GTA 6 Map Size: How Big Is Leonida Really?

According to a VICE report from 28 August 2026, the whole map is said to be about three times as large as that of Red Dead Redemption 2, and Vice City about twice as large as Los Santos from GTA 5. Both claims come from a YouTuber who attended a presentation at Rockstar North and relays what Rockstar is said to have explained. VICE itself words this carefully and quotes no direct Rockstar statement. That is why we list the claims as reported, not confirmed.

Rockstar has published no area in square kilometres. Figures circulating online come from leaks or from fan estimates measured from trailer footage. VICE explicitly calls such measurements unofficial and notes they are not considered reliable. Anyone quoting an exact kilometre figure did not get it from Rockstar.

Los Santos was the only large city in GTA 5, plus the surroundings of Blaine County. In GTA 6 the world is split into six named regions, from Vice City through Leonida Keys and Grassrivers to Mount Kalaga. A larger area does not automatically mean more playtime. What matters is how densely places are designed and how many interiors exist. A map three times as large can be sparsely populated, a smaller one very dense.

For every number, first ask where it comes from. A statement from Rockstar would be CONFIRMED. A report about a presentation, as VICE relays it, is OBSERVED. A measurement from trailer footage or a leak is at best a RUMOR. Also check what is being compared: "three times RDR2" and "twice Los Santos" refer to different baselines and cannot simply be combined.

Vice City is the metropolis, the Leonida Keys the island chain, Grassrivers the swampland. Other regions are Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga. On our interactive map (/en/map) you can view all six. It shows a fan reconstruction; each place is marked CONFIRMED, OBSERVED or RUMOR.

Two ratios are more useful than an unverified kilometre figure because they are easier to place: they say the world is meant to be clearly larger than earlier Rockstar games. At the same time they are second-hand. Anyone comparing maps should also ask what is counted, such as land, water or interiors. Until Rockstar names its own number, every comparison remains an approximation.

Once Rockstar names an official area or players have measured the map after release, we will add a real number to this article. Until then: ratios yes, kilometre figures only with a source.