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Is Fortnite Down?

Fortnite is online

No issues reported. The website, app, and services are fully operational.

Service status is calculated by merging official data with a 24-hour baseline of user-reported issues. Our tool recalculates these metrics every 30 minutes to provide a real-time, 360° view of connectivity.

Major Fortnite outages and their causes

Fortnite’s massive player base and complex live event infrastructure occasionally face disruptions. Below are a few notable examples:

December 2025: Cloudflare Maintenance Interruption

A scheduled maintenance at Cloudflare's Detroit data center triggered widespread 5xx network errors globally. This infrastructure disruption caused severe login delays, slow matchmaking, and random connection drops across multiple games, including Fortnite. Source: The Economic Times - Cloudflare maintenance triggers widespread 5xx errors affecting Fortnite globally

November 2025: Pre-Chapter 7 Server Crash

Just days before the highly anticipated Chapter 7 launch and the "Zero Hour" live event, Epic Games Online Services suffered a major log-in bug. Millions of players across PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Switch were completely locked out of the Epic Games Launcher and unable to authenticate their accounts. Source: GameSpot - Epic Games confirms major login bug ahead of Fortnite Chapter 7 'Zero Hour' event

October 2025: Massive AWS Infrastructure Outage

A global Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage affecting the DynamoDB endpoint brought down multiple major gaming titles. Because Fortnite relies heavily on cloud infrastructure to run its backend services, multiplayer matches and social features were forced completely offline for several hours. Source: Kotaku - AWS DynamoDB outage knocks Fortnite and major online games offline

How our status checker works

We combine official data with a dynamic User-Report Baseline to calculate real-time connectivity. By analyzing user-reported issues over a rolling 24-hour window, our tool recalculates the health of each service every 30 minutes.

Online

When report volume remains below the 50% threshold, the service is confirmed "Online," reflecting stable performance and no widespread issues.

Partial outage

A report surge between 50% and 75% triggers a "Partial outage" alert, indicating localized disruptions or specific feature instability.

Down

Reports exceeding 75% of the baseline classify the service as "Down," signaling a critical failure or a major connectivity outage.

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What to Do If Fortnite Is Down

If you're having trouble accessing Fortnite, follow these steps to troubleshoot and restore your connection:

1
Check the Official Status Pages

Before troubleshooting, check @FortniteStatus on X or the Epic Games Status page. If "Fortnite" or "Epic Online Services" are marked yellow or red, you must wait for a developer fix. Remember that scheduled maintenance usually occurs on Tuesday mornings.

2
Verify Your Epic Launcher

If servers are online but you cannot log in, corrupted local files may be the cause. Open the Epic Games Launcher, click the three dots under Fortnite, and select "Verify." Restarting the launcher as an Administrator can also resolve network permission bugs.

3
Clear DNS and Power Cycle

Matchmaking errors often stem from outdated routing paths. Open your Command Prompt as an administrator and run ipconfig /flushdns to clear your DNS cache. Next, unplug your router and gaming device for 60 seconds to force a fresh, stable connection.

4
Bypass Issues with BearVPN

If your ISP is throttling traffic during a massive Live Event, a VPN can help. BearVPN encrypts your connection to bypass local network bottlenecks. Connect to a neighboring region's server to reroute your traffic, avoid broken local nodes, and stabilize your ping.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, in specific situations. If your Internet Service Provider is using an inefficient route to Epic's data centers, connecting through BearVPN can provide a more direct path, helping to stabilize your connection and lower latency.

This is a common sign of a local network restriction or firewall block, particularly on school or workplace Wi-Fi. A VPN encrypts your traffic to easily bypass these filters so the game can fetch its updates normally.

Epic Games generally does not ban players simply for using a VPN to secure their connection or fix routing issues. However, utilizing a VPN to bypass region-based pricing or evade hardware bans strictly violates their Terms of Service.

Check the official Epic Games Status page or community hubs like Downdetector. A sudden, massive spike in user reports usually confirms that the servers are struggling, which often happens during new season launches or live events.

This typically indicates that the game servers are overloaded and cannot process new player queues. If the global servers are fully operational, using BearVPN to connect to a different matchmaking region might resolve the error.