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YouTube: GTA VI videos have passed 40 billion views before launch

November 12, 2026 · 2 sources

According to YouTube, videos about GTA VI have racked up more than 40 billion views, a week before the game is even out.

  • Over 40 billion views across all GTA VI videos
  • Counted before launch on November 19
  • YouTube is also planning a 24-hour launch stream

People watched GTA 6 videos so often that the number is bigger than five times everyone on Earth.

YouTube

Shared the milestone ahead of its launch-day livestream.

Marketers

See it as proof of how big the launch moment is.

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Official source or several independent outlets.

Sources

  1. YouTube: GTA VI videos pass 40 billion views (ppc.land)
  2. GTA 6 in brief (gta6-life)

Written in our own words from the sources above. Illustration made with AI, not from the game.

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