GTA 6 map size: how big is Leonida?

Rockstar has published no area in square kilometres or miles Deduction. It only gives comparisons, through interviews. Leonida is twice the size of GTA 5's map and three times Red Dead Redemption 2's Press. Rockstar also told Edge magazine it is nearly as big as GTA 4, GTA 5 and RDR2 combined Press. In numbers, that points to somewhere between 100 and 225 km² Deduction. No figure below is official.

What Rockstar has said#

Comparison	Who said it	Where
Map twice GTA 5's	Rob Nelson, Rockstar North, to the YouTuber TGG	Kotaku, PC Gamer, 27 August 2026 Press
Map three times RDR2's	Same interview	Kotaku, PC Gamer Press
Vice City twice Los Santos	Same interview	Kotaku, PC Gamer Press
Vice City and its suburbs 11 times Los Santos and its surroundings	Same interview	Kotaku, PC Gamer Press
Almost GTA 4, GTA 5 and RDR2 combined	Rockstar, in Edge magazine	PC Gamer Press
Ten times more interiors than past games ("an order of magnitude")	Aaron Garbut, Rockstar North, in Edge	PC Gamer Press

All of this is second-hand. We have not read Edge's article or seen TGG's original video, only their press coverage.

What that means in km²#

Everything here is our own arithmetic Deduction. It uses fan measurements of the older maps Community, because Rockstar does not publish those either.

Starting point	Calculation	Result for Leonida
GTA 5 with the sea, 75.84 km²	Twice	About 152 km²
GTA 5 land only, about 50 km²	Twice	About 100 km²
RDR2, about 75 km²	Three times	About 225 km²
GTA 4 (16 km²) + GTA 5 (76 km²) + RDR2 (75 km²)	"Almost" the sum	Just under 167 km²

The first three lines cannot all be right, since GTA 5 and RDR2 measure about the same in fan figures. So the ratios mix different bases: land, sea or playable area Deduction. That is why any site giving one exact number is guessing.

GTA 5 and the older maps, for scale#

Game	Fan-measured size	Confidence
GTA 5	75.84 km², or 29.28 square miles, sea included	Community
GTA 5, land only	About 50 km²	Community
Red Dead Redemption 2	About 75 km²	Community
GTA 4	About 16 km²	Community

A bigger map does not always mean more to do Deduction. Rockstar's interview remarks stress density and interiors Press.

And the fan measurements?#

Fan mapping projects publish precise areas for Leonida. We do not use them. Press coverage says recent versions were checked against a leaked map, so these figures partly rest on stolen material Community. We do not relay leaks, even as a footnote.

When will we know?#

Very soon. On release day, Rockstar will add a free printable map of Leonida to its website Press. A double-sided paper version follows on the Rockstar Store Press. Once the game is out, players will measure the real thing in game Deduction. We will update this guide then.

What we still do not know#

The exact area, by land and by sea.
How much of the map is open at the start.
Whether the ratios describe the final game, or a development version.
How the map compares once you count interiors.

On gtasix.tools#

Tools: OpenGTA6Map, the map share card and Guess the location. Guides: Leonida places and GTA 5 vs GTA 6.

Written with AI from the sources cited, checked automatically.

Sources#

Kotaku, the map and Rob Nelson's figures Press
PC Gamer, map comparisons Press
PC Gamer, Edge interview Press
Video Games Chronicle, printable map Press
GamesRadar, GTA 5 map size Press
MapHeist, sizes of older maps Community
Rockstar, Only in Leonida Official

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