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From his parents' house in 1991, Sweeney built Epic Games into a $32 billion company powering Fortnite's 400 million players and an Unreal Engine that now shapes games, films, and architecture — while quietly conserving over 100,000 acres of North Carolina forest.
Tim Sweeney founded Epic Games in 1991 from his parents' house in Potomac, Maryland and built it into a roughly $32 billion company behind Fortnite and the Unreal Engine.
Fortnite has more than 400 million registered players and generates billions in annual revenue, while Unreal is widely used in games, film, architecture, and automotive design. Sweeney has also led Epic's legal challenges against Apple's and Google's app store policies.
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