Among 11 games released by Rockstar Games, GTA 5 is considered as the world’s biggest and the most famous open-world game. According to Nielsen Media, its franchise made it become the most profitable game of all time with more than $10 billion in revenue.
After being developed in nearly five years, GTA 5 was released in 2013 in a shower of excitement from not only gamers but also critics. The most impressive achievement it gained was that more than 11 million copies had been sold after the game went live within just 24 hours, equaling a stagerring amount of $815 million!
The number continued to rise in 6 weeks later, and eventually reached nearly 29 million, which broke plenty of records not only in the UK but in other parts of the world as well. In fact, GTA 5 established 7 Guinness World records in total, undoubtedly becoming one of the world's most successful games at that time.
How many people play GTA 5 in 2020?
Although the official statistics have not been publicized, Metro UK estimated that GTA gained $6 million in total for Rockstar Games, which means 60% of the total revenue brought by the whole series. The profit was also obtained through in-game microtransactions made to buy extra clothes and vehicles, which created a considerable influence on the total revenue.
As reported by Forbes, 120 million sales of GTA 5 have been registered till May 2020, but it does not translate to the equivalent players because of the availability of short-term free accounts. Currently, there are more than 130,000 online players involved in the game. With the fluctuation recorded in different parts of the day, the average number of players calculated still counts for 100,000 in all platforms. In detail, the players counted across PS4 and PS3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360 are respectively 140 million and 72.5 million.