May 2024 VGChartz Estimates Thread - Worldwide Estimates Out Now

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Worldwide estimates for May 2024

Link to the VGChartz article here.

PS5 Best-Seller, Switch Tops 140M Lifetime - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for May 2024

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 813,907 units sold for May 2024, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 58.78 million units lifetime worldwide.

The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 592,532 units to bring its lifetime sales to 140.45 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 233,149 units to bring their lifetime sales to 28.74 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 4,237 units to bring its lifetime sales to 117.18 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2017 are down by nearly 311,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 86,000 units. PS4 sold 1,124,866 units for the month of May 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 318,867 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 180,730 (-18.2%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 96,618 units (-29.3%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 870,547 units (-59.5%). The PlayStation 4 is down by 12,871 units (-75.2%) year-over-year. 

Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are down by over 11,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by over 25,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are down by over 35,000 units.

2024 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 5.97 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 3.72 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 1.52 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 May 2024 (Followed by lifetime sales):

1. PlayStation 5 - 813,907 (58,776,134)
2. Switch - 592,532 (140,454,214)
3. Xbox Series X|S - 233,149 (28,740,390)
4. PlayStation 4 - 4,237 (117,176,217)

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

1. PlayStation 5 - 289,885
2. Switch - 136,494
3. Xbox Series X|S - 131,095
4. PlayStation 4 - 918

Europe hardware estimates for May 2024:

1. PlayStation 5 - 300,126
2. Switch - 158,473
3. Xbox Series X|S - 68,592
4. PlayStation 4 - 2,618

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

1. Switch - 285,809
2. PlayStation 5 - 199,205
3. Xbox Series X|S - 22,085
4. PlayStation 4 - 622

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

1. PlayStation 5 - 24,691
2. Switch - 11,756
3. Xbox Series X|S - 11,377
4. PlayStation 4 - 79

Weekly Sales:

Global May 11, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 202,721
2. Switch - 150,156
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 55,647
4. PlayStation 4 - 1,261

Global May 18, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 189,127
2. Switch - 142,891
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 55,144
4. PlayStation 4 - 833

Global May 25, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 197,609
2. Switch - 151,304
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 59,645
4. PlayStation 4 - 877

Global June 1, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 224,450
2. Switch - 148,181
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 62,713
4. PlayStation 4 - 1,266