December 2023 VGChartz Estimates Thread - Worldwide Estimates Out

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Worldwide Hardware Estimates for December 2023

Link to VGChartz article here.

PS5 Sells 3.71M, PS5 and XS Sales Climb YoY - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for December 2023

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 3,714,932 units sold for December 2023, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 52.65 million units lifetime worldwide.

The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 3,181,704 units to bring its lifetime sales to 136.26 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 1,854,862 units to bring their lifetime sales to 27.23 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 28,240 units to bring its lifetime sales to 117.15 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2016 are down by over 889,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 899,000 units. PS4 sold 4,604,141 units for the month of December 2016 and Xbox One sales were at 2,753,607 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are up by 641,024 (20.9%). Xbox Series X|S sales are up by 267,826 units (16.9%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 913,986 units (-22.3%). The PlayStation 4 is down by 28,801 units (-50.5%) year-over-year.

Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are up by over 169,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by nearly 824,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are up by over 1,501,000 units. 

2023 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 21.64 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 15.90 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 7.50 million units.

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

Monthly Sales:

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

1. PlayStation 5 - 3,714,932 (52,647,376)
2. Switch - 3,181,704 (136,258,010)
3. Xbox Series X|S - 1,854,862 (27,228,480)
4. PlayStation 4 - 28,240 (117,149,072)

Americas (US, Canada, Latin America) hardware estimates for December 2023:

1. PlayStation 5 - 1,816,666
2. Switch - 1,466,692
3. Xbox Series X|S - 1,346,557
4. PlayStation 4 - 8,807

Europe hardware estimates for December 2023:

1. PlayStation 5 - 1,181,934
2. Switch - 968,760
3. Xbox Series X|S - 354,953
4. PlayStation 4 - 10,573

Asia (Japan, mainland Asia, Middle East) hardware estimates for December 2023:

1. Switch - 623,864
2. PlayStation 5 - 553,811
3. Xbox Series X|S - 40,970
4. PlayStation 4 - 8,202

Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) hardware estimates for December 2023:

1. PlayStation 5 - 162,521
2. Switch - 122,388
3. Xbox Series X|S - 112,382
4. PlayStation 4 - 658

Weekly Sales:

Global December 2, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 790,061
2. Switch - 687,855
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 434,339
4. PlayStation 4 - 5,385
   

Global December 9, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 728,314
2. Switch - 626,579
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 359,239
4. PlayStation 4 - 6,599

Global December 16, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 826,036
2. Switch - 670,660
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 389,822
4. PlayStation 4 - 7,245

Global December 23, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 894,005
2. Switch - 783,143
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 456,716
4. PlayStation 4 - 5,703

Global December 30, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 476,516
2. Switch - 413,467
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 214,746
4. PlayStation 4 - 3,308