GTA 6 Hits an Estimated 12.1 Million Pre-Orders, About $1.18 Billion, Six Days Before Launch

GTA 6 is at an estimated 12.13 million pre-orders, six days before launch. That's about $1.18 billion, according to Sensor Tower's tracker as of the morning of November 13. Roughly three out of four of those are on PS5.

Big caveat up front: these are estimates from Sensor Tower, a market data company. They're not official numbers from Rockstar or Take-Two, who haven't shared a pre-order count. Treat them as a good guess, not a sales report.

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Still, even as a guess, it's a crazy number for a game that isn't out yet. If you're one of those 12 million, GTA 6 unlocks on November 19.

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The numbers

Sensor Tower's tracker counts digital pre-orders on PS5 and Xbox. Physical copies from stores aren't in there. So the real total, whatever it is, is higher.

How fast it's climbing

This thing has been going up fast. Here's how Sensor Tower's estimate moved over the last couple of weeks:

• Around November 2: about 7.71 million pre-orders, about $751 million
• November 11: about 10.31 million, roughly $1 billion
• November 13 (morning): about 12.13 million, about $1.18 billion

The latest jump was about 860,000 in a single day. With the pre-load already open since November 10 and launch close, a lot of people who were waiting are finally pulling the trigger.

One small thing on the money side. The reports don't all count revenue the same way, some talk gross and some don't say. So don't read too much into small differences between the dollar figures you see in different places. The copy count is the cleaner number to watch.

PS5 vs Xbox

The split has stayed around 75% PS5 and 25% Xbox the whole way. That's no shock. The PS5 has sold a lot more consoles this generation, and Sony has a big GTA 6 push going for GTA 6, including a PS5 bundle and limited DualSense controllers.

On the official side, both Sony and Microsoft have already said GTA 6 is the most pre-ordered game ever on the PlayStation Store and the Microsoft Store. So the estimates line up with what the platforms are saying, even if nobody's giving exact numbers.

Bigger than Cyberpunk

For comparison, the old pre-order benchmark people always bring up is Cyberpunk 2077, which had about 8 million pre-orders back in 2020. GTA 6 blew past that days ago, if these estimates are anywhere near right.

Take-Two has been hinting at this too. On its earnings call, CEO Strauss Zelnick said pre-orders were running "far ahead" of expectations. We covered that in our Take-Two Q2 earnings article.

If you pre-ordered, do this now

Twelve million people all trying to play on the same night is a lot. A few things worth doing before the 19th:

• Pre-load it. It's been open since November 10. Our pre-load and unlock times article has the times for your time zone.
• Check your storage. GTA 6 is about 210GB on PS5 and Xbox. On a launch PS5 that's around a third of the usable space. If you're tight, a PS5 NVMe SSD is the easy fix.
• Update your console ahead of time, so you're not stuck on a system update at unlock.
• Charge your controller. Sounds dumb, until it dies at 2am. A spare DualSense isn't a bad call if yours is drifting.

Everything else is in our GTA 6 launch checklist.

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Haven't pre-ordered?

You don't need to. It's a digital game, and digital copies don't sell out. The Standard Edition is $79.99. If you buy on launch day you'll just have to download the whole thing then, instead of having it ready to go. And if you still need a console, the PS5 is where most people are playing it, though stock has been tight going into Black Friday.

For release info, editions and everything else in one place, check our GTA 6 hub. We'll update this if Rockstar or Take-Two ever share real numbers.

FAQ

How many GTA 6 pre-orders are there?
About 12.13 million as of the morning of November 13, according to Sensor Tower's estimates. Rockstar and Take-Two haven't released an official number.

Is GTA 6 the most pre-ordered game ever?
Sony and Microsoft both say it's the most pre-ordered game ever on their stores. Sensor Tower's estimate is also well above Cyberpunk 2077's roughly 8 million.

How many GTA 6 pre-orders are on PS5?
About 9.08 million, roughly 75%, with about 3.06 million on Xbox.

When does GTA 6 come out?
November 19, 2026, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.