Fortnite now has 200 million players, up 60% from the last count

The Epic Games Inc. Fortnite: Battle Royale video game is seen in the App Store on an Apple Inc. iPhone displayed for a photograph in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 10, 2018. Fortnite, the hit game that's denting the stock prices of video-game makers after signing up 45 million players, didn't really take off until it became free and a free-for-all. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

Fortnite, the shooting game that’s hooked fans from school kids to basketball stars, now has over 200 million players. 

That number – almost equal to the population of Brazil – represents a 60% increase from the 125 million registered users that the game’s creator, Epic Games Inc, released in June. And it’s five times the count the company gave in January.