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Fortnite outage history

Fortnite published 15 incidents on its official status page since Jan 29, 2026, 3 of them rated at the highest impact level. 4 were major or long incidents with their own pages; the biggest are listed first. Below them is every smaller incident, then our own 90 day check history.

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Biggest Fortnite outages

Ranked by the official impact level, then by how long they lasted. Each has its own page with the cause, the fix time and every official update.

  1. Jan 29, 2026: Fortnite Matchmaking Outage 2 hours 48 min · rated "Critical"
  2. Apr 17, 2026: Fortnite Matchmaking Issues 1 hour 27 min · rated "Critical"
  3. Jun 11, 2026: Fortnite Matchmaking Issue 48 minutes · rated "Critical"
  4. Jun 2, 2026: Fortnite Matchmaking Issue 1 hour 22 min · rated "Major"

Every smaller Fortnite incident

Minor and short incidents from the Epic Games Public status page, newest first, each with a line from the official updates. Times are UTC.

September 2026

  • Sep 17, 2026, 17:16 UTC · Matchmaking issues in Fortnite

    23 minutes · rated "Minor"

    "The matchmaking issues are being resolved, and players should now be able to get into matches. If you're still experiencing an issue, try requeuing again."

  • Sep 16, 2026, 15:09 UTC · Fortnite Login Issues on Xbox

    34 minutes · rated "Major"

    "Fortnite login issues affecting players on Xbox have been resolved. As part of the fix, you may be prompted to redownload the game before jumping back in."

August 2026

  • Aug 28, 2026, 13:55 UTC · Fortnite Login Issues on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5

    38 minutes · rated "Major"

    "Login services on PlayStation 4 and 5 have returned to normal."

  • Aug 14, 2026, 02:36 UTC · Fortnite Login Issues

    34 minutes · rated "Minor"

    "We're investigating login issues that may affect some players in the Mexico region. We'll update this issue as we have more info."

  • Aug 14, 2026, 00:13 UTC · Matchmaking & Parties Fortnite Issue

    14 minutes · rated "Minor"

    "Matchmaking and partying up are returned to normal."

  • Aug 5, 2026, 22:21 UTC · Fortnite Reload Matchmaking Issues

    38 minutes · rated "Minor"

    "Matchmaking in Fortnite Reload has returned to normal. We'll continue to monitor services to ensure everything remains stable."

July 2026

  • Jul 31, 2026, 00:31 UTC · Intermittent Fortnite Matchmaking Errors

    22 minutes · rated "Minor"

    "We're working to resolve an issue where some players may infrequently see a matchmaking error in Fortnite."

  • Jul 28, 2026, 22:08 UTC · Fortnite Matchmaking Issue

    1 hour 21 min · rated "Minor"

    "We're investigating issues related to Fortnite matchmaking errors and working to resolve them."

May 2026

  • May 30, 2026, 13:23 UTC · Fortnite Matchmaking, Login & Locker Service Errors

    34 minutes · rated "Major"

    "We're actively investigating errors players may see when trying to log in, matchmake, or access the Locker. We'll provide an update as soon as we have more information to share."

  • May 14, 2026, 11:45 UTC · Login and matchmaking issues in Fortnite

    52 minutes · rated "Major"

    "We're actively working on fixing the matchmaking and login errors some players may see while launching the game or while in the Lobby. We'll share an update as soon as this is fixed up."

March 2026

  • Mar 30, 2026, 08:43 UTC · Login and matchmaking issues in Fortnite

    24 minutes · rated "Major"

    "We are aware that players are currently experiencing login and matchmaking issues. We are working on resolving these issues ASAP."

Fortnite uptime, last 90 days

Tracked since Oct 7, 2026. Updated Oct 22, 2026, 12:35 UTC.

Uptime100%
Avg response275 ms
Problems, 30 days2
Last problemOct 16, 2026
90 days agoUp Degraded Down No dataToday

Every Fortnite problem in the last 90 days

  • Degraded

    EOS Sessions and Lobbies

    Oct 16, 2026, 22:24 UTC · lasted 1 hour 4 min · from Fortnite's official status page

  • Maintenance

    Service Under Maintenance

    Oct 15, 2026, 09:00 UTC · lasted 1 hour 3 min · from Fortnite's official status page

Day by day

Day (UTC)UptimeAvg responseWorst
Oct 22, 2026100%163 msUp
Oct 21, 2026100%276 msUp
Oct 20, 2026100%286 msUp
Oct 19, 2026100%254 msUp
Oct 18, 2026100%266 msUp
Oct 17, 2026100%286 msUp
Oct 16, 2026100%362 msDegraded
Oct 15, 2026100%368 msMaintenance
Oct 14, 2026100%382 msUp
Oct 13, 2026100%346 msUp
Oct 12, 2026100%345 msUp
Oct 11, 2026100%261 msUp
Oct 10, 2026100%210 msUp
Oct 9, 2026100%204 msUp
Oct 8, 2026100%169 msUp
Oct 7, 2026100%216 msUp

Fortnite outage questions

Was Fortnite down today?

No. We recorded no Fortnite outage, degraded period or maintenance today (Oct 22, 2026, UTC).

Was Fortnite down yesterday?

No. We recorded no Fortnite outage, degraded period or maintenance yesterday (Oct 21, 2026, UTC).

When was Fortnite last down?

The latest problem was on Oct 16, 2026, 22:24 UTC and lasted 1 hour 4 min: EOS Sessions and Lobbies.

What was the biggest Fortnite outage?

Of the incidents on record since Jan 29, 2026, the biggest was on Jan 29, 2026: Fortnite Matchmaking Outage. The Epic Games Public status page rated it "Critical" and it lasted 2 hours 48 min.

How often does Fortnite go down?

Fortnite's status page posted 15 incidents since Jan 29, 2026, 0 of them in the last 30 days. Most incidents affect part of the service, not all of it. Uptime from our own checks over the last 90 days: 100%.

Times are UTC. Official incidents are the company's own posts, quoted from the Epic Games Public status page. Problem periods start when the official status page or our checks first show a problem and end when the service is next found working, so durations are accurate to within a few minutes. Recent outages across all services.