The phenomenon in data
GTA VI by the numbers
YouTube records, financial projections, wildlife censuses: every key figure on the most anticipated game in history, on a single page.
102
days until release
November 19, 2026 — live
475 M
trailer 2 views in 24 hours
all-time video game record
93 M
trailer 1 views in 24 hours
YouTube record in 2023
12
years of development
early work started in 2014
$3.2B
projected first-year revenue
DFC Intelligence firm
8
official characters
introduced in May 2025
6
confirmed territories
in the state of Leonida
200+
vehicles spotted
in trailers and screenshots
19
weapons identified
by the community and the press
27
animal species
confirmed on screen
12
activities spotted
from kayaking to diving
21
equipment items
spotted in the 2022 leak
182 000 %
Spotify surge
for “Hot Together” after trailer 2
90
videos stolen in 2022
the biggest leak in video game history
5 M $
cost of the leak for Rockstar
court estimate
$79.99
standard edition
pre-orders open
2
official delays
fall 2025 → May 26 → Nov. 19, 2026
Sources
Where do these numbers come from?
Views: The Hollywood Reporter and YouTube. Projections: DFC Intelligence via the financial press. Censuses: our own counts from the trailers, official screenshots, and analyses by GTA Base / IGN / PC Gamer. The cost of the leak comes from court documents in the Lapsus$ case. Every figure can be verified in our features.