GTA Online
What GTA Online is, every major heist and update from 2013 to the Kortz Center Heist in 2026, and where Rockstar's online world stands as GTA VI launches.
GTA Online is the online multiplayer world of Grand Theft Auto V. It launched on October 1, 2013, and more than a decade of free updates have turned it into one of the biggest live games ever – with heists, businesses, races and story missions set in Los Santos. It runs on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
What it is
Shared Los SantosCreate your own character and play GTA V's Los Santos and Blaine County alongside other players.
Build an empireBuy properties and businesses – from CEO Offices and Bunkers to Nightclubs, Agencies and Mansions.
HeistsPlan multi-step robberies with friends – or solo, in heists like Cayo Perico and the Kortz Center.
Weekly eventsEvery Thursday Rockstar rotates bonuses, discounts and featured modes.
Every major update, oldest first
Use the buttons to filter heists, businesses and platform releases.
Launch and the first heists5The big heist era6Tuners, Franklin and new generation7The final stretch before GTA VI6
Launch and the first heists
2013–2016 · 5 updatesGTA Online launch
Launch & platforms · October 1, 2013 · launched two weeks after GTA V on PS3 and Xbox 360
PS4 & Xbox One release
Launch & platforms · November 18, 2014 · GTA V and GTA Online arrive on new consoles; PC followed in April 2015
Heists
Heist · March 10, 2015 · the first five heists, from The Fleeca Job to The Pacific Standard Job, for 2–4 players
Further Adventures in Finance and Felony
Business & story · June 7, 2016 · CEO Offices and Special Cargo – the start of the business empire
Bikers
Business & story · October 4, 2016 · Motorcycle Club clubhouses and drug businesses
The big heist era
2017–2020 · 6 updatesGunrunning
Business & story · June 13, 2017 · Bunkers, weapon research and the Mobile Operations Center
The Doomsday Heist
Heist · December 12, 2017 · a three-act heist to stop a rogue AI, run from a Facility
After Hours
Business & story · July 24, 2018 · Nightclubs with real-world DJs
The Diamond Casino & Resort
Business & story · July 23, 2019 · the casino opens with its own story missions and penthouses
The Diamond Casino Heist
Heist · December 12, 2019 · rob the casino vault, with stealth, trickery or brute force approaches
The Cayo Perico Heist
Heist · December 15, 2020 · the first heist you can play completely solo, from the Kosatka submarine
Read our guide →
Tuners, Franklin and new generation
2021–2023 · 7 updatesLos Santos Tuners
Business & story · July 20, 2021 · the LS Car Meet and Auto Shop contracts
The Contract
Business & story · December 15, 2021 · Franklin returns with his Agency in a story starring Dr. Dre
PS5 & Xbox Series X|S release
Launch & platforms · March 15, 2022 · GTA V and GTA Online on new consoles, with GTA Online also sold on its own
Criminal Enterprises
Business & story · July 26, 2022 · new missions and a big rework of existing businesses
Los Santos Drug Wars
Business & story · December 13, 2022 · the Acid Lab and the two-part First Dose and Last Dose story
San Andreas Mercenaries
Business & story · June 13, 2023 · an aerial-combat story campaign
The Chop Shop
Heist · December 12, 2023 · Salvage Yard robberies – steal cars and strip them for parts
The final stretch before GTA VI
2024–2026 · 6 updatesBottom Dollar Bounties
Business & story · June 25, 2024 · run a Bail Office and hunt bounties
Agents of Sabotage
Business & story · December 10, 2024 · spy-themed story missions and a new base
GTA V Enhanced on PC
Launch & platforms · March 2025 · the new-generation version of GTA V and GTA Online comes to PC
Money Fronts
Business & story · June 17, 2025 · launder money through legitimate front businesses
A Safehouse in the Hills
Business & story · December 10, 2025 · buy and customise Mansions in the hills of Los Santos
The Kortz Center Heist
Heist · July 14, 2026 · 1–4 players rob the Kortz Center art gallery from a Mansion with an Art Studio; Title Update 1.73 also cut Cayo Perico payouts
Read our guide →Section images: official GTA Online trailers (Rockstar Games / YouTube).
Where GTA Online stands now
Latest updateThe Kortz Center Heist (Title Update 1.73, July 14, 2026) – an art-gallery heist planned from your Mansion.
Payout changesThe same update lowered Cayo Perico payouts and moved its target odds to the Thursday weekly reset.
Halloween 2026October 2026 brought the yearly Halloween event with Slasher and Survival bonuses through early November.
After GTA VI?GTA Online keeps running after GTA VI launches on November 19. Rockstar hasn't detailed the online plans for GTA VI yet.
New player? Our Cayo Perico guide is the best place to earn your first millions, and the Beginner's Guide explains how to get started.
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Sources
Reference page written by AI (Claude) and checked against the sources above. Games change with every patch – the patch this page was last checked for is shown at the top.