The first official gameplay presentation of Grand Theft Auto VI (hereinafter GTA6), released by Rockstar Games on August 27, recorded a peak concurrent viewership of approximately 3.97 million.

According to live streaming analytics firm Streams Charts, reaction live streams covering the GTA6 presentation reached a peak concurrent viewership of 3,970,738. A total of 9,038 channels participated in broadcasting, with total hours watched calculated at 5,227,798 hours.

This figure surpasses Summer Game Fest 2026, which recorded a peak concurrent viewership of approximately 3.81 million. It represents the largest concurrent streaming viewership among major game showcases compared by Streams Charts this year.

However, the 3.97 million figure is not an official viewership or unique viewer count released by Netflix. It is a third-party metric compiled and estimated from public stream and reaction broadcast data accessible to Streams Charts. By platform share of hours watched, Twitch accounted for the largest portion at approximately 44%, followed by YouTube at 34.8% and Kick at 20.2%.

Amid the intense interest, Twitch experienced service disruptions. Twitch stated that an issue impacting multiple areas of the site had occurred, and some users reported seeing a black screen instead of video on individual streams. However, Twitch did not disclose the specific cause of the outage, making it impossible to definitively conclude that GTA6 traffic was the direct cause.

Usage on Netflix also increased significantly. According to market research firm Sensor Tower's analysis of US users, mobile app usage during the release timeframe rose by approximately 50% compared to the average for the same time window over the preceding 12 Thursdays. Web usage jumped by more than 125%. The 26-minute 'GTA6: An Extended Look' also reached No. 1 on Netflix's Top 10 Movies list the following day. This metric also reflects overall Netflix usage changes rather than the viewer count for the video itself.

The video was produced using actual in-game footage captured on PS5. It premiered on Netflix before being published on Rockstar Games' official YouTube channel six hours later. GTA6 is currently under development by Rockstar Games, a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive, and is scheduled to launch on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.