Grand Theft Auto VI by the numbers: 480 million copies sold, 13-year wait

Grand Theft Auto VI releases November 19, with the series having sold 480 million copies since 1997, including 235 million for GTA V alone, making it the second best-selling game ever behind Minecraft. GTA V reached $1 billion in sales within three days of its 2013 release, the fastest for any entertainment product. The new game occupies 212 gigabytes at launch, requiring at least 45 minutes to download, and fans have waited 13 years for it. The series has 17 titles and expansions, with six playable female characters before GTA VI's Lucia Caminos. A 2022 hack leaked 90 development videos, and the fictional Los Santos spans 75 square kilometers, with GTA VI's map promised to be twice as large.