GTA 6: Take-Two Loses 3 Billion on the Stock Market Due to Leaks

Take-Two lost nearly 3,000 million on the stock market between August 17 and 20, coinciding with the massive leak of GTA 6 videos.

Take-Two (TTWO) shares fell as much as 7% between August 17 and 20, 2026, dropping from $249 to a low of $231.60, before recovering to the $236–$237 range. Several financial firms estimate that more than $3 billion in market capitalization was wiped out in the process, just as the GTA 6 community was devouring the wave of videos leaked by the CyberLeek group.

The publisher of Grand Theft Auto VI doesn’t usually see such dramatic swings in just a matter of days. On August 17, before the leak began, the stock was trading around $249. A day later, the first leaked clips and screenshots of the game—taken without Rockstar’s permission—began circulating, and the stock price began to slide session after session until it hit a low of $231.60, according to Notebookcheck. As of this writing, the stock has recovered some of its lost ground and is hovering around $236–$237.

How Much Money Has Vanished on Wall Street

With a total market capitalization of nearly $44 billion, the low point of the drop amounts to just over $3 billion wiped off the company’s value in a matter of days, according to Notebookcheck’s calculations. If we compare only the closing price on August 20 to that of August 17, the net drop stands at 4.8%, according to Finbold.

Is It Due to the Leaks or Take-Two’s Performance This Year?

It’s worth clarifying this point. Notebookcheck acknowledges that the timing coincides with the leaked videos, but does not establish a direct causal relationship. Finbold goes further and argues that the actual impact of the leak on the stock price is limited, noting that Take-Two was already having a weak 2026 on the stock market: down 5.8% from where it started the year, while the S&P 500 rose 12.4% over the same period. In other words, the leak may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back, not necessarily the underlying problem.

What CyberLeek Is Demanding

The group behind the leak, calling itself CyberLeek, hasn’t limited itself to releasing gameplay videos featuring Jason and Lucia. According to Notebookcheck, their messages include specific demands for Rockstar and Take-Two: to halt digital pre-orders of the game, remove downloadable content they consider to be counterfeit, and ensure that the single-player mode remains intact. These are requests from an anonymous group with no official backing, so they should be treated for what they are: noise from a leak, not official company statements.

Rockstar hasn’t said a word publicly about the leak or the stock market plunge, and Take-Two hasn’t come forward to explain the stock’s movement either. This silence leaves the entire narrative in the hands of financial analysts, who can only speculate based on the market data before them.

What is undeniable, however, is the timing: all of this is happening just as Netflix’s planned preview of the game approaches, barely a week after the worst stretch of the stock’s decline. You can follow the rest of the developments regarding the leak in our latest news.

Quick Questions

How much has Take-Two’s stock price fallen due to the GTA 6 leaks?

Between August 17 and 20, 2026, it fell as much as 7%, hitting a low of $231.60, although the net decline for the period was 4.8% after the stock recovered some ground.

How much money has Take-Two lost on the stock market?

Various financial firms estimate that more than $3 billion in market capitalization was wiped out at the worst point of the decline, out of the company’s total value of about $44 billion.

Have Rockstar or Take-Two confirmed that the leaks caused the drop?

No. Neither Rockstar nor Take-Two has commented on the stock market movement, and some financial analyses suggest that the actual impact of the leak was limited.