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GTA V Was Twitch's Most-Watched Game of 2024. What Does That Mean for GTA VI?
GTA V drew 1.4 billion Twitch hours in 2024. We compared its numbers, GTA VI's reveal and other big launches to estimate GTA VI's launch-day peak.
Official GTA VI cover art; GTA V was the most-watched game on Twitch in 2024, more than a decade after launch.
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GTA V came out in 2013 and still drew 1.4 billion hours of watch time on Twitch in 2024, more than any other game, Tubefilter reported. SullyGnome's tracker shows 718.6 million hours over the past 365 days. Take-Two said this week the game has sold nearly 235 million copies.
Why it lasted
Roleplay servers did much of the work. Streams Charts recorded a peak of 438,085 viewers in February 2021, when the NoPixel server pushed GTA V to the top of Twitch, with 36.4 million hours watched on that server in its first week. TwitchTracker now lists a higher all-time peak of 1,140,747 on 3 May 2021.
Where GTA VI starts
GTA VI's first trailer drew over 93 million YouTube views in 24 hours, a record for a non-music video, YouTube said. Streams Charts measured a peak of more than 3.97 million viewers across platforms for the gameplay reveal, from over 9,000 streamers, with Twitch taking 44% of the hours watched.
How big launches compare
Trackers list Cyberpunk 2077 at 1,140,960 peak Twitch viewers in December 2020 and Elden Ring at 909,800 in February 2022. Stream Hatchet put Hogwarts Legacy at about 1.3 million in 2023, helped by Twitch Drops. Twitch's CEO told Kotaku he expects a huge influx for GTA VI but has "no idea" how much.
Our estimate
This is our own math, not a forecast from any tracker. Past launches suggest a floor of about 1.3 million, and 44% of the reveal's 3.97 million peak would be about 1.75 million on Twitch alone. That makes 1.5 million to 2.5 million peak Twitch viewers a reasonable guess for launch day. The reveal was one moment, while GTA VI unlocks at midnight local time, so the audience will be spread across time zones. Roleplay servers are the wildcard, because that's what kept GTA V near the top for so long.
Sources
- Streams Charts — GTA V RP server takes game to the top of Twitch (Published )
- Stream Hatchet — Hogwarts Legacy breaks Twitch peak viewership record (Published )
- YouTube Blog — Grand Theft Auto VI trailer breaks record (Published )
- Streams Charts — Elden Ring DLC stream (Published )
- Tubefilter — Twitch 2024 most streamed video games (Published )
- Streams Charts — GTA VI gameplay reveal viewership (Published )
- Kotaku — Twitch CEO expects GTA 6 will lead to a huge influx of viewers (Published )
- StockAnalysis — Take-Two Q2 fiscal 2027 earnings call transcript (Published )
- SullyGnome — Grand Theft Auto V: past 365 days (Observed )
- TwitchTracker — Cyberpunk 2077 (Observed )
- TwitchTracker — Grand Theft Auto V (Observed )
More news
- Launch · Reported
The Real Ocean View Hotel Is Throwing a GTA 6 Launch Party in Miami
The Clevelander South Beach in Miami Beach is hosting a GTA VI launch party on 19 November, from 5 PM to 7 PM, with giveaways and a raffle for the game.Published - Launch · Reported
Where to Watch GTA 6 Launch Night: YouTube Is Running a 24-Hour Livestream
YouTube and Rockstar Games are running a 24-hour GTA VI launch livestream from 12 AM ET on 19 November, with a pre-show an hour earlier.Published
Sources and editorial notes
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Each statement keeps its own source and status. Links open the original publishers.
Opening Reported
GTA V came out in 2013 and still drew 1.4 billion hours of watch time on Twitch in 2024, more than any other game, Tubefilter reported. SullyGnome's tracker shows 718.6 million hours over the past 365 days. Take-Two said this week the game has sold nearly 235 million copies.
Status: Opening · Reported
Tubefilter — Twitch 2024 most streamed video games (opens source in a new tab) (press)
- Published
SullyGnome — Grand Theft Auto V: past 365 days (opens source in a new tab) (press)
- Observed
StockAnalysis — Take-Two Q2 fiscal 2027 earnings call transcript (opens source in a new tab) (press)
- Published
Source details and history
Why this status: Reported: a named outlet, tracker or organisation states this; Rockstar has not confirmed it in a first-party source reviewed for this story. Statement is the exact body paragraph (link markup removed). Prepared from the source pages read on 2026-11-10; owner decision OWNER-NEWS-20261110.
