 Within 24 hours of its release , Grand Theft Auto V generated more than $ 800 million in worldwide revenue , equating to approximately 11 @.@ 21 million copies sold for Take Two . The numbers nearly doubled analysts ' expectations for the title . Three days after release , the game had surpassed one billion dollars in sales , making it the fastest selling entertainment product in history . Six weeks after its release , Rockstar had shipped nearly 29 million copies of the game to retailers , exceeding the lifetime figures of Grand Theft Auto IV . On 7 October 2013 , the game became the best @-@ selling digital release on PlayStation Store for PlayStation 3 , breaking the previous record set by The Last of Us , though numerical sales figures were not disclosed . It broke seven Guinness World Records on 8 October : best @-@ selling video game in 24 hours , best @-@ selling action @-@ adventure video game in 24 hours , highest grossing video game in 24 hours , fastest entertainment property to gross $ 1 billion , fastest video game to gross $ 1 billion , highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours , and most viewed trailer for an action @-@ adventure video game . A digital version was released on 18 October for the Xbox 360 , which went on to become the highest grossing day @-@ one and week @-@ one release on Xbox Live . As of May 2014 , the game has generated over $ 1 @.@ 98 billion in revenue . As of August 2014 , the game has sold @-@ in over 34 million units to retailers for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 . As of 31 December 2014 , the game has shipped 45 million copies to retailers , including 10 million copies of the re @-@ released version for eighth @-@ generation consoles . As of 18 May 2016 , the game has shipped over 65 million copies across all platforms . 
