We all knew that Grand Theft Auto V was going to be a success, but the figures released today on GuinnessWorldRecords.com succinctly explain just how big a hit Rockstar has on its hands.
The game sold 11.21 million copies in the first 24 hours, creating revenue of $815.7 million (£511.8 million). Within three days that figure had reached $1 billion (£624.45 million). These figures smash the record, previously held by the Call of Duty franchise.
Here's the list of records broken by GTAV:
Best-selling action-adventure videogame in 24 hours
Best-selling videogame in 24 hours
Fastest entertainment property to gross $1 billion
Fastest videogame to gross $1 billion
Highest grossing videogame in 24 hours
Highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours
Most viewed trailer for an action-adventure videogame