SUMMARY
- Even before it's officially out, the much-awaited Grand Theft Auto 6 has already broken numerous records.
- The trailer for Rockstar's next game has smashed three world records and is now the most popular non-music video on YouTube within 24 hours.
Even before it’s officially out, the much-awaited Grand Theft Auto 6 has already broken numerous records. Guinness World Records stated that after its debut on December 5, 2023, the trailer for Rockstar’s next game has smashed three world records and is now the most popular non-music video on YouTube within 24 hours.
With 90,421,491 views in just one day, the trailer for GTA 6 broke the record for the most-watched video game reveal on YouTube. This was the second Guinness World Record that the game broke. The most liked video game trailer on YouTube, with 8.9 million likes in a single day, is the third and last Guinness World Record that GTA 6 broke.
Rockstar Games, the game’s developer, showed off Vice City’s comeback, Lucia, the new lead protagonist, and general visual enhancements in the GTA 6 trailer. The trailer concludes with the announcement that the game will launch in 2025.
GTA 6 trailer reaches another milestone
There have been more than 168 million views of the official GTA 6 trailer on YouTube to date. Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer has become the most viewed trailer by Rockstar Games on YouTube since it was released last month. This includes Red Dead Redemption 2, Grand Theft Auto 5, and Grand Theft Auto Online, along with fan-favorite trailers.
The first trailer for GTA 6 swiftly surpassed those for titles like Cyberpunk 2077 and Red Dead Redemption 2, but it has since surpassed Minecraft to become the second-most-watched video game trailer ever. The top slot is still occupied by a somewhat unexpected title, thus the GTA 6 trailer is still far from it.
As of right now, the GTA 6 trailer which was released on December 4, 2023, has received 168,609,505 views to be exact. The trailer for Minecraft, released on December 6, 2011, more than ten years before the trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6, features 167,800,171 views.
However, the GTA 6 video isn’t even close to surpassing the top-ranked game trailer in terms of views. Subway Surfers, a 2012 mobile infinite runner, holds that record.
As one of the most downloaded games ever, Subway Surfers has been downloaded over four billion times. However, as of August 2023, Subway Surfers was the fifth most popular Android game. The success is even more remarkable regarding the game’s trailer. The trailer, which was released in 2012, has had over 361 million views. Perhaps the trailer for GTA 6 will be the most watched by the time it releases in 2025.
GTA 6 is exclusive to the Xbox Series S|X and PS5 systems, and it is scheduled for release in 2025. Nevertheless, PC players shouldn’t give up hope since the game will likely be released on the platform as well.