Fortnite vs Grand Theft Auto III
Fortnite
Epic Games, Inc
Google Play
$1.00M/mo
~$12.00M/yr · 30.9M installs
VS
Grand Theft Auto III
Rockstar Games
Google Play
$134.8K/mo
~$1.62M/yr · 2.3M installs
Revenue winner
Fortnite wins
+642% vs other
Installs winner
Fortnite wins
+1275% vs other
MAU winner
Fortnite wins
+761% vs other
Rating winner
Fortnite wins
+13% vs other
Why Fortnite is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Fortnite earns roughly 7× more per month than Grand Theft Auto III - $1.00M vs $134.8K.
- Subscription model. Fortnite runs a $9.44/mo subscription that compounds; Grand Theft Auto III relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Fortnite has ~30.9M lifetime installs vs Grand Theft Auto III's ~2.3M - 13.7× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Fortnite sits at 3.93★ vs 3.48★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Fortnite
vs
Grand Theft Auto III
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$1.00M
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$134.8K
Annual revenue (est.)
$12.00M
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$1.62M
Lifetime installs (est.)
30.9M
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2.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.8M
◀
205K
App Store rating
3.93★
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3.48★
Total ratings
435K
◀
114K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$9.44
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Action
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Apr 20, 2020
- Last updated
- Jun 18, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- 41.10.0-55227503-Android
- Languages
- -
- Category
- Action
- Price
- USD4.99
- Released
- Dec 14, 2011
- Last updated
- Mar 9, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Mature 17+
- Version
- 1.10.106
- Languages
- -
Fortnite trajectory
Grand Theft Auto III trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Fortnite or Grand Theft Auto III? v
Fortnite earns about $1.00M per month, while Grand Theft Auto III earns about $134.8K. That is a 7.4× revenue gap (~$865.2K more per month for Fortnite). Annual revenue: Fortnite ≈ $12.00M/year, Grand Theft Auto III ≈ $1.62M/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Fortnite or Grand Theft Auto III? v
Fortnite leads with about 30.9M estimated downloads vs 2.3M for Grand Theft Auto III - a 13.7× gap. Fortnite reports 10,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Grand Theft Auto III reports 1,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Fortnite and Grand Theft Auto III in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Action category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Fortnite and Grand Theft Auto III offer? v
Fortnite: IAP range $0.99 - $89.99 per item. Grand Theft Auto III: IAP range $4.99 per item. Fortnite runs a "Fortnite · calibrated to ground-truth (~$1.0M/mo on Google Play)" monetization model; Grand Theft Auto III runs "Paid app ($4.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Fortnite or Grand Theft Auto III? v
Fortnite edges ahead with ★ 3.9 vs ★ 3.5 (gap of 0.4 stars). Rating volume: Fortnite 33K ratings, Grand Theft Auto III 23K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Fortnite vs Grand Theft Auto III revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $1.00M for Fortnite and $134.8K for Grand Theft Auto III are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Action) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Fortnite or Grand Theft Auto III to a different Google Play app? v
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