The Best Fortnite Players in 2026

Zachary Roberts Published April 5, 2026

Who are the best Fortnite players in 2026? The game, despite not being in its prime, still has a vibrant competitive scene and tons of players. There are so many famous video game players who have played the game, and the community is full of genuinely talented players. Some have since fallen off or stepped away (it has been seven years since this game truly broke out and even longer since it began), but these players remain the absolute best.

10. Ninja

While Ninja has really stepped away from the competitive scene, he is still one of the most prominent and most talented gamers in Fortnite. He’s still a regular streamer for the game and plays more than most, and his streams and clips showcase that he’s still got it. Despite moving to Zero Build and really not doing much professional playing these days, he deserves a mention here because he is far better than the vast majority of those who play the game, even those who do it competitively.

9. Pollo

Pollo is one of the strongest gamers out there in 2025. He is one half of the last Global Champions duo, and Pollo is the only player to achieve four FNCS wins in each Chapter of the game. That alone is worthy of praise and something on a level that so few video game players have ever reached. He has stumbled a bit recently, but he’s still easily near the top of Fortnite. He even has a Major victory in 2025, proving he hasn’t fallen too far despite swapping out duo partners.

8. Eomzo

Eomzo is part of one of the most star-studded trios in Fortnite, but that doesn’t take anything away from his being one of the best players in Fortnite. He and his teammates took on a stacked lobby in the 2025 Major and still came in second place, which was an incredibly impressive feat. They were the unfortunate victims of some griefing, but despite the somewhat unfair attack, they still scored exceptionally well, thanks in no small part to Eomzo.

7. Clix

There was a time when Clix could’ve claimed to be the best Fortnite player in the world. That time has passed, but he’s still one of the 10 best with ease. Like Ninja, he does a lot of streaming, but he hasn’t scaled back or stepped down from competitive play. He competed in the FNCS Major and placed very well. He’s still quite the talent, as evidenced by his streams doing incredible numbers and his clips showcasing elite skills.

6. Pixie

Consider it a very strong 2025 for Pixie, whose victory at the FNCS this year marks his first and cements his status as one of the best gamers in the world. This wasn’t an overnight turn, though. Pixie has been working and improving for a while in search of such a breakout. He earned wins in some of the stacked Cash Cups in Chapter 5, and he placed third at the FNCS 2023 Global Championship before finally winning in 2025.

5. Higgs

Higgs, part of Clix’s team, is another unrivaled player for Fortnite. The second Major of Chapter 6 was easily his coming-out party, as he dominated the gameplay and really showed why he and his teammates are forces to be reckoned with. With a slightly more upward trajectory, he could be a champion in the very near future.

4. Vanyak3k

Vanyak is one of the best players in the world after his team dominated in Europe in 2025. He was part of an absurd performance in the last Major, helping set the bar incredibly high with four victories during Major 2 leaderboard with countless eliminations. It was his second FNCS win, too, so he’s clearly having success that so few others are.

3. Acorn

Acorn got a little bit of a late start to his Fortnite journey in 2020. However, he took first place in the Ninja Battles before taking on the FNCS Grand Finals in Chapter 2 Season 5. That was where he really started to gain notoriety. He would go on to land a third-place finish in the FNCS 2023 and fourth place not a year later. It did take until the FNCS 2023 Majors for him to come home a win, but he followed those up in 2024 and 2025, making him a great player.

2. Joshua “Cold” Butler

With a name like Cold, you have to be good at the game. Fortunately, Cold definitely is. He finished first at the Esports World Cup recently. He also won at the first Major of 2024, the first of 2023, placed third at the 2022 Invitational, and won again at the 2023 Global Championship. Even today, he remains a dominant force.

1. Peter “Peterbot” Kata

Despite some aimbot allegations, Peterbot is definitely the best Fornite player in the world by almost any metric. Some would consider him the best Fortnite player ever, not just right now. No one else in today’s landscape is in that conversation, which makes Peterbot an easy pick.