Summary
Kalshi claims an estimated 1.5 million Americans could take GTA VI release day off work.The post provides no survey or methodology for the figure.Rockstar Games lists the launch date as November 19, 2026.
Grand Theft Auto VI could become a day off for an estimated 1.5 million Americans, according to a claim shared by prediction market platform Kalshi.
In a September 6 post on X, Kalshi said that roughly 1.5 million people in the United States are expected to take time away from work to play on release day. The post did not identify a survey, link to research or explain how that estimate was calculated.
That distinction matters: the figure is a projection, not a confirmed count of workers who have booked leave. While the post adds to the conversation around the game’s launch, it does not establish how many people will actually miss work.
Rockstar Games currently lists November 19, 2026 as the release date for Grand Theft Auto VI. Set in the fictional state of Leonida, the game follows Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos through a criminal conspiracy that takes them across Vice City and beyond.
For now, the date is official. The scale of the proposed launch-day exodus from work remains an estimate.