Elon Musk was left impressed after Tfue won a Fortnite game in an airplane by using Musk’s Starlink internet.
Twitch star Turner ‘Tfue‘ Tenney gained popularity on the platform with his Fortnite skills, becoming one of the most well-known players in the process.
On Monday, May 12, a clip of him playing the game went viral after he won a match while 40,000 feet in the air on a Qatar Airways airplane.
“Got the makeshift Fortnite setup on Qatar Airways, we’re on our way to London. They have Starlink now, so you can actually game online. First game, Victory Royale,” he said.
He managed to get the win by using Elon Musk’s Starlink internet in the plane and has since gained a reaction from the tech mogul himself.
Elon Musk impressed with TFue’s Starlink game win
Qatar Airlines equipped their first plane with Starlink back in October 2024, and quickly went viral for their high-sky internet access. Elon Musk has even played his favorite game, Path of Exile 2, on an airplane using Starlink.
Qatar Airlines equipped their first plane with Starlink back in October 2024, and quickly went viral for their high-sky internet access. Elon Musk has even hopped on the flight to have a video call with Qatar Airlines’ CEO right after the feature launched.
After TFue’s clip went viral, Elon was quick to share his thoughts about his accomplishment.
“Cool,” said the Tesla founder in a post on X. Tfue shared his thoughts about the attention from Musk as well. He said: “We made it >
— gorklon rust (@elonmusk) May 12, 2025
His exact hardware setup is unknown, but it’s clear in the video and a follow-up post that he was playing Fortnite Mobile and that he used his signature mouse from Finalmouse.
Users were quick to share their thoughts about the setup as well.
“Now THIS is EPIC,” replied one user.
Another said: “Meanwhile, I lose connection if I walk to the kitchen.”
“Tfue really said ‘sky’s the limit’ and meant it, literally gaming at 40,000 feet with Starlink! GG at cruising altitude,” commented a third.
This comes just days after Epic Games won a lawsuit against Apple that allowed them to resubmit Fortnite Mobile back into the iOS app store.
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