GTA 6 Is Now The Most Pre-Ordered Game Ever

It was always safe to assume that GTA 6 would sell millions of copies before release day thanks to excited fans of the series placing pre-orders. Now we have data not only confirming exactly that, but also that GTA 6 has become the most pre-ordered game ever with nine days still to go.

GTA 6 Sets An All-Time Pre-Order Record

That's according to the latest data shared by Sensor Tower. According to the data analysis site, GTA 6 has been pre-ordered 9.69 million times so far across PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. That will net Rockstar and Take-Two Interactive almost $1 billion in revenue before anyone has even played the game, and means Cyberpunk 2077's long-standing record has been broken.

Cyberpunk set the record for most pre-orders ever almost exactly six years ago when eight million of you committed to the game before it had been released. A lot of you were left disappointed due to the fact that Cyberpunk then went on to have one of the most infamously disastrous launches in gaming history. It has redeemed itself multiple times over since then, and the odds of GTA 6 falling foul of the same fate are basically zero.

According to the latest data shared by Sensor Tower, GTA 6 has been pre-ordered 1.98 million times in the last week alone, clearly due to the hype for the game really starting to ramp up with less than two weeks to go until launch. That almost certainly means GTA 6 will rack up another two million pre-orders between now and release day, amassing a record that may never be broken.

The GTA 6 PlayStation/Xbox Split

Sensor Tower's data also reveals how many of you have pre-ordered on PS5 vs. Xbox Series X|S. The split has been a hotly debated topic, with stats claiming PS5 pre-orders were outselling their Xbox equivalent at a rate of eight-to-one. Turns out things aren't that bad for Xbox, although the split is far from even. 75% of GTA 6 pre-orders have been placed on PS5, so PlayStation has three times as many people prepping for what will likely be the biggest launch of all time compared to its Xbox rival.

You might be wondering who on Earth still doesn't know about GTA 6 by this point, at least when it comes to people who might want to buy it ready for release day. You'd be surprised. While news about it has dominated the video game space for pretty much all of 2026, and it has broken containment to a degree, there are still people out there who will be playing on November 19 who either don't know GTA 6 is coming, or for whom it isn't front of mind, so they haven't pre-ordered it yet. This last big marketing push, which includes an entire range of merch at the high-end brand Selfridges, is for them and will ensure GTA 6 continues to sell millions of copies before it has even been released.

Grand Theft Auto 6

Action Adventure Systems OpenCritic ReviewsReleased November 19, 2026 ESRB Rating Pending - Likely Mature 17+ Developer(s) Rockstar Games Publisher(s) Rockstar Games 8 Images

Engine Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE) Genre(s) Action, Adventure