GTA 6 trailer surprasses Minecraft in views but still short of one game’s record

The GTA 6 announcement trailer has officially become the second most watched video game trailer on YouTube, only sitting behind one other on the platform.

The hype and anticipation for GTA 6 has never been higher thanks to the recent announcement trailer that dropped during December 2023.

The game, which is set to release in 2025, has been the talk of the gaming world since the announcement trailer was officially released.

And while there was major backlash surrounding the trailer due to developer Rockstar being hacked prior to the initial planned trailer release, the new footage still managed to break records for viewership numbers and popularity.

After just over one month since the trailer dropped on YouTube, the footage has officially become the second most-watched video game trailer of all time. Overtaking another juggernaut game in Minecraft.

At the time of writing, the GTA 6 announcement trailer currently has over 167,751,000 million views on YouTube, overtaking Minecraft’s current viewership total of 167,750,000 million.

However, the GTA 6 trailer still has a way to go before it is able to topple the current reigning champion, Subway Surfers, to become the most-watched video game trailer on YouTube of all time.

Subway Surfers debut trailer has managed to amass over 360 million views on YouTube, making it the biggest video game trailer on YouTube of all time. The mobile running-focused game a giant hit since first releasing back in 2012. Though obviously, a large portion of these views stem from automatic in-game ads.

Given that the GTA 6 trailer is still managing to accumulate hundreds to thousands of views each day, the upcoming Rockstar game has every chance of beating out Subways Surfaces for the top prize in a matter of years.

As such, be sure to keep up to date with Dexerto’s GTA coverage as we update audiences with the viewership progress of the GTA 6 announcement trailer.