month. It rated 2 of them as major outages.
| Last 90 days | 6 problems, the same as the 90 days before |
|---|---|
| Typical time to fix | 36 min |
| Longest problem | 1 h 27 min, starting 17 Apr 2026: Fortnite Matchmaking Issues |
| Last problem | 17 Sep 2026: Matchmaking issues in Fortnite (23 min) |
| Longest quiet spell | 47 days without a problem, from 11 Jun 2026 to 28 Jul 2026 |
| Part hit most | Matchmaking, in 11 of 14 problems, then Login, in 6 |
| Busiest month | August 2026, with 4 problems |
| Left out of these figures | 1 planned maintenance post |
From Fortnite's own status page, as far back as we can read it in full.
Alternatives
Other apps that do the same job, ranked by their own record over the last 90 days.
| App | Now | Problems, last 90 days | Time with problems | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 VRChat | Working normally | 6 | 39 h 40 min | Visit VRChat |
 Hypixel | Working normally | 2 | 9 h 6 min | Visit Hypixel |
Ranked by their own reported problems over the last 90 days. * The record for this app is still filling in.
Safety
Facts from its own public records, checked every day.
Checked 31 Oct 2026 from fortnite.com's public records. Breach data from Have I Been Pwned (CC BY 4.0).
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