A major data breach has pulled back the curtain on one of GTA Online’s most profitable — and controversial — features. According to documents leaked this week, GTA+ now boasts hundreds of thousands of paying subscribers, generating millions in monthly revenue for Rockstar with surprisingly little ongoing effort.
The numbers come from the same ShinyHunters hack that targeted Rockstar last week. After the studio refused a $200,000 ransom demand, internal financial files began circulating online. Among the revelations: exact GTA+ subscriber counts that paint a picture of steady, double-digit growth despite the service’s rocky 2022 launch.
From Backlash to Bank Account Filler
When GTA+ first dropped, the GTA Online community revolted. Players organized boycotts, slammed the $7.99 monthly fee for what many called “pay-to-skip-grind” perks, and vowed to hurt Rockstar’s bottom line. Four years later, the story has flipped dramatically.
As of April 2026, there are 878,284 active paying GTA+ members. The service hit an all-time high of 1,351,569 subscribers on January 11, 2026 — right after a major promotional push tied to the “Safehouse in the Hills” update that offered three months for the price of two.
That means roughly 1 in 10 of GTA Online’s 8+ million weekly players is shelling out for the subscription. Spikes in sign-ups consistently align with big content drops, early access to new vehicles, and bonus rewards — proving Rockstar’s strategy of timing promos with fresh GTA Online updates is paying off handsomely.
The Real Money Math Behind GTA+
At $7.99 per month, those 878,284 subscribers generated $10,799,036.31 in a single month. After the standard 30% cut taken by PlayStation and Xbox (where most subscribers play), Rockstar still pockets more than $7.5 million monthly.
Break it down further:
Weekly average: $2,262,725
Daily average: $344,501
According to the leaked figures, GTA+ now accounts for 26% of total GTA Online revenue. It’s essentially a low-maintenance money printer compared to developing new heists, vehicles, or map expansions.
What This Means for the Future of GTA
The growth trajectory is especially striking given Take-Two Interactive’s public comments that GTA+ continues to exceed expectations even after price hikes. The leaked data shows consistent upward trends from 2022 through early 2026, with sharp jumps whenever new content hits.
As Rockstar gears up for GTA 6, these numbers underscore how valuable the subscription model has become. It delivers predictable recurring revenue while keeping millions of players logged in week after week. Whether GTA+ expands further — or evolves into something bigger for the next generation — remains to be seen, but one thing is clear: the initial outrage has done nothing to slow its momentum.
The full picture of the breach is still unfolding, with additional leaks revealing platform-by-platform player counts and overall GTA Online earnings. For now, this single data point proves that GTA+ has quietly become one of the most successful subscription experiments in live-service gaming history.
Rockstar hasn’t commented publicly on the leak, but the numbers speak for themselves: in a decade-old game, GTA+ is still delivering fresh millions every month.
Stay tuned — GTA Online’s financial dominance shows no signs of slowing down.
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