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trunkswd on 23 February 2023
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Worldwide Hardware Estimates for January 2023

Link to VGChartz article here.

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 1,257,932 units sold for January 2023, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 31.77 million units lifetime worldwide.

The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 1,140,489 units to bring its lifetime sales to 121.83 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 456,921 units to bring their lifetime sales to 20.68 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 14,760 units to bring its lifetime sales to 117.07 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2016 are up by nearly 446,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are up by over 170,000 units. PS4 sold 812,262 units for the month of January 2016 and Xbox One sales were at 286,735 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are up by 549,233 (77.5%). Nintendo Switch sales are down by 187,998 units (-14.2%) and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 148,629 units (-24.5%). The PlayStation 4 is down 56,474 units (-79.3%) year-over-year.

Looking at sales month-on-month, the PlayStation 5 sales are down by over 1.84 million units, Nintendo Switch sales are down by over 2.95 million units, and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by over 1.22 million units. It should be noted this is comparing January 2023 estimates to December 2022 estimates, the biggest sales month of the year.

Check out the breakdown of the Americas sales here, the Europe sales here, and the Japan sales here.

Monthly Sales:

Global hardware estimates for January 2023 (Followed by lifetime sales):

  1. PlayStation 5 - 1,257,932 (31,767,146)
  2. Switch - 1,140,489 (121,827,708)
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 456,921 (20,683,634)
  4. PlayStation 4 - 14,760 (117,071,104)
Americas (US, Canada, Latin America) hardware estimates for January 2023:
  1. PlayStation 5 - 493,793
  2. Switch - 331,728
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 309,620
  4. PlayStation 4 - 4,380
Europe hardware estimates for January 2023:
  1. PlayStation 5 - 406,910
  2. Switch - 336,316
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 100,121
  4. PlayStation 4 - 3,225
Asia (Japan, mainland Asia, Middle East) hardware estimates for January 2023:
  1. Switch - 440,013
  2. PlayStation 5 - 313,939
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 22,286
  4. PlayStation 4 - 6,951
Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) hardware estimates for January 2023:
  1. PlayStation 5 - 43,290
  2. Switch - 32,432
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 24,894
  4. PlayStation 4 - 204

Weekly Sales:

Global January 7, 2023 hardware estimates:

  1. Switch - 383,470
  2. PlayStation 5 - 329,646
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 119,585
  4. PlayStation 4 - 4,316

Global January 14, 2023 hardware estimates:

  1. PlayStation 5 - 285,404
  2. Switch - 263,623
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 106,226
  4. PlayStation 4 - 3,104

Global January 21, 2023 hardware estimates:

  1. PlayStation 5 - 293,543
  2. Switch - 236,540
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 109,020
  4. PlayStation 4 - 4,468

Global January 28, 2023 hardware estimates:

  1. PlayStation 5 - 349,339
  2. Switch - 256,856
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 122,090
  4. PlayStation 4 - 2,872


VGChartz Sales Analyst and Writer - William D'Angelo - I stream on Twitch and have my own YouTube. Follow me on Twitter @TrunksWD.

Writer of the Sales Comparison | Weekly Hardware Breakdown | Top 10 | Weekly Sales Analysis | Marketshare Features, as well as daily news on the Video Game Industry.