Swindon - UK 07/09/2018 - for immediate release

Fortnite is all over the news right now as one of the most addictive digital games every played.

It’s not only teenagers that are being affected by its drug like qualities. It is affecting relationships and marriages according to research by online divorce website www.divorce-online.co.uk.

The company has done some data mining after seeing an increase in enquiries where Fortnite has been mentioned as part of the reason someone wanted to file a divorce.

It has received 200 divorce petitions since January 1st where addiction to Fortnite and other online gaming has been cited as one of the reasons for divorce.

A spokesperson for the company said: "Addiction to drugs, alcohol and gambling are have often been cited as reasons for relationship breakdown but the dawn of the digital revolution has introduced new addictions."

"These now include online pornography, online gaming, and social media, so it is no surprise to us that more and more people are having relationship problems because of our digital addictions."

"This equates to roughly 5% of the 4,665 petitions we have handled since the beginning of the year and as one of the largest filers of divorce petitions in the UK, is a pretty good indicator."

Note for editors:

Divorce-online.co.uk is one of the largest individual divorce services in the UK dealing with 5% of all divorces filed in England and Wales.

Contact:
mark.keenan@divorce-online.co.uk
01793 847 849