GTA 6 Is Officially the Most Pre-Ordered Game of All Time

There’s just over a week left until the release of GTA 6, and pre-loading has already started in some countries, which has only heightened the anticipation for the game. Meanwhile, Rockstar’s upcoming title has already shattered a financial record—and did so in quite a spectacular fashion.

Sensor Tower has released fresh data on the pre-orders for GTA 6. The game has officially become the most pre-ordered title in history, surpassing the previous record held by Cyberpunk 2077, which had 8 million pre-orders. So far, a total of 9.69 million copies have been sold, with 75% of those sales on PlayStation 5. Impressively, the potential revenue has already reached $942 million, which is an incredible figure given that the game is still just over a week away from release.

Grand Theft Auto VI has reportedly become the most pre-ordered video game of all time, surpassing the record of 8 million previously held by Cyberpunk 2077 after picking up 1.98m new preorders in the last week which takes the estimated total to 9.69m!

For comparison, last week this figure stood at 7.71 million copies, meaning that, as noted above, 2 million copies were sold within the week. Interestingly, just a few hours ago Take-Two released their latest financial report, and their CEO Strauss Zelnick stated that GTA 6 pre-orders are "far beyond our expectations." The new Sensor Tower report highlights just how eagerly awaited the release of this generation’s most anticipated game really is.

In a conversation with investors, Zelnick also confirmed that Rockstar Games has completed the development of GTA 6 and the game has "gone gold." However, the studio has yet to make an official statement on the matter. Regarding the record-breaking number of pre-orders, it will be interesting to see the updated figures next week and whether the game will surpass 2 million pre-orders within that time frame.

Grand Theft Auto VI launches on November 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.