Fortnite on Telegram: 278 channels use the name
Search Telegram for Fortnite and you get a list of channels that look alike. We found 278 public channels with Fortnite in their name or username, 53 of them with more than 1,000 subscribers. Here is what our data says about them, and how to check which one you are looking at.
- None of the 278 channels carries Telegram's verification badge in our data.
- The largest is Fortnite News • Фортнайт Новости (@fortnite_kh) with 122K subscribers. Together the channels hold 536K subscriptions.
- 2 channels share the oldest ID block (Sep 2015 – Jan 2017); the largest of them is Fortnite ITA | News & Leaks 🇮🇹 (@fortniteleaks).
- 15% of the channels we can date were created after May 2024.
- 6 are sold through ad contacts shared with other channels.
Most channels named after a game are fan, clan, news, mod or account-trading channels rather than copies of the developer’s channel. The risky ones promise free in-game currency or accounts in exchange for a login or a payment.
By language, the Fortnite channels are mostly Russian (40), Italian (13), Persian (11) and English (9).
How to check a Fortnite channel
- Look for Telegram's own SCAM or FAKE label next to the channel name. Telegram adds it to channels reported for fraud or impersonation.
- Start from Fortnite's own website or app and follow its link to Telegram. A channel you reached by searching is the one to doubt.
- Look for the verification badge next to the channel name. Its absence alone proves nothing.
- Check when the channel was created. Copies are usually newer than the channel they copy; the creation date checker dates any channel from its ID.
- Subscribers can be bought. The channel audit compares how many of them actually read the posts with similar channels.
- Never send money, a login code or a seed phrase because a channel told you to.
The largest channels called Fortnite
| Channel | Subscribers | Created | Verified | Reach | Ads | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortnite News • Фортнайт Новости | 122K | Mar 2023 – Sep 2023 | — | 8.0% | Some | network of 358 |
| Fortnite ITALY 🇮🇹 | 85K | Oct 2018 – Jun 2021 | — | 5.0% | Some | network of 3 |
| Fortnite Br | فورتنایت بی آر | 35K | Nov 2017 – Jun 2021 | — | — | Some | — |
| AlexAkvalos - новости Fortnite | 22K | Unknown | — | — | Heavy | — |
| Fortnite ITALY Leaks 🇮🇹 | 20K | Nov 2017 – Jun 2021 | — | 8.2% | None | network of 2 |
| Fortnite News | Sparkle ⚡️ | 18K | Jan 2017 – Nov 2017 | — | 7.5% | Some | network of 2 |
| فورتنایت فارسی | Fortnite | 14K | Oct 2018 – Jun 2021 | — | 9.3% | None | — |
| Зона Фортнайт | 14K | Sep 2022 – Mar 2023 | — | 17.0% | Some | — |
| Fortnite XXX | 11K | Oct 2018 – Jun 2021 | — | — | — | — |
| Fortnite ITA | News & Leaks 🇮🇹 | 8K | Sep 2015 – Jan 2017 | — | — | — | — |
| 💿 Gabe's Leaks 💿 | 8K | Oct 2018 – Jun 2021 | — | — | — | — |
| BurgerMan Fortnite Вбаксы | 7K | Sep 2023 – May 2024 | — | — | — | — |
| RVdonate | Донат в ZZZ/Genshin/HSR/ToF/Honkai/NIKKE/PGR/Aeth | 7K | Oct 2021 – Sep 2022 | — | — | — | — |
| @fortnite_fans | 7K | Nov 2017 – Jun 2021 | — | — | Heavy | — |
| @fortniteitaliah24 | 7K | Oct 2021 – Sep 2022 | — | — | — | — |
| FTOYD / Fortnite | 6K | Mar 2023 – Sep 2023 | — | — | — | — |
| @fortnitegg_news | 6K | Nov 2017 – Jun 2021 | — | — | None | silent 8mo |
| @infofortniteua | 6K | Nov 2017 – Jun 2021 | — | — | — | — |
| @fortnite_dl | 5K | Nov 2017 – Jun 2021 | — | — | — | — |
| @fortniteleaksupremo | 5K | Nov 2017 – Jun 2021 | — | — | — | — |
| @brasilfortnite | 5K | Nov 2017 – Jun 2021 | — | — | — | — |
| LairFN - Fortnite Competitive | 5K | Mar 2023 – Sep 2023 | — | — | — | — |
| @fortnite1_ru | 5K | Oct 2021 – Sep 2022 | — | — | — | — |
| @playfortnite | 4K | Nov 2017 – Jun 2021 | — | — | Some | — |
| @fortnitepubiicstock | 4K | Sep 2022 – Mar 2023 | — | — | — | — |
Created: the period Telegram issued the channel's ID. Reach: views on a typical post as a share of subscribers, for active channels above 10,000 subscribers. Renamed: created before Fortnite existed. Network: the number of channels that list the same ad contact. Flagged: Telegram shows a SCAM or FAKE label on the channel.
When the Fortnite channels were created
| Created | Channels | |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2015 – Jan 2017 | 2 | |
| Jan 2017 – Nov 2017 | 1 | |
| Nov 2017 – Jun 2021 | 33 | |
| Jun 2021 – Oct 2021 | 6 | |
| Oct 2021 – Sep 2022 | 13 | |
| Sep 2022 – Mar 2023 | 6 | |
| Mar 2023 – Sep 2023 | 7 | |
| Sep 2023 – May 2024 | 9 | |
| May 2024 – Aug 2024 | 4 | |
| Aug 2024 – Feb 2025 | 7 | |
| Feb 2025 – May 2025 | 2 | |
| Aug 2025 – Sep 2025 | 1 |
Channels we can date by their ID: 91 of 278. How the dating works is explained in our research on Telegram channel IDs.
Other games
PUBG Mobile (2,762) · Standoff 2 (1,284) · Roblox (1,475) · Genshin Impact (1,311) · Brawl Stars (688) · Free Fire (990) · Clash of Clans (86)
Method
A channel counts as Fortnite if its name contains Fortnite as a word or its username contains it. Groups and adult channels are left out. Channels were observed between April 2026 and August 2026. Verification, ads and reach come from our analyser and are known only for part of the channels, so a missing badge in our data does not mean the channel is unverified. We do not say which channel is official: only Fortnite can.