GTA 6 trailer 2 gains nearly as many views in just 13 days as GTA 5 did in 13 years; fans are losing it

After a long wait of over a year, finally, Rockstar Games released the second trailer of GTA 6, Grand Theft Auto VI, on May 7, 2025, and since then, the video has garnered over one million likes and more than 100,000 comments. But the most interesting part about the second trailer is that the GTA 6 trailer 2 has nearly as many views in 13 days as the GTA 5 trailer had in 13 years.

Yes, you read that right! The hype for the game is unreal. The second trailer revealed some major details about the dual protagonists, Jason and Lucia; the Vice City setup; side characters they will interact and some amazing graphics.

It appears fans are deep diving into the short trailer and watching it multiple times; amid this, a Reddit thread on Monday garnered massive attention from users.

Credit: Reddit | @Bloubelade

GTA 6 has garnered over 475 million views across all channels.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Rockstar Games told the media outlet that the second trailer of GTA 6 has garnered over 475 million views across all channels. While the estimated population of the US is nearly 347 million people.

Additionally, the second trailer has more than 100 million views from people who live in the US. On the other hand, the first trailer, which was released in December 2023, witnessed 93 million views in the same time.

GTA 6 trailer 2 has nearly as many views in 13 days as GTA 5 did in 13 years

A post on Reddit states that GTA 6's second trailer now garnered about 112 million views in just 13 days. As soon as the post surfaced on social media, it grabbed the attention of netizens and sparked discussion.

GTA 6 trailer 2 has nearly as much views in 13 days than GTA 5 trailer had in 13 years
byu/Bloubelade inGTA

One said, ¡°For a fact GTA 5 trailer had about 90M views before the first GTA 6 trailer, and as y'all can guess, GTA 6 trailer was the first one to surpass 100M views¡±

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byu/Bloubelade from discussion
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¡°The world wasn't as connected to the internet as it is now, where I am from, at least. People barely watched Youtube in my country, unlike now,¡± another said.

¡°Yeah that¡¯s what happens when a popular franchise grows over time it becomes more well known and hyped up¡±

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byu/Bloubelade from discussion
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¡°You know the pathetic post of studios nowadays with "1 million players reached" after 1 week? Rockstar games will post 50million sales after 1 week.¡±

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