- GTA Online has made upwards of $5 billion in revenue since its release.
- This revenue primarily comes from Shark Cards, with leaks revealing Shark Cards sales of $1 million in a single transaction in one instance.
- Rockstar Games likely expects similar results once the online mode launches for GTA 6.
Rockstar Games suffered a major hack earlier this month, and following the studio’s refusal to pay the hacker group’s ransom fee, private information related to games like GTA 5 is now out in the wild.
Perhaps most interesting is the financial data regarding GTA Online, which confirms a whopping $5 billion in revenue for the service through microtransactions.
Why it matters: It’s no secret that GTA Online has been Rockstar Games and Take-Two’s magnum opus for years, but these figures showcase just how successful the multiplayer title has been over the years.
As reported by VideoTech, figures from the leak highlight GTA Online’s yearly revenue between 2014 and 2026. The game mode started strong with revenue of $21,501,118 in 2014, but it continued to produce incredible figures, like $504,148,348 in the year 2017.
This has remained the case till now, and thanks to the consistency of GTA Online, it has made a whopping $5 billion in revenue to date, largely driven by microtransactions from Shark Card sales.
Estimates showcase that the title has made a total of $5,083,191,048 since its launch. These figures also highlight why the studio is willing to allocate billions of dollars to AAA productions like GTA 6.
Moreover, they set the stage for similar success once GTA Online’s successor launches after the arrival of GTA 6.
Another interesting finding from the leak reveals that someone once bought a whopping $1 million worth of Shark Cards in a single go. Suffice it to say, Rockstar Games has more than secured the series’ future with such results.
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