Rockstar Games Statistics 2026: Revenue, Sales & Records

GTA V has sold 225 million copies and generated over $8.5 billion in revenue. See the full Rockstar Games statistics on franchise sales, GTA Online earnings, and more.

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Rockstar Games has published fewer than 30 titles across its entire history. It does not need more. GTA V has sold 225 million copies and generated over $8.5 billion in lifetime revenue from a single release in 2013. Red Dead Redemption 2 is the fourth best-selling game of all time. GTA Online has generated over $1 million a day for more than a decade. And GTA VI — releasing November 19, 2026 — carries the weight of Take-Two’s $8 billion revenue forecast for its launch fiscal year. Here are the verified numbers behind one of the most commercially efficient studios in gaming history.

Rockstar Games key statistics

  • 225 million copies sold by GTA V — one of the three best-selling games in history.
  • $8.5 billion+ in GTA V lifetime revenue as of late 2023.
  • $800 million grossed by GTA V on its first day of release (2013).
  • $1 billion reached by GTA V in its first three days — then the fastest entertainment product ever.
  • 455 million+ total copies sold across the Grand Theft Auto franchise.
  • $9.72 billion in total GTA franchise lifetime revenue.
  • 79 million copies sold by Red Dead Redemption 2 — the fourth best-selling game of all time.
  • ~$1 million per day earned by GTA Online through Shark Cards and GTA+.
  • $500 million earned by GTA Online in the seven months from September 2025 to April 2026.

Grand Theft Auto V

GTA V has sold 225 million copies — one of the three best-selling games in history

(Source: Take-Two Interactive earnings; TweakTown)

  • Grand Theft Auto V has shipped 225 million copies worldwide as of Take-Two’s Holiday 2025 results — still selling approximately 5 million copies per quarter, 12 years after its 2013 launch.
  • It is one of the three best-selling individual video games in history, alongside Minecraft (350M+) and Tetris.
  • The GTA franchise as a whole has sold over 455 million total units across all titles.

GTA V’s continued quarterly sales stem from near-constant availability across every console generation since PS3. It launched on PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2013, moved to PS4 and Xbox One in 2014, came to PC in 2015, and received a next-gen version for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S in 2022. Each re-release brought a new wave of buyers. No other game has demonstrated this level of commercial longevity across five distinct hardware generations.

GTA V earned $800 million on its first day and $1 billion in three days

(Source: Take-Two Interactive; Rockstar Games)

  • On its launch day, September 17, 2013, GTA V grossed an estimated $800 million worldwide.
  • It crossed $1 billion in revenue within three days — making it, at the time, the fastest entertainment product of any kind to reach that milestone, surpassing film and music records.
  • GTA V cost approximately $265 million to develop and market — meaning it recouped its entire production budget on day one before the day was over.

GTA V has generated over $8.5 billion in lifetime revenue

(Source: Barron’s; Gameboost)

  • By late 2023, GTA V’s lifetime revenue had reached approximately $8.5 billion, per Barron’s reporting on Take-Two financial disclosures.
  • The GTA franchise total across all titles stands at $9.72 billion in lifetime revenue per Take-Two’s FY2025 results.
  • The franchise generated $710 million in revenue in Take-Two’s fiscal year 2025 alone — from a game whose newest release was three years prior.

GTA Online

GTA Online generates approximately $1 million per day from Shark Cards and GTA+

(Source: Rockstar Games financial leak; ResetEra)

  • Leaked Rockstar financial data confirmed GTA Online generates over $1 million per day through Shark Card microtransactions and the GTA+ subscription service.
  • GTA Online earned approximately $500 million in the seven-month period from September 2025 to April 2026.
  • Shark Cards — in-game currency packs sold for real money — have generated over $5 billion in lifetime revenue since GTA Online launched in 2013.

GTA Online is one of the most successful live-service games ever operated. Launched alongside GTA V in October 2013, it has been consistently updated for over a decade and remains one of the most-played games on PlayStation and Xbox. The $1 million-per-day figure from a game that launched in 2013 represents an extraordinary return on a live-service investment and directly explains why Rockstar has not rushed GTA VI’s release — GTA Online has continued to print money on its own schedule.

Red Dead Redemption 2

Red Dead Redemption 2 has sold 79 million copies — the fourth best-selling game of all time

(Source: IGN; Take-Two Interactive)

  • Red Dead Redemption 2 has sold 79 million copies worldwide, making it the fourth best-selling video game of all time — behind Minecraft (350M+), GTA V (225M), and Tetris.
  • It launched in October 2018 on PS4 and Xbox One, arriving on PC in November 2019.
  • The game has remained consistently in the monthly best-seller charts years after launch, including finishing as the best-selling game in the US in multiple months in 2024–2025.

Red Dead Redemption 2 occupies an unusual commercial position: it is a massive commercial success that generated far less ongoing revenue than GTA V due to the relative failure of Red Dead Online as a live-service product. At 79 million copies on game sales alone, it is still fourth in gaming history — highlighting how durable quality single-player open-world games can be in the long tail.

GTA VI and Take-Two’s record forecast

Take-Two projects $8.0–8.2 billion in revenue for the fiscal year GTA VI launches

(Source: Take-Two Interactive earnings; Game Developer)

  • GTA VI is confirmed to launch on November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
  • Take-Two Interactive projects $8.0–8.2 billion in net bookings for its fiscal year 2027 (ending March 2027), driven primarily by GTA VI.
  • This would represent Take-Two’s highest-ever annual revenue figure by a significant margin — the company generated $5.6 billion in FY2024.
  • Pre-orders open June 25, 2026 as confirmed by Rockstar.

GTA VI carries a heavier commercial expectation than any game in history. Take-Two’s $8B forecast is an official company projection — not an analyst estimate — and it is contingent on GTA VI performing at the level its pre-orders and trailer viewership suggest. Rockstar’s Trailer 2 generated 475 million views across platforms in 24 hours, the claimed biggest video launch of all time. The November 2026 release date is described by Take-Two as confirmed with no further delays anticipated.

Rockstar Games historical milestones

  • 1998 — Rockstar Games founded in New York by Sam and Dan Houser, Terry Donovan, Gary Foreman, and Jamie King as a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive.
  • 2001 — Grand Theft Auto III launches on PS2, establishing the open-world action genre as a mainstream commercial force.
  • 2013 — GTA V launches; grosses $800M on day one, $1B in three days — then the fastest entertainment product ever to reach that milestone.
  • 2018 — Red Dead Redemption 2 launches to critical acclaim; now the fourth best-selling game of all time at 79 million copies.
  • Late 2023 — GTA V lifetime revenue crosses $8.5 billion; franchise total reaches $9.72 billion.
  • 2024 — GTA franchise crosses 455 million total units sold; GTA V continues selling ~5 million copies per quarter.
  • September 2022 — Arion Kurtaj hacks Rockstar, leaking early GTA VI footage; later deemed unfit for trial.
  • May 2025 — GTA VI Trailer 2 generates 475 million views across platforms in 24 hours — claimed biggest video launch of all time.
  • November 19, 2026 — GTA VI launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

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