Grand Theft Auto 5 total sales have passed 215 million copies, a new Take-Two report revealed. The GTA series has been a massive cash cow for Rockstar and its parent company, and while the wait for the sixth entry may be longer than many fans were hoping for, the fifth is still bringing in serious revenue. Over a decade after its release, Grand Theft Auto 5 is still selling millions of units.
In February 2025, Take-Two revealed that GTA 5 had passed 210 million copies sold over its lifetime, selling five million units in a single quarter. With over 1.5 million copies sold each month on average, it's no surprise that the title is one of the best-selling video games of all time. Its legacy is far from over, too, as GTA 5 has done it again just a few months later.
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Take-Two's May 2025 financial report revealed that GTA 5 has added another five million to its total, bringing lifetime copies sold to an eye-watering 215 million. That's enough to firmly cement it as the best-selling game of the past decade in terms of both units and dollar amount. Only Minecraft surpasses GTA 5 in the all-time top-selling list, and it came out a couple of years earlier and has been released on more platforms. GTA 5 still has one leg up on Minecraft, though, with the report mentioning that it reached $1 billion in retail sales faster than any entertainment property in history.
GTA 5 Passes 215 Million Copies Sold as GTA 6 Trailers Set Records
Rockstar has managed to keep sales strong in the years since the game's release by releasing new content and updates. The recently launched Enhanced edition was a big enough hit that GTA 5 landed on Steam's most-played games twice, which certainly helped push the title past the 215 million mark. It was likely also a good move in terms of tiding fans over until the release of Grand Theft Auto 6, which is already setting records on its own accord.
The Take-Two report cites how the first GTA 6 trailer broke the record for the biggest non-music video debut on YouTube, passing 93 million views in 24 hours. Its second trailer then smashed that milestone by raking in 475 million views in the first 24 hours across all platforms. Even though GTA 6 has been delayed until May 2026, it seems like Rockstar may have another all-time hit in the works.
Grand Theft Auto 5
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 92 /100 Critics Rec: 92%
- Released
- September 17, 2013
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ due to Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Mature Humor, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs and Alcohol
- Developer(s)
- Rockstar North
- Publisher(s)
- Rockstar Games
WHERE TO PLAY
When a young street hustler, a retired bank robber and a terrifying psychopath find themselves entangled with some of the most frightening and deranged elements of the criminal underworld, the U.S. Government and the entertainment industry, they must pull off a series of dangerous heists to survive in a ruthless city in which they can trust nobody, least of all each other.
Grand Theft Auto V for PC offers players the option to explore the award-winning world of Los Santos and Blaine County in resolutions of up to 4k and beyond, as well as the chance to experience the game running at 60 frames per second.
The game offers players a huge range of PC-specific customization options, including over 25 separate configurable settings for texture quality, shaders, tessellation, anti-aliasing and more, as well as support and extensive customization for mouse and keyboard controls. Additional options include a population density slider to control car and pedestrian traffic, as well as dual and triple monitor support, 3D compatibility, and plug-and-play controller support.
- Engine
- Rockstar Advanced Game Engine
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- no
- Cross Save
- yes
- Franchise
- Grand Theft Auto
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- yes
- PC Release Date
- April 14, 2015
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- March 15, 2022
- PS5 Release Date
- March 15, 2022
- Genre(s)
- Open-World, Action
- Platform(s)
- Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
- How Long To Beat
- 32 Hours
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- File Size Xbox Series
- 84 GB (July 2023)
- PS Plus Availability
- Extra & Premium
