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Quick facts (September 23, 2026)
- Official pre-order or unit count
- None published not announced
- Pre-orders opened
- June 25, 2026 official
- Take-Two on pre-orders
- "Unprecedented and astonishing," no figure reported
- Take-Two fiscal 2027 outlook
- $8.0–8.2 billion in net bookings, all titles official
- Top analyst forecast
- About 48 million launch-window units (Piper Sandler) reported
- GTA V lifetime
- More than 230 million units sold-in official
What Take-Two has actually said
Very little, on purpose. On the August 7, 2026 earnings call, CEO Strauss Zelnick called pre-orders "unprecedented and astonishing" and then declined to size them: "I don't know, and I'm not going to tell you. We haven't sold one unit yet. You can cancel a preorder." reported His point is that a pre-order can still be cancelled, so it is not a sale until launch.
| Date | Statement | Status |
|---|---|---|
| June 24, 2026 | Prices and editions announced; pre-orders open June 25 at $79.99 and $99.99 | official |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Fiscal 2027 outlook of $8.0–8.2 billion reiterated, citing "excitement around the November 19th launch of Grand Theft Auto VI" | official |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Pre-orders "unprecedented and astonishing"; no number given | reported |
| Aug 7, 2026 | GTA V "has sold in over 230 million units worldwide" | official |
| Sept 17, 2026 | No recurrent consumer spending anticipated at launch; single-player only (report) | official |
One number gets misread often. Take-Two reported $1.39 billion in net bookings for the April to June 2026 quarter, and several outlets called it GTA 6 pre-order money. It is total company revenue across every title. Pre-orders opened inside that quarter, but Take-Two did not break them out.
Analyst forecasts
These are models, not sales. Each one is reported by the outlet named, and none comes from Take-Two.
| Who | Forecast | Reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Sandler (James Callahan), r/GTA6 traffic model | About 48 million units in the launch window | Wccftech, Sept 11, 2026 | reported |
| Piper Sandler, formal model | About 30 million units | Wccftech, Sept 11, 2026 | reported |
| Buy-side consensus, per Piper Sandler | About 40 million units | Wccftech, Sept 11, 2026 | reported |
| Morningstar | 60–70 million units in fiscal 2027 (to March 31, 2027) | GTAVox, June 29, 2026 | reported |
| Unattributed "industry trackers" | 39 million pre-orders and $3 billion in 24 hours | Social media, late June 2026; no named source | rumor |
Piper Sandler's 48 million comes from traffic on the r/GTA6 subreddit: about 2.7 million weekly visitors in September, up from about 700,000 in mid-August, multiplied by a ratio drawn from past launches. The full method is in our Piper Sandler report. The $3 billion claim is credited only to unnamed "industry trackers," and GTAVox's audit calls it an estimate until Take-Two confirms it, so we treat it as rumor.
The records GTA 6 is measured against
Take-Two's filings and Guinness World Records set the bar. For context only; these are not predictions.
| Game | Milestone | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GTA V | More than $800 million in retail sell-through on day one, September 17, 2013, before the game had launched in Japan and Brazil | Take-Two 8-K, Sept 18, 2013 |
| GTA V | More than $1 billion in worldwide retail sales in three days, which Take-Two called the fastest any entertainment property had reached that mark | Take-Two 8-K, Sept 20, 2013 |
| GTA V | 11.21 million copies and $815.7 million in the first 24 hours; best-selling video game in 24 hours | Guinness World Records, Oct 8, 2013 |
| GTA V | More than 230 million units sold-in, lifetime | Zelnick, Aug 7, 2026 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | More than $725 million in retail sell-through in its first three days, from October 26, 2018 | Take-Two 8-K, Nov 7, 2018 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | More than 17 million units sold-in by November 7, 2018, 12 days after launch | Take-Two 8-K, Nov 7, 2018 |
Be careful comparing these with GTA 6 forecasts. The 2013 and 2018 figures are dollars or units over one to 12 days. Analyst launch windows cover weeks. "Sell-through" counts copies bought by players, while "sold-in" counts copies shipped to stores and digital storefronts. A 40 million launch window and GTA V's 11.21 million first day measure different things.
When official GTA 6 numbers will come
Take-Two has not said. The precedent points to two moments. For GTA V it filed sales figures with the SEC one day and three days after launch. For Red Dead Redemption 2, the three-day figure was public four days after launch (The Hollywood Reporter, October 30, 2018), and the unit count followed in Take-Two's November 7 results. For GTA 6, Take-Two's first quarterly report that covers launch month, for October to December 2026, should arrive in early February 2027; the equivalent report this year came on February 3.
We will update this page with every official figure, and with the analysts' revisions, as they land. The release itself is on the GTA 6 release date page.
What to do next: sales numbers do not change what you pay. Standard is $79.99 and Ultimate $99.99 (compare the editions), and every purchase before November 20 gets the Vintage Vice City Pack. If you have already ordered, the next date is the November 12 pre-load.
Pre-order the boxed GTA VI
Amazon sells the boxed Standard Edition: a download code in the box, no disc. Amazon delivers from November 12, the day pre-load opens, and standard delivery can arrive later, so check the date at checkout. The game unlocks November 19.
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Frequently asked questions
How many pre-orders does GTA 6 have?
No official number exists. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick called pre-orders "unprecedented and astonishing" on the August 7, 2026 earnings call but refused to give a figure: "I don't know, and I'm not going to tell you." Any specific pre-order count you see comes from outside Take-Two.
How many copies will GTA 6 sell at launch?
Only forecasts exist. Piper Sandler's latest estimate, built on r/GTA6 traffic, is about 48 million units in the launch window, against its formal model of about 30 million and a buy-side consensus near 40 million (Wccftech, September 11, 2026). Morningstar projects 60–70 million units in Take-Two's fiscal 2027, which ends March 31, 2027.
Did GTA 6 make $3 billion from pre-orders in 24 hours?
There is no evidence for it. The "39 million pre-orders and $3 billion in 24 hours" figure spread in late June 2026, credited only to unnamed "industry trackers," and Take-Two has published no pre-order revenue. Take-Two's $1.39 billion first-quarter net bookings figure is for the whole company, not GTA 6 pre-orders.
How many copies has GTA 5 sold?
More than 230 million units sold-in, Strauss Zelnick said on August 7, 2026. At launch in September 2013 it passed $1 billion in retail sales in three days, and Guinness World Records counted 11.21 million copies sold in its first 24 hours.
When will Take-Two announce GTA 6 sales?
Not announced. For GTA V, Take-Two put out figures one and three days after launch. Its first quarterly report covering November, for October to December 2026, is expected in early February 2027; the equivalent report in 2026 came on February 3.
