The PlayStation 5 passed 100 million units shipped worldwide as of November 10, 2026, according to the sales data page of Sony Interactive Entertainment. The console, launched on November 12, 2020, reached the mark two days before its sixth anniversary and became the eighth in history to pass 100 million, according to Sony and Nintendo data.
The figure refers to units shipped to stores and distributors (sell-in), not consoles bought by players. As of September 30, Sony had shipped 97.9 million; the last stretch came at the start of the holiday season. The PS5 took longer than the PS4, which reached 100 million in 5 years and 7 months, and it is still far from the PlayStation 2's record.
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| PS5 units shipped as of November 10, 2026 | 100 million |
| PlayStation monthly active users | 127 million |
| PS4 and PS5 games sold | 1.795 billion |
| PS5's best fiscal year | 20.8 million |
The best-selling consoles in history
With the PS5, eight consoles have passed 100 million, all from Sony or Nintendo. The PlayStation 2 is still first with more than 160 million, followed closely by the Nintendo Switch, at 157.20 million as of September 30, which could overtake it in the coming quarters. Microsoft does not publish sales figures for its Xbox consoles, so they are not in this ranking:
| PlayStation 2 | Sony | 2000 | 160.00 |
| Nintendo Switch | Nintendo | 2017 | 157.20 |
| Nintendo DS | Nintendo | 2004 | 154.02 |
| Game Boy / Game Boy Color | Nintendo | 1989 | 118.69 |
| PlayStation 4 | Sony | 2013 | 117.00 |
| PlayStation | Sony | 1994 | 102.40 |
| Wii | Nintendo | 2006 | 101.63 |
| PlayStation 5 | Sony | 2020 | 100.00 |
| PlayStation 3 | Sony | 2006 | 87.40 |
| Game Boy Advance | Nintendo | 2001 | 81.51 |
| PSP | Sony | 2004 | 76.40 |
| Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo | 2011 | 75.94 |
| Nintendo 64 | Nintendo | 1996 | 32.93 |
| Nintendo Switch 2 | Nintendo | 2025 | 26.35 |
| Nintendo GameCube | Nintendo | 2001 | 21.74 |
| Wii U | Nintendo | 2012 | 13.56 |
Source: Sony Interactive Entertainment and Nintendo investor relations; units shipped to stores (sell-in). Sony's figures are rounded ("more than") and those for discontinued consoles correspond to the last reported date; Nintendo's are as of September 30, 2026. Launch years refer to the debut in Japan or the first market. The Nintendo Switch 2, launched in 2025, has already shipped 26.35 million.
PS5 versus PS4: which reached 100 million first
The PS5 had a slow start because of the chip shortage and the pandemic, which made it hard to buy during its first two years. After 24 quarters on the market, the PS4 had shipped 103.0 million and the PS5 97.9 million. The PS5 gained ground with its best holiday quarters (9.5 million between October and December 2024), but its pace slowed in 2026:
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| PlayStation 5 | PlayStation 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Q2 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Q3 | 10.1 | 10.4 |
| Q4 | 13.4 | 13.8 |
| Q5 | 17.3 | 20.2 |
| Q6 | 19.3 | 22.5 |
| Q7 | 21.7 | 25.4 |
| Q8 | 25.0 | 29.4 |
| Q9 | 32.1 | 37.8 |
| Q10 | 38.4 | 40.2 |
| Q11 | 41.7 | 43.7 |
| Q12 | 46.6 | 47.6 |
| Q13 | 54.8 | 57.3 |
| Q14 | 59.3 | 60.2 |
| Q15 | 61.7 | 63.5 |
| Q16 | 65.5 | 67.7 |
| Q17 | 75.0 | 76.7 |
| Q18 | 77.8 | 79.2 |
| Q19 | 80.3 | 82.4 |
| Q20 | 84.3 | 86.3 |
| Q21 | 92.2 | 94.4 |
| Q22 | 93.7 | 97.0 |
| Q23 | 95.3 | 100.2 |
| Q24 | 97.9 | 103.0 |
| Fiscal year (April-March) | Apr-Jun | Jul-Sep | Oct-Dec | Jan-Mar | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | – | – | 4.5 | 3.3 | 7.8 |
| 2021 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 11.5 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 19.1 |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 20.8 |
| 2024 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 18.5 |
| 2025 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 16.0 |
| 2026 | 1.6 | 2.6 | – | – | 4.2 |
Source: Sony Interactive Entertainment; millions of PS5 units shipped, including returned and refurbished products. To catch the PS2, the PS5 would need another 60 million; at its 2025 pace (16 million a year) it would take almost four more years, a simple calculation that does not account for an eventual PS6. For the most anticipated console release of the year, GTA 6, the PS5 is one of the main platforms.
PlayStation's business beyond the PS5 console
For Sony, the console is the entry point: the big money is in games and subscriptions. More than 1.795 billion games have been sold for the PS4 and PS5 as of September 30, 2026, including digital downloads, and the PlayStation network had 127 million monthly active users. In the fiscal year that ended in March 2026, 317.9 million games were sold for both consoles, the highest in the series, and 154.3 million more were sold between April and September 2026:
Source: Sony Interactive Entertainment. Sony stopped shipping the PS4 in volume in 2021: its last fiscal year with data, from April 2021 to March 2022, added just one million units, and Sony set its final figure at more than 117 million as of June 30, 2022. The PS5 still sells about 16 million a year, so it could overtake the PS4 in a little over a year if it keeps that pace, our own estimate that depends on demand and the next-generation cycle.
Frequently asked questions
How many PS5s have been sold?
More than 100 million units shipped as of November 10, 2026, according to Sony.
What is the best-selling console in history?
The PlayStation 2, with more than 160 million. The Nintendo Switch follows, at 157.20 million as of September 30, 2026.
Did the PS4 or the PS5 sell more?
So far the PS4, with more than 117 million. The PS5 reached 100 million more slowly than the PS4.
