Creator programmes

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Paying the players who build

A creator programme shares money with players who make popular content. Course 1 met creators who make videos. This lesson is about creators who build inside the game.

Fortnite's engagement payouts

In March 2023, Epic announced: "Epic places 40% of the net revenue from Fortnite's Item Shop and related real-money purchases into the engagement pool." Payouts are "made monthly" to island publishers, "based on player engagement with each island".

Quick check

How does Epic decide how much each island creator gets?

  1. By how much players engage with their island
  2. By how many islands they publish
  3. An equal share for everyone
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By how much players engage with their island

Payouts come from one pool, shared out by player engagement with each island.

Who can join

Epic: payouts are for "legal entities like companies, and for island creators 18 years of age or older, whose Fortnite accounts are at least 90 days old."

Roblox's Developer Exchange lets creators "exchange their Earned Robux for real-world local currency"; creators must "Be at least 13 years old" and have at least 30,000 Earned Robux.

Earned, not bought

Roblox counts only Robux earned from players. It excludes "Direct Robux purchase", "Robux gift card redemption" and "Trading or resale of in-game items or avatar items".

Do the math

DevEx
Standard rate: US$0.0038  per Earned RobuxEarned Robux: 30,000

A builder asks Theo what 30,000 Earned Robux would be worth. How much, at the standard rate?

  1. US$114
  2. US$30
  3. US$1,140
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US$114

30,000 × 0.0038 = 114.

Young creators

Many of Shard Garden's builders are under 18. Kai rewards them with credit, badges and featured spots. Money goes only through a parent's account, following each country's rules.

Quick check

Every Fortnite island creator, at any age, can receive engagement payouts.

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False

Epic's payouts are for companies and creators aged 18 or over.

Something every week

Players come back for things that happen at a certain time.

Bolt says: Next: live events and seasons.

Fact-checked 12 October 2026