GTA 5 Online – Our 7 best businesses and how to run them for maximum profits

Here are the 7 best business for GTA 5 Online.

GTA 5 Online is a game that revolves around cash, and whoever has the most money gets to enjoy the most luxuries in the game. While getting all those big bucks from heists is definitely fun, however; there may come a time when it all just feels monotonous, and you want a steady stream of income and become a true kingpin. That is where the businesses come in, making earning money in the game effortless. 

But with so many options, where do you even begin? There’s no need to worry because we’ve done the heavy lifting and handpicked the seven most profitable businesses in the game. And with double money bonuses on certain weeks, you can make even more profits. Here’s how to make money in GTA V Online. And here’s how to save in GTA V as it can be confusing.

So buckle up, grab a pen and paper, and get ready to take notes as we explore the best ways to build your own criminal empire in GTA 5 Online.

Best Businesses in GTA 5 Online

The best businesses to utilize in GTA 5 Online are:

• Nightclub
• Agency
• Bunker
• Acid Lab
• Coke Lock Up
• Warehouse – Special Cargo
• CEO Office And Special Vehicles

Let’s break them down here.

Nightclub

The Nightclub is the best business to have in GTA 5 Online by a long shot. With the Nightclub, you’ll have $50000 deposited into your Nightclub’s safe every 48 minutes (as long as the popularity of the Nightclub is high). You’ll need to keep your popularity high by doing the random missions that pop up in your Nightclub, and by a couple of hours or more, you’ll have 250 grand in your safe. 

It also has a basement that allows you to earn money in seven different ways. You’ll have five technicians, which can be assigned to any of the seven goods available to source, helping you earn passively in the game. All these features make the Nightclub the most expensive business to purchase, however, the most yielding one. 

Agency

Next up is the Agency, which was added to GTA 5 Online with the Contract DLC and featured three primary ways to make money in the game. The first way is by Security Contracts, which upon how successful you were in completing them, will directly affect how much money you get into your Agency’s locker every 48 minutes.

The second way is through Payphone Contracts alongside Franklin, which will earn you $85000 for eliminating a target. The third way is by doing the heists through the Agency, which will give you a payout of a million dollars upon completion.

Bunker

The Bunker is also a great source of passive income in the game and has a unique aspect to it that basically allows you to conduct research and unlock weapon and vehicle modifications which otherwise cannot be accessed in GTA 5 Online.

As far as the Bunker business is concerned, you get a choice to either buy supplies or steal them, depending on what you prefer more; time or money, and then sell them at a profit.  

Other than that, a newer feature added in the Bunker recently is delivering weapon crates to a random Ammunition Store on a Duneloader parked inside your Bunker, which will earn you $50000 ($150,000 if you’re doing it the first time). The mission refreshes every 48 minutes.

Acid Lab

The most recent business added in GTA 5, Acid Lab, is also a really profitable and quick source of passive income. To unlock it, you’ll first need to complete six First Dose Missions and then pay Mutt $750,000, along with stealing some supplies to get the business up and running.

Once it’s active, you can either source the supplies needed for it yourself or just call Mutt through the phone and pay him $60000 to do it for you.

You can also upgrade your Acid Lab equipment to yield a larger profit by doing the 10 Fooligan missions for Dax. To do so, just call Dax on your phone and then click on the “Request For Work” option.

He’ll then assign you a job which, on completion, will also give you $50000. After your lab is fully upgraded, you’ll get a pay out of $335200.

Coke Lock Up

The Coke Lock Up is one of the MC businesses that you can purchase from a Motorcycle Club. This business is pretty simple, where you just have to source supplies and then sell the produced meth at a profit. The Coke Lock Up is probably the best business from the MC and can give you a payout of $525,000. 

Warehouse – Special Cargo

For this business, you’ll first need to purchase your own Office through which you will then run your business. Your Office will allow you to carry out two types of missions: Special Cargo and Special Vehicles.

For Special Cargo, you’ll need to steal crates and store them in a Warehouse (which you have to buy). The bigger Warehouse you have, the more Crates you can store in it, and the better your profit. The max solo sale of nine crates at a warehouse for $126,000 is a rather tempting proposition. Team up with friends to fill a large warehouse with 111 crates for a massive cashout of $2.2m.

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Team up with friends to bag massive heaps of cash

Working together will let you rack up those dollars more quicky in GTA 5.

CEO Office And Special Vehicles

The Special Vehicle job is similar to the Special Cargo, the only difference being that you need to steal vehicles and store them in your Garage, which also needs to be purchased separately. The Special Vehicle Cargo business also recently received a buff, allowing you to sell exotic cars at a higher rate if you’re in a Public Online Session.

Final Thoughts

That sums up our list of the seven best businesses in GTA 5. We hope our article will help you make and hoard a myriad of money in GTA 5, which you can use to set up your mega empire in Los Santos.

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GTA 5 best business FAQ

What is the most profitable business in GTA Online 2024?

The Nightclub is your best bet.

What is the best business in GTA 5?

The Agency and the Nightclub are good picks.