Grand Theft Auto VI first video trailer is here and it has taken the gaming world by storm. The trailer was released on December 5 and since then the trailer was released on YouTube, it has received millions of views and comments. So much so that it has ended up breaking not one but two records and one of them is Guinness World Book Records.
What are the records the GTA VI trailer has created
Guinness World Book Records has published an official blog post announcing the record that has been created by the GTA VItrailer.The game has become the most viewed videogame reveal on YouTube in 24 hours.
The game trailer has clocked over 90,421,491 views on YouTube in 24 hours. The trailer has also become the most-liked video on YouTube in 24 hours with around 8.9 million likes.
The next record for the GTA VI trailer is that it has become the most viewed non-music YouTube video in 24 hours. This breaks the Mr Beast’s video titled “Mr Beast’s Every Country On Earth Fights For $250,000”, which was uploaded in August this year and reached 59.4 million views in 24 hours.
Grand Theft Auto franchise has other records too
GTA VI is not the only title in the franchise that has created or broken records. GTA V, which was launched 12 years ago holds several records. Here’s a list:
Best-Selling videogame for PlayStation 3 (PS3)
Best-Selling Action-Adventure videogame in 2014
Sales Figures Record
Best-Selling videogame in 24 Hours
Most Critically Acclaimed PlayStation 4 videogame in 2015
Highest-Rated videogame on Eighth-Generation Consoles in 2015
Oldest Gaming YouTuber’s Favorite Game
Most Viewed Trailer for an Action-Adventure Videogame
Largest Budget for a videogame in 2013
Highest Revenue Generated by an Entertainment Product in 24 Hours
Fastest videogame to Gross $1 Billion
Most Signatures for a Videogame Petition
Soundtrack Record: Most Licensed Songs in a GTA Game
Fastest Classic % Completion of GTA V