GTA 6 Loses Its Record for Most-Viewed Trailer to Avengers: Doomsday

The trailer for *Avengers: Doomsday* has nearly reached 503 million views in 24 hours, snatching the record from *GTA 6*, which had held it since May 2025.

GTA 6 had been boasting for over a year that it had the most-viewed trailer in 24 hours in the history of video games. That’s over now: Avengers: Doomsday has just snatched the crown with a figure that even Marvel didn’t expect so soon.

The movie’s new trailer racked up 503 million views on its first day, marking the second-best trailer debut in history and the biggest launch Disney has ever achieved with a single video. To put that in context: the second GTA 6 trailer, released in May 2025, reached 475 million views across all platforms. A difference of just over 25 million views was enough for Rockstar to lose a record it had held ever since—just as the community continues to await the game’s third trailer.

The New Ranking of Most-Viewed Trailers

With this result, the undisputed top spot remains unchanged: it’s held by Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which in March 2026 shattered all records with 719 million views in 24 hours and has already surpassed 1 billion cumulative views. Avengers: Doomsday slips into second place, pushing GTA 6 down to third on the podium.

“That poster was always going to draw an audience, but 503 million views is still a staggering number,” TweakTown summarized regarding the release of the Marvel trailer.

Why the Number Matters (and why it shouldn’t worry Rockstar)

The fact that GTA 6 missed out on a view count record says nothing about sales or the game’s release: it’s a snapshot of a very specific moment—that of a trailer premiering on a single night with the whole world watching at once. *Avengers: Doomsday arrives with the weight of the entire Marvel universe behind it and a full-throttle Disney marketing campaign, so losing that specific race doesn’t change the actual hype surrounding [Leonida]’s map (/map) or what’s known about [Jason and Lucia] (/characters).

That said, the data makes it clear just how tight the competition is in 2026: three releases in different months separated by relatively small margins in the hundreds of millions. If Rockstar wants to reclaim first or second place, the third GTA 6 trailer is coming at the perfect time to make a run at it, riding on a year and a half’s worth of built-up anticipation.

What We Know (and Don’t Know) About the Third Trailer

So far, Rockstar hasn’t confirmed a date for a new trailer or commented on this comparison of figures. Everything on the table remains what’s already been officially confirmed: you can review it in the confirmed section of the site. What is certain is that, if Rockstar decides to make a move with a new trailer before launch—given the current race for view counts—it won’t lack motivation to try to reclaim the number one spot.

In the meantime, the showdown between these entertainment giants will continue to make headlines. You can follow all the latest updates in the more news section of the website.