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Grand Theft Auto V has sold more than 150 million copies

The game is eight years old and still sold more the last three months than most games do in their lifetime...
Eirik Hyldbakk Furu Editor-in-Chief Norway 3 August 2021

Many of the world's biggest companies have their earnings calls these days to inform their investors how the first quarter of this fiscal year has gone, and it's not exactly shocking to hear that a certain game released eight years ago continues to be a very important part of Take-Two's reports.

Because Take-Two has revealed that Grand Theft Auto V now has sold in more than 150 copies. It's as usual important to note that sold in includes copies sent to retailers, so this doesn't mean there are 150 million games in homes, but very close to it since most sales of GTA V are digital these days.

Another thing that makes this milestone all the more impressive is that it's only been four months since we learned the game had surpassed 145 million copies, which means this is the second quarter in a row GTA V sold approximately 5 million copies. To repeat myself from last time: this game is eight years old...

Editor-in-Chief Norway Eirik Hyldbakk Furu wrote for Gamereactor from around 2015 to 2026, first as news editor and from 2022 as editor-in-chief of the Norwegian edition. He covered video games across news, previews and reviews for both the Norwegian and international sites.
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