‘Fortnite’ Raises $144 Million for Ukraine Aid Over Two-Week Span

Fortnite developer Epic Games and Microsoft’s Xbox raised $144 million over the course of two weeks for Ukrainian relief organizations, Deadline reports. The proceeds will be split between Direct Relief, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the United Nations World Food Programme. 

Epic Games announced last month that all money made from March 20 through April 3 would be donated towards humanitarian relief for those affected by the war in Ukraine. Since the initiative coincided with the highly-anticipated launch of Chapter 3 Season 2, Fortnite raised a staggering $36 million on the first day alone. 

Ukrainian vice prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov took to Twitter to thank Epic Games for their “crucially important” support. 

Riot Games raised $6.5 million for Ukrainian aid, while indie developers joined forces for The Bundle for Ukraine, which offered nearly 1,000 titles for a $10 donation, and generated $6 million. 

Last month, Epic suspended operations in Russia over president Vladimir Putin’s decision to go to war with Ukraine, joining the likes of Activision Blizzard, Nintendo and many more.