As in every other game, it is money that makes the world go round in GTA Online. Hence, you need to tap into various methods to increase your income within the game.

There are two ways of making money in Grand Theft Auto Online: active and passive. For the active one, the player will need to do missions or heist runs. The passive method, on the other hand, enables you to earn funds in the background while you perform other tasks.

How to Earn Passive Income in GTA Online

Are you interested in GTA online passive income? Here are some proven methods to make money while playing. Just keep in mind that to earn money through this process, you need initial capital and control. This means these options are for players with sufficient funds and who are willing to take risks. 

1. AFK Jobs

In simple terms, passive income can be defined as money that a person can earn with minimal labor. As per this definition, some AFK jobs fit this criterion perfectly. You can use just a rubber band and earn passive money. But you have to be smart about how you use it. Why?

1. You don’t want to damage the controller.
2. Simply holding down the movement key is no defense against getting kicked.

The second point is why some players set it up. The gamers constantly shoot because they can’t be kicked out. If you plan to make passive income through this method, go for something that doesn’t use bullets, such as the Up-n Atomizer.

2. Bunker Business

A Bunker is basically an underground facility where players can research Weaponized Vehicles and MK II Weapons, as well as store their Mobile Operations Centers. Besides that, a bunker serves a wider purpose. It can produce unique goods that could be sold for higher returns.

3. Salvage Yard

Just as you can make daily passive earnings in The Agency, Salvage Yard offers a wall safe that fills up every 48 hours. This time, users must perform towing missions to raise the worth of that safe by $1,000 each. Though it is capped at $24,000 a day, that's still a pretty hefty sum to spend every day.

4. Run the Motorcycle Club

As a Motorcycle Club President, you will run multiple passive businesses that usually don’t require too much work to run. All you need to do is buy the masked labs (maybe with upgrades) to start making money and keep supplies in check. Make sure you keep them stocked, though. Otherwise, manufacturing will stop.

Listed below are the different MC businesses:

1. Document Forgery Office
2. Weed Farm
3. Counterfeit Cash Factory
4. Cocaine Lockup

5. Street Dealers

You can opt to sell products to street dealers to make passive money. Although finding these products requires you to use an interactive map, it’s a hunt that’s worth it.

You can sell at least four products to them from your Acid Lab. What makes this passive? Well, these items can add up without much involvement. You just need to get the supplies and wait for the items to be created. After that, approach a dealer and sell your products. The entire process will take at least a minute after you have set up everything.

6. Acid Lab

After completing the First Dose missions in GTA Online Los Santos Drug Wars DLC, players usually get a new Service Vehicle, Brickade 6X6, in which you can set up your Acid Lab. One thing that makes this business stand out is that, regardless of how much product players sell, they only get one service vehicle. Plus, the supplies are quite cheap.

7. Cargo Warehouse

It is one of the oldest businesses in the game. The Cargo Warehouse used to be a relatively lucrative early investment, requiring quite a bit of hard work to set up. Luckily, a recent update enables you to make passive money with cargo crates. You need to interact with an NPC inside the warehouse and pay $7,500, which will give you 1-3 crates.

In this business, you can buy up to five large warehouses, which means you can have up to 555 crates. After this, you can wait for a double money sale week. If you manage to sell during this time, you can make $22,200,000. This is good money in exchange for hardly any work.

Conclusion

Making passive income in Grand Theft Auto Online seems complicated. But it just involves practice and learning some patterns! The more you understand how to play the game, the better you understand the financial side of GTA Online. Want to make money? Test things out, think about what makes GTA the most fun, have diversified sources of income, and then slowly build your passive empire.