V-Bucks are the premium currency in Fortnite, Epic Games' battle royale that became a global hit after its 2017 launch, letting players buy skins, emotes, and battle passes. The bright chime tied to earning and spending them became instantly recognisable to players, and clips of it spread through gameplay videos, streams, and short-form edits where creators reuse it as shorthand for in-game wealth. It remains popular alongside other Fortnite sounds like the Fortnite death sound because it instantly signals the game's economy to viewers who may never have played it themselves.