Sam and Dan Houser, the two brothers who co-founded Rockstar Games, are some of the richest people in the UK and have made even more money despite GTA 6’s delay.
Thanks to the record breaking and long term success of GTA, Red Dead Redemption and more, Sam and Dan Houser are worth hundreds of millions each despite no new game releases in nearly a decade. It was leaked last month that GTA Online alone is still making hundreds of millions each year.
On Sunday, The Times published their annual UK Rich List. It shares the 350 most wealthiest people for the region. Sam and Dan Houser who created Rockstar Games and led development on most of the games are located in 310th place in the list. This is a bump from 312th last year which was their re-entry into the list. They are one of the handful of people on the list who have made their fortune in video games. Others include Riccardo Zacconi and Lior Shiff.
How Much Are They Worth?
In terms of how much the brothers are worth, they have an estimated combined wealth of £405 million ($539m). This is up £5 million from last year. This growth is far less than from 2024 to 2025 though where they were worth an extra £50m. Back then, they were the 4th most rich gaming-made people in the country.
In 2020, their finances came in at around £300m so in just 5 years they are now worth £100m more despite not releasing a new game such as GTA 6. Given what should be yet another record shattering release with GTA 6, we should expect their number to increase in 2027.
Their fortune continues to grow thanks to royalties. According to a report by Tax Watch UK, three “Principals” (the Houser brothers and Leslie Benzies) plus other unnamed Rockstar employees were entitled to a profit share worth 50% of the operating profit made on Rockstar Games titles.
Between the financial year ending in 2014 and 2019, internal royalties stood at $2.5bn for Take-Two Interactive. In just 2017 alone, GTA V generated royalties of $583 million. 2018 saw it make $383m in royalties; most of the royalties go to the Houser brothers.
What Are The Brothers Doing Now?
Whilst the two brothers have lived in the United States for a long time, they still have their fortunes in the UK. Sam is still the Rockstar Games president; overseeing the company during the development of GTA VI.
Meanwhile Dan started his own new company Absurd Ventures. They are currently developing two games including an open world action game plus a number of other media. Dan has been more public than ever in his life in the past year; several interviews have given us so much insight into Rockstar, his work processes and what he thinks about his brother.
Furthermore, a reliable insider claims Dan disagreed Sam’s on the direction of Rockstar hence him exiting the company in 2020. You can learn more about that here.
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