Grand Theft Auto is huge, that’s no surprise, but Rockstar Games’ GTA 6 trailer has surpassed 69.2 million views within 15 hours, meaning it’s already been watched more than the reveal trailers for Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption 2, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom combined.
The highly anticipated debut trailer, which was due to premiere today, December 5, but was posted on December 4 following a leak, is currently racking up tens of thousands of views per minute. In fact, we’ve had to edit the introduction of this article three times already as the million mark keeps ticking over.
And while 69.2 million is a lot of views under any metric, it’s even more impressive, and almost unbelievable, when compared to some of the biggest video game releases of the last five years. Cyberpunk 2077, for example, the futuristic open world role-playing game from beloved developer CD Projekt Red, has 28.6 million views on its initial teaser trailer.
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The debut of Rockstar’s previous hit, Red Dead Redemption 2, has 23.1 million views, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the sequel to Breath of the Wild, considered one of the best video games of all time, has 16.1 million views on its first look trailer.
All three therefore have a total viewership number of 67.8 million views, and that’s lifetime numbers. Grand Theft Auto 6 has achieved all that and more in less than a day since its trailer debuted.
The GTA 6 trailer was awaited with bated breath from the gaming industry, and seemingly the entire world, after Rockstar teased a return to Vice City, its own take on Miami. The map will expand beyond city limits though, seeping into a fictional Florida called Leonida which is packed full of real world references (and parodies).
While it was revealed alongside a 2025 release date for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S, PC players were left frustrated, though not necessarily surprised, that their platform was left off the list.
They weren’t the ones a little peeved though, as several developers from Rockstar itself took to social media to express their frustration at the trailer leaking early. In fact, the entire industry shared their disappointment that the exciting moment was dampened. Several streamers were also hit with content strikes and takedowns in the wake of the leak.
And while most of those 69.2 million viewers likely cannot wait for Grand Theft Auto 6, some will seemingly never be satisfied. Why? GTA 7 was trending online as soon as the trailer dropped.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.