Tubefilter — Twitch 2024 most streamed video games
- Canonical ID
www.tubefilter.com/2025/04/24/twitch-2024-most-streamed-video-games-grand-theft-auto-v- Accessed
- Last verified
- Reference
- Tubefilter page text, read 2026-11-10
SullyGnome — Grand Theft Auto V: past 365 days
- Canonical ID
sullygnome.com/game/grand_theft_auto_v/365/summary- Accessed
- Last verified
- Reference
- SullyGnome page text, read 2026-11-10
StockAnalysis — Take-Two Q2 fiscal 2027 earnings call transcript
- Canonical ID
stockanalysis.com/stocks/ttwo/transcripts/727689-q2-2027- Accessed
- Last verified
- Reference
- StockAnalysis page text, read 2026-11-10
Reviewed by Milos Covilo on . Event revision
r1.Why it lasted Reported
Roleplay servers did much of the work. Streams Charts recorded a peak of 438,085 viewers in February 2021, when the NoPixel server pushed GTA V to the top of Twitch, with 36.4 million hours watched on that server in its first week. TwitchTracker now lists a higher all-time peak of 1,140,747 on 3 May 2021.
Status: Why it lasted · Reported
Streams Charts — GTA V RP server takes game to the top of Twitch (opens source in a new tab) (press)
- Published
TwitchTracker — Grand Theft Auto V (opens source in a new tab) (press)
- Observed
Source details and history
Why this status: Reported: a named outlet, tracker or organisation states this; Rockstar has not confirmed it in a first-party source reviewed for this story. Statement is the exact body paragraph (link markup removed). Prepared from the source pages read on 2026-11-10; owner decision OWNER-NEWS-20261110.
Streams Charts — GTA V RP server takes game to the top of Twitch
- Canonical ID
streamscharts.com/news/gta-v-rp-server-takes-game-top-twitch-february- Accessed
- Last verified
- Reference
- Streams Charts page text, read 2026-11-10
TwitchTracker — Grand Theft Auto V
- Canonical ID
twitchtracker.com/games/32982- Accessed
- Last verified
- Reference
- TwitchTracker page text, read 2026-11-10
Reviewed by Milos Covilo on . Event revision
r1.Where GTA VI starts Reported
GTA VI's first trailer drew over 93 million YouTube views in 24 hours, a record for a non-music video, YouTube said. Streams Charts measured a peak of more than 3.97 million viewers across platforms for the gameplay reveal, from over 9,000 streamers, with Twitch taking 44% of the hours watched.
Status: Where GTA VI starts · Reported
YouTube Blog — Grand Theft Auto VI trailer breaks record (opens source in a new tab) (press)
- Published
Streams Charts — GTA VI gameplay reveal viewership (opens source in a new tab) (press)
- Published
Source details and history
Why this status: Reported: a named outlet, tracker or organisation states this; Rockstar has not confirmed it in a first-party source reviewed for this story. Statement is the exact body paragraph (link markup removed). Prepared from the source pages read on 2026-11-10; owner decision OWNER-NEWS-20261110.
YouTube Blog — Grand Theft Auto VI trailer breaks record
- Canonical ID
blog.youtube/culture-and-trends/grand-theft-auto-breaks-record- Accessed
- Last verified
- Reference
- YouTube Blog page text, read 2026-11-10
Streams Charts — GTA VI gameplay reveal viewership
- Canonical ID
streamscharts.com/news/gta-vi-gameplay-reveal-viewership- Accessed
- Last verified
- Reference
- Streams Charts page text, read 2026-11-10
Reviewed by Milos Covilo on . Event revision
r1.How big launches compare Reported
Trackers list Cyberpunk 2077 at 1,140,960 peak Twitch viewers in December 2020 and Elden Ring at 909,800 in February 2022. Stream Hatchet put Hogwarts Legacy at about 1.3 million in 2023, helped by Twitch Drops. Twitch's CEO told Kotaku he expects a huge influx for GTA VI but has "no idea" how much.
Status: How big launches compare · Reported
TwitchTracker — Cyberpunk 2077 (opens source in a new tab) (press)
- Observed
Streams Charts — Elden Ring DLC stream (opens source in a new tab) (press)
- Published
Stream Hatchet — Hogwarts Legacy breaks Twitch peak viewership record (opens source in a new tab) (press)
- Published
Kotaku — Twitch CEO expects GTA 6 will lead to a huge influx of viewers (opens source in a new tab) (press)
- Published
Source details and history
Why this status: Reported: a named outlet, tracker or organisation states this; Rockstar has not confirmed it in a first-party source reviewed for this story. Statement is the exact body paragraph (link markup removed). Prepared from the source pages read on 2026-11-10; owner decision OWNER-NEWS-20261110.
