Epic Games Store has released its 2025 report, highlighting record user numbers and strong growth in third-party game spending, alongside a roadmap for 2026.
Key Epic Games Store stats for 2025
- 972 million cross-platform accounts (+8%)
- 317 million PC users
- 78 million monthly active users in December an all-time high
- 67 million average monthly active users
- 31 million daily active users
Revenue and player activity
- $1.16 billion spent by PC players (+6%)
- $400 million spent on third-party PC games (+57%)
- 6.65 billion hours of total playtime
- 2.78 billion hours spent in third-party titles (+4%)
- 35% of third-party playtime in games using custom payment systems
«Developers receive 100 percent of payments in their games, which means these record figures do not include several major live-service titles such as Marvel Rivals, Valorant and GTA V, as well as premium releases like EA SPORTS FC™ 26», — Epic Games said.
Free Games program highlights
- 100 free games released in 2025
- 662 million free game claims
- Over 77% of titles reached peak player numbers during giveaway weeks
The Epic Games Store catalog now features more than 6,000 games. Since June 2025, developers keep 100 percent of revenue from their first $1 million in annual net earnings per product, before the standard 88/12 revenue split applies.
Major platform updates in 2025
- New download manager
- Improved store search and browsing
- Game gifting feature over 100,000 gifts sent during the holidays
- Launch of the Epic Games mobile companion app on iOS and Android
- Unified text chat across Fortnite, mobile apps and the Epic Games launcher
Epic Games Store plans for 2026
- Redesigned launcher and storefront with improved performance
- Player avatars, profiles and direct messaging
- Voice chat and groups
- New game launch support program powered by Fortnite
- Cross-platform libraries for PC and mobile
- Regional storefronts with localized content
As a reminder, Fallout has received a promotional video featuring an actor from the Amazon series.