GTA 6 Trailer Hits Nearly Half a Billion Views in 24 Hours Because, Yeah, We’re All That Desperate

So, GTA 6 might not be dropping until May 26, 2026, but that didn't stop the entire internet from collectively losing its grip on reality over the second trailer—which just racked up over 475 million views across platforms in a single day.
Let me say that again for the people in the back: Half. A. Billion. Views. In. One. Day.

To put that into perspective:
– Deadpool & Wolverine's trailer? 365 million.
– Fantastic Four reboot teaser? 200 million.
– GTA V's trailer from thirteen years ago? 120 million.

Rockstar isn't just releasing trailers. They're dropping cultural events. And while Trailer 1 back in 2023 already shattered records with 93 million YouTube views, this second one just kicked the door down and made the whole internet its getaway car.

And because this is Grand Theft Auto, it wasn't just the visuals that got people talking. The trailer's soundtrack—"Hot Together" by The Pointer Sisters—saw a 182,000% spike on Spotify. That was not a typo. That's insane.

Now here's the part that really gives me hope:
Speaking of the GTA V trailer…
I went back and rewatched it, just to see how it holds up. And honestly? It's kind of amazing. That trailer was extremely honest about the final game. The graphics? Accurate. The tone? Spot on. The features? All real. There was no fancy fake lighting, no animations you'd never see in-game, no "target render" trickery. It was what we got—and what we got was incredible.

Which makes me genuinely optimistic. If Rockstar kept it real with GTA V, there's a very good chance everything we're seeing in the GTA 6 trailer is what we're actually going to get. The insane detail, the character animations, the endless reflections, the insane hair physics—it's probably all real. And that's kind of mind-blowing.

So yeah. A game that's still over a year away just broke the internet, inspired a Spotify resurgence, and maybe even restored my faith in hype.

Rockstar, please—drop another five seconds. A JPEG. A weather system breakdown. Lucia's lunch order. Anything. I will devour it like it's launch day.