GTA V 2013 · Rockstar Games
11 years of live signals: Steam players, vehicle benchmarks, story mission earnings, assassination stock guide, heist payouts, and GTA Online economics. The complete data blueprint for GTA VI.
$41.6M
Big Score player cut
optimal crew · subtle
$2B+
assassination strategy
stock market guide →
5
story heists
full take breakdown
133
months live data
Steam 2015–2026
GTA V Community // Steam — Player History PC concurrent · monthly
GTA V — Steam Player Count
Monthly avg & peak concurrent (PC)
Avg Peak
Source: SteamCharts · Updated May 2026
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GTA V Community // Google Trends — Search Interest 483 data points · worldwide
Search Interest Over Time
Google Trends — all GTA keywords, worldwide (0–100)
Source: Google Trends via pytrends · Updated May 2026
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GTA V Performance // Broughy1322 — Vehicle Benchmarks 140 vehicles · 25 classes
GTA V — Vehicle Performance (Lap Times)
Broughy1322 test track · 140 vehicles · lower lap time = faster
Source: Broughy1322 · Updated May 2026
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GTA V Economy-IG // Story Mode Stock Market Calculator $2B+ visual playthrough
Story Mode Stock Market Calculator — $2B Playthrough
Enter your cash after The Big Score → see projected total after all 5 Lester missions
BUY SELL / Recovery
$ (per character × 3)
Projected Final Total
$—
1
The Hotel Assassination Do FIRST (early game)
▲ BET BAWSAQ
▼ BET BAWSAQ +80%
▲ BLNK LCN
▼ BLNK LCN +50%
Combined return:
+130%
Balance after: $—
Mission pay
$9,000
2
The Multi-Target Assassination After Big Score
▲ DEB LCN
▼ DEB LCN +80%
▲ RWC LCN
▼ RWC LCN +300%
Combined return:
+380%
Balance after: $—
Mission pay
$7,000
3
The Vice Assassination After Big Score
▲ FRT BAWSAQ
▼ FRT BAWSAQ +50%
▲ FAC BAWSAQ
▼ FAC BAWSAQ +33%
Combined return:
+83%
Balance after: $—
Mission pay
$7,000
4
The Bus Assassination After Big Score
▲ VAP BAWSAQ
▼ VAP BAWSAQ +100%
Combined return:
+100%
Balance after: $—
Mission pay
$5,000
5
The Construction Assassination After Big Score
▲ GCD LCN
▼ GCD LCN +80%
Combined return:
+80%
Balance after: $—
Mission pay
$7,000
Total projected (3 characters combined)
$—
Do Hotel early, rest after Big Score. Reinvest between each mission.
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GTA V Economy-IG // Story Mission Earnings — Full Arc 42 paying missions · 5 stock missions
Earnings Curve — $250 Repossession to $41.6M Big Score
Each mission plotted by chapter. Gold diamonds = Lester stock missions. The Big Score is the only real money event.
Stock mission Standard mission
Source: GTA Wiki (Fandom) · community records · updated by fetch_missions.py
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GTA V Economy-IG // Story Heists — Take Breakdown 5 heists · max $41.7M player cut
3 of 5 heists pay $0 — story-required. Only The Jewel Store Job and The Big Score pay out. Invest Big Score proceeds into Lester's assassination missions for $2B+.
GTA V
Low
Ch. 1
The Jewel Store Job
Michael · Franklin
Player cut
$1.2M
Smart (Loud)
Total take
$4.9M
12% crew cost
Approaches
Smart (Loud) $1.2M optimal
Loud $1.2M
GTA Wiki · community records · 2024 verified
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GTA V
Medium
Ch. 2
The Merryweather Heist
Michael · Trevor · Franklin
$0 payout — story-required mission. No financial return; advances the narrative.
Zero payout by design — Trevor's moral objection to the target
GTA Wiki · community records · 2024 verified
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GTA V
Hard
Ch. 3
Blitz Play
Michael · Trevor · Franklin
$0 payout — story-required mission. No financial return; advances the narrative.
Narrative mission — sets up Bureau Raid
GTA Wiki · community records · 2024 verified
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GTA V
Hard
Ch. 4
The Bureau Raid
Michael · Franklin
$0 payout — story-required mission. No financial return; advances the narrative.
FIB job — zero cash but required for story
GTA Wiki · community records · 2024 verified
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GTA V
Hard
Ch. 5
The Big Score
Michael · Trevor · Franklin
Player cut
$41.7M
Subtle
Total take
$201.6M
38% crew cost
Approaches
Subtle $41.7M optimal
Obvious $40.8M
Optimal crew — Subtle
gunman 1 Packie McReary (12%)
gunman 2 Norm Richards (7%)
driver 1 Taliana Martinez (5%)
driver 2 Karim Denz (8%)
hacker Rickie Lukens (4%)
The landmark moment of GTA V economics. Invest proceeds in assassination missions for $1B+ total.
GTA Wiki · community records · 2024 verified
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GTA V Community // Your Stats vs Community Rockstar Social Club · Phase 1
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Rockstar Social Club — Connect Your Stats
Enter your username → see how you compare to the community
Phase 1
View Profile ↗
Opens your public Social Club profile where you can copy your stats
Your Stats vs Community
Recommendation for your level
Enter your stats to see your community ranking →
Phase 2 coming: auto-fetch from Social Club public profile · No login required
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GTA Online Economy → Separate Section
GTA Online income sources, economy model, weekly bonuses, and income adviser have moved to the dedicated GTA Online section.
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