GTA 5 touches 2,000 million hours viewed and returns to dominate streaming in 2025

More than a decade later, GTA 5 maintains its throne as one of the most viewed games of the year.

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There are figures that speak for themselves, and those of streaming in 2025 once again place Grand Theft Auto V at the top. Despite its age, Rockstar’s title continues to generate massive attention on live streaming platforms, demonstrating that its appeal goes far beyond sales or the passage of time.

The data collected by RockstarIntel shows that the game has accumulated between 1.9 and 1.95 billion hours viewed throughout 2025, a figure that few current titles can even approach. An impressive performance that confirms that Los Santos continues to be a magnet for creators and viewers.

GTA 5 and the dominance of streaming in 2025

Although the total volume remains enormous, the reports also point to a slight decline of around 5% compared to the previous year. It’s not a worrying collapse, but rather a sign of logical wear and tear after so many years at the forefront. Part of this decline could be explained by the delay of GTA 6 and the feeling of prolonged waiting among a part of the community.

• However, the key to success lies not in the story mode. Most views come from GTA Online, especially through role-playing servers and customized experiences created with FiveM. Many streamers turn their games into authentic series, with emerging plots, fixed characters, and their own rules that keep the interest day after day.

In the 2025 global ranking, GTA 5 would have closed the year as the second most-watched game in streaming, just behind League of Legends. Although Rockstar doesn’t receive direct income for each hour played, the purchase of FiveM makes it clear that the company is still closely watching this phenomenon and its weight within the future of the franchise.

With GTA 6 still on the horizon, everything suggests that GTA 5 will continue to be one of the great references of global streaming for some time. A reign that, against all odds, refuses to end.