The Grand Theft Auto (GTA) series, particularly GTA 5, has been an enormous financial success. GTA 5 alone has generated around $8.6 billion in revenue since its release in 2013, with over 200 million copies sold worldwide as of November 2024. The total revenue includes both base game sales and ongoing revenue from GTA Online's microtransactions. Overall, since the franchise began in 1997 and across all titles, Rockstar Games has made an estimated $12.8 to $13.5 billion from GTA games up to 2025. Here's a breakdown of the revenue from key GTA titles:
- GTA 5 (base game): approximately $7.5 billion
- GTA Online (microtransactions): approximately $2.5 to $3 billion
- Older GTA titles and spin-offs: hundreds of millions to over a billion dollars collectively
GTA 5 had an exceptionally strong start, making about $1 billion in its first three days on the market and continuing to generate substantial sales annually even years after launch. The franchise is expected to continue this trend with the upcoming GTA 6, projected to bring in billions upon release. This information reveals GTA as one of the most successful entertainment franchises in history in terms of revenue and units sold.
