GTA 6 trailer sets new Guinness record for most YouTube views in 24 hours

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All the buzz around Grand Theft Auto 6’s official reveal made it the most-viewed non-music video clip on YouTube in the very first 1 day after release, according to Guinness World Records.

At simply 90 secs long, the Grand Theft Auto 6 launching built up over 90 million sights after a solitary day. It additionally holds the document for the most-liked video clip game trailer on YouTube with 8.9 million sort in the very first day, a proportion that recommends a huge percent of sights were natural as opposed to ad-based.

The video clip rests at 121 million deem of release time. If you’re one of minority that lost out, could also offer it a pair a lot more.

Mr. Beast formerly held the “most non-music video YouTube views in 24 hours” crown with “Every Country On Earth Fights For $250,000,” uploaded in Aug. 2023. A screenshot published to Reddit reveals that GTA 6 damaged Mr. Beast’s document in simply 13 hours. I’m all of a sudden delighted for the programmers at Rockstar Games?

The accomplishment is still outstanding if we consist of video. Only 2 such uploads amassed more views throughout their very first 1 day on the internet than the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer, according to YouTube, and they’re both from South Korean child band BTS. “Butter” and “Dynamite” were viewed 108 million and 101 million times in their very first days on YouTube, specifically.

While Guinness has actually not confirmed to be a constantly reputable source, a recall at current significant game exposes aids support the record-breaking assertion, at the very least about various other game trailers. It’s challenging to discover details on 24-hour numbers on game trailers for contrast’s benefit, however it’s simple to presume Grand Theft Auto 6 blew them out of the water passing life time sights for exposes of likewise long-awaited launches. Here’s where some current tentpoles peaked:

• Elden Ring gameplay reveal – 12 million
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom E3 2019 first look trailer – 16 million
• Starfield teaser trailer – 18 million
• Cyberpunk 2077 E3 2018 trailer – 23 million
• Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch presentation trailer – 55 million
• Battlefield 1 official reveal trailer – 71 million

Even the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 5, probably the only game whose expectancy matched that of its follow up in current background, has just 103 million sights after over a years.

Nothing, at the very least when it involves video clip games, appears to parallel the enjoyment for Grand Theft Auto 6 greater than a year far from its launch. Please speed yourselves.

 

Source: Polygon