Spread Certificate · No. HIS-01462
This certifies how far it spread
Grand Theft Auto III
Rockstar Games / Take-Two Interactive; developed by DMA Design ·October 2001 ·seeded onRetailthenPressOpen webTVAudioApp stores
Spread Score
27
Niche
Verified independently
Verified
619 players
Original Steam edition peak, July 2012 to October 2026
Steam Charts
Verified
3.5M sold
Purchases reported by WIRED; geography unspecified
WIRED
Verified
14 months
Seed to milestone, Oct 22 ’01 to Dec 23 ’02
Verified
6 platforms
Started on Retail
Claimed, not audited
Claimed
8M sold
Publisher-reported PS2 units, approximately
Per Take-Two Interactive / SEC
Claimed
300K sold
Japan sales via Enterbrain, approximately; owner relayed
Per Take-Two Interactive / SEC
Claimed
10.5M
Publisher-reported global shipments, over
Per Take-Two Interactive / SEC