"The UK's leading telco released data from its Openreach wholesale broadband network division showing that data usage on its new full-fibre network alone is up more than 35% between January and June 2025, compared with the same period in 2024. The data showed that overall traffic on the BT national broadband network increased by 5% in the same timeframe. In addition, the study found that peak usage across Openreach's network typically occurs between 20:00 and 22:00 when households are streaming, gaming and connecting multiple devices."
"First introduced in 2017 by Epic Games, is described by its developers as "a world of many games and other experiences", made by different creators. The family includes Fortnite Battle Royale, which covers multiple experiences such as Battle Royale, Zero Build - Battle Royale, Reload, and Fortnite OG; Fortnite Ballistic; Lego Fortnite Odyssey; Lego Fortnite Brick Life; Rocket Racing; Fortnite Festival, including Festival Main Stage, Festival Jam Stage and Festival Battle Stage; and Fortnite Save the World."
"On 21 February 2025, a large Fortnite patch pushed UK broadband traffic to 372 Petabytes (PB) - 372 million gigabytes - creating the busiest day of the year so far for its network. BT noted that this was the equivalent of streaming HD Netflix for more than 1.5 million years, nonstop; downloading more than 90 million 4K movies; or sending every person in the UK more than 5,000 high-res photos in a single day."
BT reported substantial increases in broadband usage in early 2025, driven in part by Fortnite updates that coincided with network peaks. Data from Openreach showed full-fibre usage rose more than 35% between January and June 2025 versus the same period in 2024, while overall BT national network traffic increased by 5%. Peak demand typically occurs between 20:00 and 22:00 when households stream, game and connect multiple devices. A large Fortnite patch on 21 February 2025 pushed UK broadband traffic to 372 Petabytes, the busiest day of the year so far. BT quantified the spike as equivalent to streaming HD Netflix for over 1.5 million years nonstop or downloading more than 90 million 4K movies.
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