In a statement Take Two Interactive said: "Grand Theft Auto V, the critically acclaimed latest release from the iconic interactive entertainment series, has achieved worldwide retail sales of more than $1 billion during its first three days on sale, according to Company estimates. We believe this marks the fastest that any entertainment property, including video games and feature films, has reached this significant milestone."
Chairman and CEO of Take Two Strauss Zelnick said: "Grand Theft Auto is a cultural phenomenon and Rockstar Games continues to redefine what can be achieved in interactive entertainment. We are incredibly proud of the extraordinary critical and commercial response to Grand Theft Auto V."
Grand Theft Auto V allows gamers to play as three different characters called Michael, Franklin and Trevor in the fictional American city called Los Santos.
Gamers have to complete a number of different missions which involves shooting, driving, flying, stealing amongst other things as well doing other activities outside of missions such as playing tennis and golf.
The game released on Tuesday to critical acclaim with reviews of the game giving five stars and 10 out of 10 ratings.
More than 1.5 million copies were sold in the UK on its first day of release of a game which took more than five years to develop at a cost of around £170 million.
