After a recent leak revealing some details GTA Online's finances, the stock price for Take-Two Interactive rose. While there may be more than one reason for the increase, by how much remains to be seen GTA Online is still making money, may have inspired some investors to buy some stocks.
Studio behind Grand Theft Auto was recently hacked, with the hackers demanding a ransom with the threat of releasing internal data regarding GTA. The ransom was not met and the hackers followed through on their threat and leaked internal data to the website. While the hack has been confirmed, the accuracy of the data has not been verified by Rockstar or Take-Two. Still, it can have an effect.
More than a decade after its launch, Grand Theft Auto V is still a big source of revenue
Take-Two revealed that the more than ten-year-old game has sold hundreds of millions of copies and is still the publisher's main revenue engine.
Take-Two Interactive shares rise after GTA leak
Following the release of hacked data from Rockstar Games, the share price of its parent company Take-Two Interactive rose significantly on April 14. After the hackers released the data and netizens began digging up the highlights, Take-Two's stock price rose from $201.36 to a high of $207.84. Over the course of the day, those prices eventually fell a few dollars per share to settle at $205.10 at the close on April 14, but that's still a significant increase in the stock's value in a single day. Current numbers as of publication date suggest that the stock continues to rise in value in the coming hours, although this may be delayed until the market reopens.
Hacks sometimes cause companies' shares to fall, which is the opposite of what happened here. There are two possible reasons for the change. Part is probably due to income from GTA Online it leaks. Leaked reports suggest this GTA Online he still earns around a million dollars a day despite being over 12 years old at this point, with the vast majority of money being spent on Shark Cards. On average, it is estimated GTA Online rakes in nearly half a billion dollars a year from its IP owners. That's clear GTA OnlineThe popularity is still tremendously high, and these numbers can cause investors to get excited. Another likely cause is that the overall market is up, with the Nasdaq, S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average posting gains on the same day.
While this is good news for Take-Two Interactive, it still has a long way to go before it can get its highest numbers in a while. At the end of October 2025, Take-Two Interactive shares hit a significant high of $256.37 per share. After hovering there for a while, it fell to $232 on November 7th and saw more significant declines in February 2026, reaching as low as $190, before rebounding to $217 in March, only to drop again, finally dropping as low as $189 at one point.
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While Take-Two Interactive's stock value has gone up and down, it's very likely that its stock will skyrocket the closer it gets to its release date. GTA 6 will get Analysts claimed it GTA 6 could generate billions in revenue, but despite assurances that the game won't be delayed again, some investors may still be getting cold feet. It will be interesting to see how this affects the publisher's stock value in the coming months and after the game is released.
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October 1, 2013
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M for Mature: Blood and gore, intense violence, mature humor, nudity, strong language, strong sexual content, drug and alcohol use
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Rockstar North
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Rockstar's advanced game engine
Source: Yahoo Finance
