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how much money did gta v sell

Short answer: Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) has generated roughly $10 billion in revenue since its 2013 launch and sold around 220–225 million copies worldwide, making it one of the highest‑grossing and best‑selling entertainment products ever.

Sales and revenue details

  • Copies sold: reporting through 2025–mid‑2026 places GTA V at roughly 220–225 million copies sold worldwide, which makes it the second‑best‑selling video game behind Minecraft.
  • Total revenue: estimates and company reporting show the Grand Theft Auto franchise (driven primarily by GTA V and GTA Online) has generated a bit over $10 billion in revenue since GTA V’s release in 2013.
  • Launch performance: the game earned extraordinary early revenue (hundreds of millions in the first 24–72 hours) and reached $1 billion in a few days after launch, helping drive those long‑term totals.

Why the numbers are large

  • Multiple revenue streams: totals combine full‑game sales (physical + digital), re-releases on new consoles, and ongoing microtransaction revenue from GTA Online, which has been a major, recurring income source.
  • Long tail sales: GTA V continues to sell new copies each year (and gets periodic bumps when reissued for current consoles), so copy and revenue totals have grown steadily for years.

How certain are these figures

  • Source mix: the commonly cited figures come from Take‑Two’s public reporting along with aggregated industry reporting and analysis; different outlets sometimes quote slightly different copy or revenue totals depending on timing and whether they report franchise vs. single‑title revenue.
  • Ranges: because reporting sometimes mixes GTA V standalone revenue with franchise totals and includes/excludes in‑game transactions, the safe summary is ~220–225 million copies and ~USD 10+ billion revenue attributable to the franchise since GTA V’s launch.

Illustration (example)

  • If GTA V sold 225 million copies at an average retail price of $30 (accounting for discounted and premium editions across platforms and years), that alone would represent multiple billions in revenue, and adding continuous GTA Online microtransaction revenue pushes the lifetime total past $10 billion.

Short conclusion
GTA V is both one of the best‑selling games ever (about 220–225 million copies sold) and one of the highest‑grossing entertainment products (roughly $10 billion+ in franchise revenue since 2013).

Bottom note: Information gathered from public reporting and industry sources available on the internet and portrayed here.