Sony has sold 100 million PlayStation 5 consoles
By mid-November 2026, global PlayStation 5 shipments had surpassed 100 million units. It took almost six years to reach this milestone after the console launched worldwide in November 2020.
A sharp increase in shipments at the start of autumn was instrumental in pushing the total past hundert million. The financial report for the third quarter, which ended on September 30, 2026, put the number of units shipped at 97.9 million. That means around 2.1 million more consoles were sold over the next 40 days.
This surge is directly linked to the market gearing up for the release of Grand Theft Auto VI, scheduled for November 19. Stores are building up inventory ahead of the game’s launch; it will initially be released only on consoles, not PC.
With sales exceeding 100 million units, PlayStation 5 has entered the top ten best-selling home and handheld gaming systems, taking eighth place. Until now, only platforms from two manufacturers—Sony and Nintendo—had crossed this threshold.
The best-selling consoles of all time are now ranked as follows:
- PlayStation 2 – 160 million;
- Nintendo Switch – 157.2 million;
- Nintendo DS – 154.02 million;
- Game Boy and Game Boy Color – 118.69 million;
- PlayStation 4 – 117,2 million;
- Original PlayStation – 102.49 million;
- Nintendo Wii – 101.63 million;
- PlayStation 5 – more than 100 million;
- PlayStation 3 – 87,4 million;
- Xbox 360 – 84 million.
Forecasts suggest that the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI and the holiday shopping rush will allow PlayStation 5 to overtake Nintendo Wii and the original PlayStation in the coming months, moving up to sixth place in the global rankings.
