Shark Cards

Updated 2 November 2026 · Fan site. Not affiliated with Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive.

Shark Cards are bundles of in-game money (GTA$) for GTA Online that players buy with real money through their platform store. The cash lands in the player's Maze Bank account. Five cards are on sale, from the Tiger Shark to the Megalodon Shark, and Take-Two has said in-game purchases are the biggest part of its digital revenue from the game.

What are Shark Cards?

Shark Cards let you swap real money for GTA$, the currency used to buy property, vehicles and weapons in GTA Online. Everything they unlock can also be earned by playing, so the cards are a shortcut rather than a separate tier of content.

How do you buy Shark Cards?

Rockstar Support explains that you open the Store tab from the pause menu or the online menu and pick a card. Payment runs through the storefront of your platform, such as PlayStation Store, Xbox, Steam, Epic or the Rockstar Games Launcher. The GTA$ goes into your in-game Maze Bank account. On PC, Rockstar notes the balance is shared by the Legacy and Enhanced versions.

Which Shark Cards are there?

The table lists the cards with the US prices given on gta.wiki (read 2 November 2026), using the GTA$ values set on 6 December 2022. Prices differ by region and may change; check your platform store.

According to gta.wiki the game launched with the Red, Tiger, Bull and Great White cards. The Whale Shark followed in December 2013 and the Megalodon in March 2014. The cheapest card, the Red Shark, was dropped in the December 2022 change.

Do GTA+ members get more from Shark Cards?

Yes. Members of GTA+ receive extra GTA$ on card purchases; gta.wiki reports this bonus went up from 15% to 25% in December 2022. Rockstar also runs time-limited bonus offers, which have their own FAQ pages on Rockstar Support.

How important are Shark Cards to Rockstar?

Wikipedia notes that paid purchases were switched off at the game's October 2013 launch while the servers were unstable. By early 2014 Take-Two said in-game spending was the largest driver of its digital revenue. Purchases ended on PS3 and Xbox 360 on 15 September 2021. Many players criticise the cards as part of the game's microtransaction model.