GTA 6 Map Size: Stevivor Puts Leonida Near 83 Square Kilometres

An October 14, 2026 Stevivor map guide says unconfirmed independent measurements put the Leonida landmass near 83 square kilometres, cutting into the highway mileage players expected from a state pitched as twice GTA 5. Your cross-state getaway route just got a reality check on the odometer.

Rumor Stevivor cites independent and fan map measurements; Rockstar has not confirmed a map image or square-kilometre figure

Players routing long-haul escapes have been measuring the GTA 6 map size against the old Highway 1 loop to Paleto Bay since the first trailer dropped. In Stevivor's October 14 guide, the numbers on the board come from outside calculators, not a Rockstar Newswire map drop:

• Independent measurements cited by the guide put Leonida's landmass near 83 square kilometres.
• That 83-square-kilometre figure falls short of the twice-GTA-5 size associated with Rockstar preview comments.
• The fan State of Leonida map, version 16.0 as of September 20, 2026, carries an estimated 85.6 square kilometres of land and 3,222 markers.
• Version 15 of that same community project sat near 110 square kilometres before the September 20 revision trimmed the estimate.
• Vice City is still described as larger than Los Santos on Rockstar's reported comparison, with no official Rockstar map or square-kilometre figure published in these reports.

Near 83 Square Kilometres and the September Cut

Anyone who watched community mappers redraw Blaine County coastlines before 2013 knows early boundaries always shrink once water and unplayable fringes get pared back. The October 14 comparison is not a fresh map shrink; the fan State of Leonida map had already dropped from nearly 110 square kilometres in version 15 down to about 85.6 on September 20, 2026. Those 3,222 markers represent community pin labels across the state, not a confirmed count of interiors, robberies, or places where you can actually pull over and spend cash.

Does a Bigger Vice City Survive a Smaller Leonida?

In GTA V, Los Santos held the dense blocks while the northern half of the island gave you Mount Chiliad slopes and empty highway buffers to bleed off a wanted level. Stevivor still calls Vice City larger than Los Santos on Rockstar's reported comparison, even while the total Leonida landmass sits under the twice-GTA-5 expectation. A larger metro footprint inside an 83-to-86-square-kilometre state means more of your drive time stays inside city streets and intersections, where traffic and sightlines matter more than raw desert mileage.

Community mappers and forum regulars are now debating whether the twice-GTA-5 line was always meant for Vice City next to Los Santos, or whether version 16 simply stopped counting unplayable water and swamp borders. Until Rockstar publishes an official map image or a square-kilometre spec, watch whether the next batch of official frames fills out the county roads outside the metro grid.

Earlier on GTA6Now: GTA 6 leak tracker and Leonida map.