"GTA 6 Trailer 2: Rockstar Claims Biggest Video Launch Ever"

Rockstar Games has declared that the launch of GTA 6 Trailer 2 is the most monumental video launch ever recorded, surpassing even the biggest movie trailer debuts. According to their statement to The Hollywood Reporter, the trailer amassed an astounding 475 million views across all platforms within its first 24 hours. This figure dwarfs the first-day viewership of other high-profile movie trailers, such as Deadpool & Wolverine with 365 million views, The Fantastic Four: First Steps with 200 million views, and last year's Superman trailer, which hit over 250 million views and was the most-viewed in the history of DC and Warner Bros. However, GTA 6 Trailer 2 has set a new benchmark, overshadowing all these previous records.

It's interesting to compare this with GTA 6 Trailer 1, which initially garnered 93 million views on its first day, released exclusively on YouTube and becoming the platform's biggest non-music video launch. At the time of this article's publication on May 8, GTA 6 Trailer 2 has already reached 85,276,196 views on Rockstar's official YouTube channel alone.

The impact of GTA 6 Trailer 2 extends beyond viewership numbers. IGN reported that the use of The Pointer Sisters’ Hot Together in the trailer led to a remarkable 182,000% increase in global Spotify streams for the song within just two hours of the trailer's premiere. Sulinna Ong, Spotify’s Global Head of Editorial, commented, “Grand Theft Auto cuts through popular culture like almost nothing else. Music has been synonymous with the series since the very beginning, so it’s great to see fans both new and established connecting with an iconic track in this way.”

The release of GTA 6 Trailer 2 comes in the wake of the game's delay from fall 2025 to May 26, 2026. With such a high-profile delay, expectations for GTA 6 are sky-high, and it's poised to be the biggest entertainment launch ever, potentially setting new revenue records not only in the gaming industry but also in the broader entertainment sector.

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The Hollywood Reporter also highlighted that Rockstar's investment in GTA 6 exceeds $1 billion, underscoring the immense pressure to deliver a successful product. Yet, the overwhelming interest in the game's trailers suggests that GTA 6 is on track for unprecedented success.

For those eager to dive deeper into the world of GTA 6, we have comprehensive coverage including all the details we’ve discovered so far, all the GTA 6 fan theories emerging from Trailer 2 itself, and insights from Rockstar on how Trailer 2 was captured on a base PS5.