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Fortnite down as players report server issues with complaints spiking

Gamers are flagging up a significant disruption for Fortnite, with a sudden surge in complaints about server issues.

Around 9am, Downdetector recorded approximately 200 reports which appear to be spread evenly across the country. There are 40% of people saying they have an issue with their server, while 36% report a matchmaking problem and a further 24% are having difficulties with logging on.

And the current issue appears to be global as 1,457 people in the United States have also reported an issue at the same time. One person wrote: "Is servers down rn cause I cant login," and another replied: "Yeah same bro, but I refreshed and it worked," and a further comment read: "Must be because I can't either."

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The first Fortnite update of 2026 has arrived, bringing new content and changes to the game, resulting in the customary downtime, and this guide has all the details of when to expect servers to return.

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Massive Fortnite outage with spike in complaints from gamers

Gamers are reporting a massive outage for Fortnite with a sudden spike as people complain of a server problem.

There have been 200 reports around 9am, according to Downdetector which appear to be spread evenly across the country. There are 40% of people saying they have an issue with their server, while 36% report a matchmaking problem and a further 24% are having difficulties with logging on.

And the current issue appears to be global as 1,457 people in the United States have also reported an issue at the same time. One person wrote: "Is servers down rn cause I cant login," and another replied: "Yeah same bro, but I refreshed and it worked," and a further comment read: "Must be because I can't either."

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