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GTA 5 Budget, Lifetime Sales, Revenue, Profit & Worldwide Records

230M+ worldwide units sold-in, $1 billion launch sales, historical production budget and GTA Online commercial performance.
By BoxOfficeX • Published 29 Oct 2026 • Updated 29 Oct 2026
GTA 5 Budget, Lifetime Sales, Revenue, Profit & Worldwide Records

Game Information and Financial Report

Game details

Genre
Open-world action-adventure
Title
Grand Theft Auto V
Engine
RAGE
Tagline
230M+ sold-in worldwide | Reported records and clearly labeled BoxOfficeX scenarios
Developer
Rockstar North
Franchise
Grand Theft Auto
Publisher
Rockstar Games
Age Rating
ESRB Mature 17+
Description
GTA V launched in 2013 and expanded across three console generations and PC. Actual public sales milestones are separated from BoxOfficeX illustrative allocations and gross consumer-sales scenarios. Illustrative figures are not publisher disclosures.
Release Date
2013-09-17

Game financials

Note
ILLUSTRATIVE BREAKDOWN: $137.5M development + $138.5M marketing allocates the historically reported approximately $276M combined budget; split not confirmed. ILLUSTRATIVE gross sales value $6.9B = 230M milestone × assumed $30 average unit price; not actual publisher revenue, excludes GTA Online and is not profit. 230M is a conservative floor for reported over 230M sold-in.
As Of
2026-08-07
Revenue
6900000000
Currency
USD
Copies Sold
230000000
Marketing Budget
138500000
Development Budget
137500000

Data verification

As Of
2026-10-29
Status
Mixed: reported milestones and BoxOfficeX illustrative scenarios
Methodology
Only launch and lifetime sold-in milestones are described as reported. All financial allocations, platform/country/region revenue, unit allocations, historical cumulative revenue, and DLC values tagged illustrative are scenario models, not publisher reports. Do not use them as actual revenue or profit.
Last Verified
2026-10-29

Sales history

DateRevenueCopies Sold
2013-10-2987000000029000000
2018-11-073000000000100000000
2020-02-063600000000120000000
2021-08-024500000000150000000
2023-05-175400000000180000000
2024-08-086000000000200000000
2025-08-076450000000215000000
2026-08-076900000000230000000

Country sales

NameLabelTitleCountryRevenueCopies Sold
BoxOfficeX illustrative — United StatesBoxOfficeX illustrative — United StatesBoxOfficeX illustrative — United StatesBoxOfficeX illustrative — United States207000000069000000
BoxOfficeX illustrative — United KingdomBoxOfficeX illustrative — United KingdomBoxOfficeX illustrative — United KingdomBoxOfficeX illustrative — United Kingdom69000000023000000
BoxOfficeX illustrative — GermanyBoxOfficeX illustrative — GermanyBoxOfficeX illustrative — GermanyBoxOfficeX illustrative — Germany55200000018400000
BoxOfficeX illustrative — FranceBoxOfficeX illustrative — FranceBoxOfficeX illustrative — FranceBoxOfficeX illustrative — France41400000013800000
BoxOfficeX illustrative — JapanBoxOfficeX illustrative — JapanBoxOfficeX illustrative — JapanBoxOfficeX illustrative — Japan2760000009200000
BoxOfficeX illustrative — CanadaBoxOfficeX illustrative — CanadaBoxOfficeX illustrative — CanadaBoxOfficeX illustrative — Canada34500000011500000
BoxOfficeX illustrative — AustraliaBoxOfficeX illustrative — AustraliaBoxOfficeX illustrative — AustraliaBoxOfficeX illustrative — Australia2760000009200000
BoxOfficeX illustrative — BrazilBoxOfficeX illustrative — BrazilBoxOfficeX illustrative — BrazilBoxOfficeX illustrative — Brazil2760000009200000
BoxOfficeX illustrative — IndiaBoxOfficeX illustrative — IndiaBoxOfficeX illustrative — IndiaBoxOfficeX illustrative — India2070000006900000
BoxOfficeX illustrative — Other countries combinedBoxOfficeX illustrative — Other countries combinedBoxOfficeX illustrative — Other countries combinedBoxOfficeX illustrative — Other countries combined179400000059800000

Platform sales

RevenuePlatformCopies Sold
1725000000BoxOfficeX illustrative — PS3 / Xbox 36057500000
3450000000BoxOfficeX illustrative — PS4 / Xbox One115000000
1035000000BoxOfficeX illustrative — PC34500000
690000000BoxOfficeX illustrative — PS5 / Xbox Series23000000

Performance benchmarks

FpsGpuPresetResolution
60Illustrative test profile — GTX 1060 6GBHigh1080p
100Illustrative test profile — RTX 3060 12GBVery High1080p
120Illustrative test profile — RTX 4070Very High1440p

Release schedule

DateEventRegionTimezone
2013-09-17Original console releaseWorldwide launch marketsLocal release date
2014-11-18PS4 / Xbox One releaseWorldwide launch marketsLocal release date
2015-04-14Windows PC releaseWorldwide launch marketsLocal release date
2022-03-15PS5 / Xbox Series releaseWorldwide launch marketsLocal release date

Player statistics

DatePeak 24HPlatformConcurrentAll Time Peak
2026-10-29 (illustrative)100000BoxOfficeX scenario — Steam PC70000360000
2026-10-29 (illustrative)180000BoxOfficeX scenario — All PC launchers combined120000600000

Price history

DatePriceStoreCurrency
2013-09-1759.99BoxOfficeX illustrative price — Original launch MSRPUSD
2018-01-0139.99BoxOfficeX illustrative price — Mid-life price scenarioUSD
2022-03-1529.99BoxOfficeX illustrative price — Later-generation scenarioUSD
2026-10-2919.99BoxOfficeX illustrative price — Discounted price scenarioUSD

Expansion sales

TitleRevenueCopies SoldRelease Date
BoxOfficeX illustrative allocation — GTA Online launch era5000000050000002013-10-01
BoxOfficeX illustrative allocation — Heists content era100000000100000002015-03-10
BoxOfficeX illustrative allocation — Cayo Perico content era150000000150000002020-12-15

Game rankings

RankScopeCategory
1Historical launch recordFastest entertainment property to reach $1B in retail sales (2013 record)
1Historical launch recordFastest-selling video game in first 24 hours (2013 record)

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