TwitchTracker — Cyberpunk 2077
- Canonical ID
twitchtracker.com/games/65876- Accessed
- Last verified
- Reference
- TwitchTracker page text, read 2026-11-10
Streams Charts — Elden Ring DLC stream
- Canonical ID
streamscharts.com/news/elden-ring-dlc-stream- Accessed
- Last verified
- Reference
- Streams Charts page text, read 2026-11-10
Stream Hatchet — Hogwarts Legacy breaks Twitch peak viewership record
- Canonical ID
hatchet.gg/blog/blog-hogwarts-legacy-breaks-twitch-peak-viewership-record- Accessed
- Last verified
- Reference
- Stream Hatchet page text, read 2026-11-10
Kotaku — Twitch CEO expects GTA 6 will lead to a huge influx of viewers
- Canonical ID
kotaku.com/twitch-ceo-expects-gta-6-will-lead-to-a-huge-influx-of-viewers-and-anticipates-multiplayer-mode-is-coming-next-year-2000735285- Accessed
- Last verified
- Reference
- Kotaku page text, read 2026-11-10
Reviewed by Milos Covilo on . Event revision
r1.
Event source grouping and references
11 sources grouped into this one event. Ordered by where a report came from, then by time. Order is not a confidence rating; each claim above has its own status.
Reporting
Lead source
Streams Charts (opens source in a new tab)
GTA V RP server takes game to the top of Twitch
- Published
Supports: Why it lasted
Source details
- Source ID
streamscharts.com/news/gta-v-rp-server-takes-game-top-twitch-february- Accessed
Stream Hatchet (opens source in a new tab)
Hogwarts Legacy breaks Twitch peak viewership record
- Published
Supports: How big launches compare
Source details
- Source ID
hatchet.gg/blog/blog-hogwarts-legacy-breaks-twitch-peak-viewership-record- Accessed
YouTube Blog (opens source in a new tab)
Grand Theft Auto VI trailer breaks record
- Published
Supports: Where GTA VI starts
Source details
- Source ID
blog.youtube/culture-and-trends/grand-theft-auto-breaks-record- Accessed
Streams Charts (opens source in a new tab)
Elden Ring DLC stream
- Published
Supports: How big launches compare
Source details
- Source ID
streamscharts.com/news/elden-ring-dlc-stream- Accessed
Tubefilter (opens source in a new tab)
Twitch 2024 most streamed video games
- Published
Supports: Opening
Source details
- Source ID
www.tubefilter.com/2025/04/24/twitch-2024-most-streamed-video-games-grand-theft-auto-v- Accessed
Streams Charts (opens source in a new tab)
GTA VI gameplay reveal viewership
- Published
Supports: Where GTA VI starts
Source details
- Source ID
streamscharts.com/news/gta-vi-gameplay-reveal-viewership- Accessed
Kotaku (opens source in a new tab)
Twitch CEO expects GTA 6 will lead to a huge influx of viewers
- Published
Supports: How big launches compare
Source details
- Source ID
kotaku.com/twitch-ceo-expects-gta-6-will-lead-to-a-huge-influx-of-viewers-and-anticipates-multiplayer-mode-is-coming-next-year-2000735285- Accessed
StockAnalysis (opens source in a new tab)
Take-Two Q2 fiscal 2027 earnings call transcript
- Published
Supports: Opening
Source details
- Source ID
stockanalysis.com/stocks/ttwo/transcripts/727689-q2-2027- Accessed
SullyGnome (opens source in a new tab)
Grand Theft Auto V: past 365 days
- Observed
Supports: Opening
Source details
- Source ID
sullygnome.com/game/grand_theft_auto_v/365/summary- Accessed
TwitchTracker (opens source in a new tab)
Cyberpunk 2077
- Observed
Supports: How big launches compare
Source details
- Source ID
twitchtracker.com/games/65876- Accessed
TwitchTracker (opens source in a new tab)
Grand Theft Auto V
- Observed
Supports: Why it lasted
Source details
- Source ID
twitchtracker.com/games/32982- Accessed
Every claim names its source; links go to the original publishers. The selected image is a local responsive copy of Rockstar Games artwork. Attributions