April 2024 VGChartz Estimates Thread - America, Europe, and Japan Estimates Out Now

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Worldwide estimates for April 2024

Link to the VGChartz article here.

PS5 Best-Seller, NS Drops 50% YoY - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for April 2024

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 825,315 units sold for April 2024, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 58.01 million units lifetime worldwide.

The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 626,448 units to bring its lifetime sales to 139.86 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 208,110 units to bring their lifetime sales to 28.51 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 4,334 units to bring its lifetime sales to 117.17 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2017 are down by over 157,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by over 164,000 units. PS4 sold 982,423 units for the month of April 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 372,202 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 374,029 (-31.2%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 164,969 units (-44.2%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 627,414 units (-50.0%). The PlayStation 4 is down by 13,598 units (-75.8%) year-over-year. 

Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are down by nearly 591,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are down by over 143,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are down by nearly 232,000 units.

2024 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 5.20 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 3.12 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 1.29 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 April 2024 (Followed by lifetime sales):

1. PlayStation 5 - 825,315 (58,011,227)
2. Switch - 626,448 (139,860,242)
3. Xbox Series X|S - 208,110 (28,512,541)
4. PlayStation 4 - 4,334 (117,171,980)

Americas (US, Canada, Latin America) hardware estimates for April 2024:

1. PlayStation 5 - 306,150
2. Switch - 148,840
3. Xbox Series X|S - 122,006
4. PlayStation 4 - 965

Europe hardware estimates for April 2024:

1. PlayStation 5 - 262,015
2. Switch - 137,912
3. Xbox Series X|S - 53,225
4. PlayStation 4 - 2,736

Asia (Japan, mainland Asia, Middle East) hardware estimates for April 2024:

1. Switch - 326,999
2. PlayStation 5 - 231,438
3. Xbox Series X|S - 22,495
4. PlayStation 4 - 548

Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) hardware estimates for April 2024:

1. PlayStation 5 - 25,712
2. Switch - 12,697
3. Xbox Series X|S - 10,384
4. PlayStation 4 - 85

Weekly Sales:

Global April 13, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 215,045
2. Switch - 176,863
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 53,086
4. PlayStation 4 - 710

Global April 20, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 188,974
2. Switch - 164,628
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 51,156
4. PlayStation 4 - 749

Global April 27, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 206,904
2. Switch - 153,316
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 51,262
4. PlayStation 4 - 1,591

Global May 4, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 214,392
2. Switch - 131,641
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 52,606
4. PlayStation 4 - 1,284

Last edited by trunkswd - on 30 May 2024