GTA 6 leaks anticipation ends in lacklustre news that Rockstar makes a lot of money

The news that Rockstar got hacked made national news here in the UK, with the BBC reporting on the incident. Turns out a hacker group called ShinyHunters managed to get into some marketing analytics, which revealed some insight into Rockstar and Take-Two’s earnings for Rockstar. Rockstar did say that the leak wouldn’t affect developers or players. By the looks of things, they were not lying.

GTA Shiny Hunters leaks reveal GTA Online is rolling in it

The ShinyHunters hacking leak merely drops the details of what revenue looks like for GTA Online and Red Dead Online. Newsflash: GTA makes a lot of money. According to the leaks, GTA Online makes a lot of money. The data represents the amount of users who pay each week, alongside the rough earnings from GTA Online each week. It also breaks down how popular each platform is for revenue, alongside total earnings for each country too. It also shows a discrepancy of bookings between Red Dead Online and GTA V Online. While Red Dead makes money, we can easily see why Rockstar heavily invests in GTA Online multiplayer, considering the amount of money it makes over Red Dead. And Red Dead is not shy of a pretty penny either.

The evidence for the Rockstar GTA Online earnings leak can easily be found in this thread. A user has already broken it down neatly. That’s if you want to see the full picture of the ShinyHunters leak. It’s worth checking out if you’re interested in money beyond your wildest imagination. But, to highlight some standout stats, they suggest the following is true:

• Approximately $10 million per week in total revenue
• $7.3 million per week from Shark Card sales
• $2.3 million per week from GTA+ subscriptions
• Annual revenue: approximately $500 million

Its unclear if these figure is the revenue post platform cut sales figures, such as 30% from Steam, or whether these numbers already factor that in.

Recent Take Two Earnings reveal these leaks could be somewhat accurate

And no one should be surprised by these figures, by the way. Take-Two is the parent company of NBA games, Rockstar, Borderlands, and other big franchises. If you check the recent Take-Two Earnings Reports published in February 2026, you’ll see Take-Two’s total revenue is around $6.6 billion USD. Now, given that the average earnings in GTA Online, according to the ShinyHunters leak, are around $9 million a week. That would certainly account for the ridiculous money in Take-Two. Throw in the money from NBA, all the mobile games, Borderlands, Civilization, and more, then it likely gives some level of accuracy for these leaked GTA Online figures.

Also, Take-Two stated that GTA Online is trending higher as players get hyped for the GTA 6 release date in November. We have also heard rumours that the salaries account for around $2.1 billion USD for GTA 6 dev costs. Given the total GTA Online revenue, then it explains how Rockstar is funding the most hyped game ever. That also does nt include box copies sold, which we know is around 225 million units sold. The cost of the box will have ranged over the years. But you can imagine that’s netted a pretty penny too.

The leaks might have been lacklustre so far, but they help to explain a lot about the GTA 6 timeline and storylines currently ongoing.