PS5 Outsells Switch 2, PS5 Tops 80M - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for September 2025 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 23 October 2025 / 43,598 Views
The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 1,156,571 units sold for September 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. The PS5 has sold 80.25 million units lifetime.
The Nintendo Switch 2 was the second best-selling console with an estimated 1,079,013 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 9.24 million units. The Nintendo Switch 1 was the third best-selling console with an estimated 311,009 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 151.93 million units. The Xbox Series X|S came in fourth place with 149,337 units sold to bring its lifetime sales to 33.68 million units.
Switch 2 sales compared to the fourth month for Switch 1 in 2017 are up by 0.46 million units, as the Switch 1 sold 622,621 units worldwide in June 2017.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2018 are down by over 337,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by over 371,000 units. PS4 sold 1,494,037 units for the month of September 2018 and Xbox One sales were at 520,809 units.
PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 91,049 (-7.3%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 145,350 units (-49.3%) and Nintendo Switch 1 sales are down by 519,006 units (-62.5%).
Looking at sales month-on-month, Nintendo Switch 2 sales are down by nearly 34,000 units, PlayStation 5 sales are up by nearly 281,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by nearly 26,000 units, and Nintendo Switch 1 sales are up by over 51,000.
2025 year-to-date, the Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 9.24 million units, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 8.21 million units, the Nintendo Switch 1 has sold 3.31 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 1.69 million units.
Monthly Sales:
Global hardware estimates for September 2025 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- PlayStation 5 - 1,156,571 (80,248,284)
- Switch 2 - 1,079,013 (9,239,199)
- Switch 1 - 311,009 (151,932,039)
- Xbox Series X|S - 149,337 (33,681,738)
- Switch 2 - 357,107
- PlayStation 5 - 225,618
- Xbox Series X|S - 87,793
- Switch 1 - 66,846
- PlayStation 5 - 488,054
- Switch 2 - 254,521
- Switch 1 - 70,599
- Xbox Series X|S - 41,956
- Switch 2 - 431,724
- PlayStation 5 - 409,115
- Switch 1 - 165,180
- Xbox Series X|S - 11,570
- Switch 2 - 35,661
- PlayStation 5 - 33,784
- Switch 1 - 8,384
- Xbox Series X|S - 8,018
Weekly Sales:
Global September 6, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 248,216
- Switch 2 - 226,484
- Switch 1 - 65,489
- Xbox Series X|S - 27,864
Global September 13, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 205,442
- Switch 2 - 204,557
- Switch 1 - 59,653
- Xbox Series X|S - 27,651
Global September 20, 2025 hardware estimates:
- Switch 2 - 214,847
- PlayStation 5 - 212,174
- Switch 1 - 55,408
- Xbox Series X|S - 29,890
Global September 27, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 231,898
- Switch 2 - 216,785
- Switch 1 - 63,520
- Xbox Series X|S - 32,451
Global October 4, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 258,841
- Switch 2 - 216,340
- Switch 1 - 66,939
- Xbox Series X|S - 31,481
VGChartz Methodology: Hardware estimates are based on retail sampling and trends in individual countries, which are then extrapolated to represent the wider region. This typically allows us to produce figures that end up being within 10% of the actual totals.
This data is regularly compared against official shipment figures released by the console manufacturers and figures estimated by regional trackers with greater market coverage than ourselves. We then update our own estimates to bring them into line with those figures. This can result in frequent changes often within a short space of time, but we feel it's important to prioritise accuracy over consistency.
Note that our estimates are based on sell-through data (units sold to consumers). In almost all cases the figures released by console manufacturers are based on shipment data (sell-in), where as soon as a device has left the factory and entered the supply chain for delivery it is considered a sale. This is why there is always a difference between the companies’ figures (sell-in) and VGChartz estimates (sell-through), even after we’ve made adjustments. The one exception to that is when a console has been discontinued and the remaining stock has finally sold out – at that point the figures will match.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can follow the author on Bluesky.
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Switch 1 just keeps on rolling.
Great result for the PS5, I'm looking forward to the companies' financial report, I believe that Battlefield 6 gave a boost to the PS5 in October
“The Switch 2 has sold 80.25 million units lifetime.” That’s a lot of units for only four months.
Impressive month for the PS5 and strong healthy sales for both Switch 2 and PlayStation 5.
Wow... all this really shows is how much of a FORCE the PS5 is in Europe
NS2 outsells PS5 everywhere but EU... where it sold almost double what NS2 sold
The European market pushed PS5 to the top spot worldwide in September, too.
PS5 had a sale in September, so that helped it push beyond the Switch 2 worldwide.
Xbox Series might struggle to even match PS4 2021 sales (XSX 1.691 millions so far vs PS4 2.446 milion).
Switch lead over PS5- 71.68M
PS4 lead over PS5- 36.95M
PS5 lead over xbox- 46.57M
And PS5 has a 71.01M lead over NS2. Neat how symmetric the different between NSW & PS5 is with PS5 & NS2
Great to see satanic corp decline massively! People are starting to wake up and boycotting satanic corporations
1.4M Switch and only 1.1M ps5.After Switch 2 Ps5 already collapse.The end of ps5 lifecycle.
He likes to combine the two to feed his narrative. lol
I'm gonna go and ask the obvious: How are 2 gens account for 1? will we do the same when ps6 launches along ps5? (bring back downvotes)
The official PS2 number is over 160M confirmed by Sony so you're wrong on that, peddle your drivel elsewhere.
Official and legal sonys numbers is numbers in 2012.155M end of production.After 13 years are not official.Are illegal.Sony give in 2012 only revenue combine numbers ps3 vita tv ps2 and no ps2 160M.Why this?Because ps2 155M only.
There is no point conversing anymore with you, the official number is 160M. I am not going to add to the derailment of this article anymore. You're wrong, everyone reading these comments knows you're wrong and the very site you're commenting on knows you're wrong as they already updated the number on the site. Deny all you want but no one is taking you seriously any longer, move on...
Sony in 2012 give only combine revenue pstv,vita,ps3,psp numbers and no ps2 units
Yes, over a million sold means the end of the PS5. That makes sense
A bit late to the party.
First, congrats to PS5!
Selling almost 2:1 in Europe compared to SW2 is an astonishing result that I had expected again around GTA6's release first.
Second, being down only -7% year-on-year is another strong indication that people are longing for discounts.
8:1 worldwide vs X|S in September, year-to-date almost 5:1. I can't remember any other time Playstation had outsold Xbox by that ratio.
In October, big retailers at least in Germany are running -20% discount programs for consoles and games. I am very much looking forward to estimates from October to December for PS5.
X|S taking another huge -49% year-on-year. If Xbox Next won't release earlier than Fall 2027, that's going to be a looong way.
I just hope Sony makes the right decisions for PS6 and hopefully won't give in to their dominance.
The PS5 sold more in non-Japan Asia than North plus south America combined? I hadn't even realised how big this region had become for consoles...
Is this growth in the Middle East, or in Mainland Asia?
It looks like Europe was one of the deciding factors for the lead. I expect Switch 2 globally to be the best-selling hardware this holiday season.
Hi, I'm new here. Can I ask you where do yo get this estimation?. The information from Asia is weird, because NSW2 has sold twice the amount of PS5 and you are assuming that in the rest of the Asia countries PS5 has sold more than NSW2.
Mainland Asia and Middle East must buy a lot of PS5's because it's certainly not Japan.
Man Xbox has only sold 1.7m units so far this year? That's crazy,
If they really make their next hardware super expensive will it even sell 10m with everything on PS now?
