Rockstar Games net worth 2026: revenue, sales, and records

Rockstar’s biggest game, Grand Theft Auto V, had sold more than 230 million copies by 30 June 2026, and the whole GTA series nearly 475 million (Game Developer). Red Dead Redemption 2 had passed 87 million by the same date. Rockstar belongs to Take-Two Interactive, which was worth about $36.2 billion on the stock market on 29 October 2026 (StockAnalysis). GTA Online still makes roughly $9.6 million per week (~$1.4M/day on average), based on leaked Rockstar financials (2026), and GTA VI arrives on November 19, 2026.

How much is Rockstar Games worth?

Rockstar Games has been part of Take-Two Interactive since it was founded in 1998, so its value is reflected in the parent company’s public market and in Rockstar’s disclosed product economics:

• Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO), Rockstar’s parent, had a market capitalization of about $36.2 billion on 29 October 2026 (StockAnalysis), down from about $44 billion in mid-July 2026. That value also includes 2K and the rest of Take-Two’s portfolio. Take-Two ranks among the biggest video game companies by annual revenue.
• Take-Two made $6.66 billion in net revenue in FY2026 (the year to 31 March 2026), up from $5.63 billion in FY2025 (Take-Two).

• Within that portfolio, Grand Theft Auto alone accounts for $9.72 billion in lifetime franchise revenue (FY2025) and nearly 475 million units sold (30 June 2026).
• GTA Online, still updated more than a decade after launch, has been reported to earn roughly $9.6 million per week (~$1.4M/day on average) through Shark Cards and GTA+ (2026 leak).

Rockstar Games key statistics

• Owned by Take-Two Interactive (~$36.2 billion market cap, 29 October 2026).
• 230 million+ copies sold by GTA V by 30 June 2026 — the second best-selling video game in history (behind Minecraft).
• $8.5 billion+ in GTA V lifetime revenue as of late 2023.
• $800 million grossed by GTA V on its first day of release (2013).
• $1 billion reached by GTA V in its first three days — then the fastest entertainment product ever.
• Nearly 475 million total copies sold across the Grand Theft Auto franchise by 30 June 2026.
• $9.72 billion in total GTA franchise lifetime revenue (FY2025).
• 87 million+ copies sold by Red Dead Redemption 2 by 30 June 2026, and nearly 116 million across the Red Dead series.
• ~$9.6 million per week (~$1.4 million per day on average) from GTA Online Shark Cards and GTA+ (leaked Rockstar financials, 2026).
• ~$500 million earned by GTA Online in the seven months from September 2025 to April 2026 (same reporting).

Grand Theft Auto V

GTA V has sold over 230 million copies — the second best-selling video game in history

• Grand Theft Auto V had shipped more than 230 million copies worldwide by 30 June 2026, up from 225 million at the end of 2025 (Game Developer).
• It is one of the three best-selling individual video games in history, alongside Minecraft (350M+) and Tetris.
• The GTA franchise as a whole had sold nearly 475 million units by 30 June 2026, across mainline releases, spin-offs and the remastered trilogy (VGChartz).

GTA V earned $800 million on its first day and $1 billion in three days

• On its launch day, September 17, 2013, GTA V grossed an estimated $800 million worldwide.
• It crossed $1 billion in revenue within three days — at the time, the fastest entertainment product of any kind to reach that milestone.
• GTA V cost approximately $265 million to develop and market, recovering its production budget on day one.

GTA V has generated over $8.5 billion in lifetime revenue

• By late 2023, GTA V’s lifetime revenue had reached approximately $8.5 billion, based on Take-Two financial disclosures.
• The GTA franchise total across all titles stands at $9.72 billion in lifetime revenue per Take-Two’s FY2025 results.
• The franchise generated $710 million in revenue in Take-Two’s fiscal year 2025 alone — from a catalog whose newest mainline release was three years prior.

GTA Online

GTA Online generates approximately $9.6 million per week from Shark Cards and GTA+

• Leaked Rockstar financial data from 2026 indicated GTA Online averages about $9.6 million per week (~$1.4 million per day) through Shark Card microtransactions and the GTA+ subscription service.
• The same reporting put GTA Online at approximately $500 million in the seven-month period from September 2025 to April 2026.
• Shark Cards — in-game currency packs sold for real money — have been widely estimated at over $5 billion in lifetime revenue since GTA Online launched in 2013.

Red Dead Redemption 2

Red Dead Redemption 2 has sold over 87 million copies

• Red Dead Redemption 2 had sold more than 87 million copies by 30 June 2026, up from 85 million a quarter earlier, and the Red Dead series nearly 116 million (VGChartz).
• It launched in October 2018 on PS4 and Xbox One, arriving on PC in November 2019.
• The game has remained consistently in the monthly best-seller charts years after launch, including finishing as the best-selling game in the US in multiple months in 2024–2025.

GTA VI and Take-Two’s record forecast

Take-Two projects $8.0–8.2 billion in revenue for the fiscal year GTA VI launches

• GTA VI is confirmed to launch on November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
• Take-Two Interactive projects $8.0–8.2 billion in net bookings for its fiscal year 2027 (ending March 2027), driven primarily by GTA VI.
• That would be Take-Two’s highest yearly figure to date, up from $6.72 billion in net bookings in FY2026.
• Pre-orders open June 25, 2026, as confirmed by Rockstar.

Rockstar’s GTA VI Trailer 2 generated 475 million views across platforms in 24 hours, claimed as the largest video launch on record.

Rockstar Games historical milestones

• 2013GTA V launches; grosses $800M on day one, $1B in three days — then the fastest entertainment product to reach that milestone.
• 2018Red Dead Redemption 2 launches; passes 87 million copies by June 2026.
• Late 2023GTA V lifetime revenue crosses $8.5 billion.
• May 2025GTA VI Trailer 2 generates 475 million views across platforms in 24 hours — claimed largest video launch on record.
• June 2026GTA V passes 230 million copies; the GTA series nears 475 million.
• November 19, 2026GTA VI launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.