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Internet provider Virgin Media has today reported a “record-breaking 24 hours” on its UK broadband network as gamers rushed to start pre-loading the GTA VI video game release – all c.212 GigaBytes of it (varying a bit between platforms) – ahead of its launch later this month.
The network’s previous record for evening peak period broadband traffic, set during the Arsenal v Atlético Madrid football match in the Champions League, was surpassed by 3.8%, while total daily data volumes exceeded the previous record set by the release of Fortnite Chapter 7 Mini Season on 1st November 2026 by 4%. At 11.05pm last night, the total volume of data downloaded exceeded the previous record for an entire day.
In the first hour of pre-loading yesterday, Virgin Media recorded a 51.6% increase in broadband traffic between midnight and 1am on Tuesday 10th November compared to the previous week, as downloads got underway. By 9am, the total volume of data downloaded was 73.3% higher than during the equivalent period last Tuesday 3 November.