2026 Worldwide Sales Comparison Charts Through May - Switch 2 vs PS5 vs Xbox Series vs Switch - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 July 2026 / 8,804 Views
Here we see data representing the sales through to consumers and change in sales performance of the four platforms still on the market (Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 1) over comparable periods for 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. Also shown is the market share for each of the consoles over the same periods.
Year to Date Sales Comparison (Same Periods Covered)
Market Share (Same Periods Covered)
2023 - (January 2023 to May 2023)
2024 - (January 2024 to May 2024)
2025 - (January 2025 to May 2025)
2026 - (January 2026 to May 2026)
"Year to date" sales for 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 sales are shown in series at the top of the table and then just below a comparison of 2026 versus 2025 and 2026 versus 2024 is displayed. This provides an easy-to-view summary of all the data.
Total Sales and Market Share for Each Year
Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch 2
- 5.17 million units sold year-to-date
- Nintendo Switch 1
- 1.01 million units sold year-to-date
- Down year-on-year 1,282,357 units (-56.0%)
Sony
- PlayStation 5
- 2.91 million units sold year-to-date
- Down year-on-year 1,636,802 units (-36.0%)
Microsoft
- Xbox Series X|S
- 0.61 million units sold year-to-date
- Down year-on-year 534,399 units (-46.5%)
Note: VGChartz 2026, 2025, and 2023 estimates through May includes 21 weeks, while 2024 estimates includes 22 weeks.
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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it's a blood bath, we need new consoles out immediately, kind of funny people talking about delays, if anything, we needed the PS6 this year! not next year
new consoles have the highest value the earlier they come out, if the price is going to be crazy high, i'd rather buy a PS6 than a PS5 Pro, the PS6 obviously would have higher value
63.7% of the market in Nintendo's hands currently.
36.3% for the combined Microsoft and Sony.
As a Nintendo fan this makes me smile, but I'm under no illusion that this situation isn't the result of trade issues linked to the Trump tariff slump and the AI bubble increasing demand for components outstripping their supply... and how suppliers are in the precarious position of whether to increase supply to maintain growth on their end at the risk of bubbles popping or more sudden random shifts in US trade policy at any time.
So, right now, market forces are pushing the natural end of the generation a year or two earlier than Sony and Microsoft were likely planning.
I’ll be interested to see how Nintendo can turn things around after their price increase crashes their sales. I think it’ll be an inevitability as people come to see that this is the new normal, and Switch 2 is still in the acceptable price range, although pushing a little higher to the roof. Late 2026 and most of 2027 will be a slow year. And Nintendo will need a special game if they want to lift that again. Luckily, it takes little stretch of the imagination to think of several possibilities given we still haven’t seen a Mario, Zelda, or Animal Crossing, which have all proven to be now be part of their giant system-selling franchises. And that's before getting into more of their highly attractive smaller franchises and retainment games like Pokemon, NSMB, and Smash (which can often go a long way in helping to drive sales).
