GTA 6 trailer finally hits 200,000,000 views

Modified Jul 14, 2024 08:05 GMT

The GTA 6 trailer finally crossed 200,000,000 views on YouTube on July 14, 2024. Rockstar Games released the trailer on December 5, 2023, which was followed by an unexpected leak. The video became an instant success after its early release. While it has been seven months since the reveal, the video is still popular, receiving thousands of views every day.

The Grand Theft Auto community has been looking forward to this milestone for a few days. Now, fans are celebrating it by congratulating Rockstar Games. This article explores more.

The first GTA 6 trailer hits another milestone with 200 million views

The characters and details of the first GTA 6 trailer wowed the gaming community, causing fans to rewatch it multiple times. While the YouTube algorithm does not count repeat watches as new views, the video managed to cross 200,000,000 views in record time.

It is worth noting that Rockstar Games had to pre-pone the release after someone leaked the entire video with a cryptocurrency watermark on X. The studio took down the leaked video within minutes and released the official version on its social media profiles, including X, YouTube, and Facebook.

The following are the view counts recorded on other platforms at the time of writing this article:

Rockstar Games X: 38.6 million
Rockstar Games Facebook: 1.3 million

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The GTA 6 trailer broke many records, including becoming the most-watched non-music video on YouTube within the first 24 hours. The trailer song, “Love Is A Long Road,” by the late Tom Petty also hit the global top charts.

Now fans are eagerly looking forward to the next trailer release date, although Rockstar Games has yet to provide an update on that.

Brief details from the first GTA 6 trailer

The Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer took fans to the State of Leonida, featuring Vice City from the HD Universe of Rockstar Games. The studio officially introduced the female protagonist, Lucia, while providing a glimpse of the male protagonist.

Many fans believe the male character to be named Jason and expect to know more about him in the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer 2.

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Edited by Dinesh Renthlei