GTA 6 Launch Trailer Already Has More Views Than GTA 5's

The GTA 6 Launch Trailer Has More Views In 3 Days Than GTA 5's Managed In 13 Years Rockstar Published Oct 19, 2026, 12:01 PM EDT Josh Coulson is an editor at TheGamer covering breaking news on everything from colorful platformers to the latest Lego sets. Primarily a news writer since 2018, Josh has covered just about every major game from the past decade. Now an editor, their focus has shifted to being the leading affiliate expert at the site, building relationships between TheGamer and global brands including Mattel, Funko, and The Pokemon Company. Sign in to your TheGamer account GTA 6 is exactly one month away, and the hype is real. Rockstar dropped its launch trailer last week, and we’ve all been watching it on repeat so much for the last three days that the new look at the most anticipated game of all time already has more views than GTA 5’s launch trailer ever did. GTA 6 Launch Trailer Already Has Almost 50 Million Views Rockstar The GTA 6 launch trailer has been watched 47 million times in the last three days. That means, on average, there have been 175 people hitting play every single second since it dropped, around the clock, 24 hours a day. While I’m sure we were all very excited about the imminent arrival of GTA 5 - I was there, but it’s so long ago that it’s difficult to remember - comparing it with GTA 6’s launch trailer numbers demonstrates just how much hype there is for this new installment. The GTA 5 launch trailer was published 13 years ago, ahead of the game’s arrival on PS3 and Xbox 360. Today, that trailer has 34 million views. Despite having a 13-year head start, the GTA 5 launch trailer has been beaten by its younger sibling in just three days. Numbers that make it even harder to fathom just how big this game is going to be. Especially when you consider the fact that, since that launch trailer dropped 13 years ago, GTA 5 has been released and gone on to sell 230 million copies, making it one of the best-selling games of all time. GTA 6 Has GTA 5 To Thank For A Lot Of The Hype The success that GTA 5 has enjoyed since the arrival of its launch trailer is a lot of the reason why there is so much hype for GTA 6. It’s the game that comes before, which, at least in part, contributes to how much excitement there is for a sequel. Sure, GTA 6 looks incredible, and every time we’re told something new about it, the hype surrounding it somehow reaches new levels, but without GTA 5’s success, that hype would be nowhere close to where it is right now. That said, the combination of that success and just how much excitement there is got GTA 6 based on what we’ve been shown and what we know about the game suggests we are very much about to enter uncharted territories alongside Rockstar. While GTA 5 was a big hit that became one of the biggest, selling consistently over the course of the past decade or more, GTA 6 is going to be a hit unlike anything we have ever seen before the second it releases. Systems Released November 19, 2026 ESRB Rating Pending - Likely Mature 17+ Developer(s) Rockstar Games Publisher(s) Rockstar Games Engine Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE) Genre(s) Action, Adventure