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Worldwide estimates for July 2024

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PS5 Tops 60M LT, XS Sales Up YoY - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for July 2024

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 963,256 units sold for July 2024, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 60.16 million units lifetime worldwide.

The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 652,682 units to bring its lifetime sales to 142.06 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 435,170 units to bring their lifetime sales to 29.64 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 3,418 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 176,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are up by over 124,000 units. PS4 sold 1,139,006 units for the month of July 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 311,005 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 285,626 (-22.9%). Xbox Series X|S sales are up by 64,206 units (17.3%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 314,039 units (-32.5%). The PlayStation 4 is down by -3,158 units (-87.1%) year-over-year.

Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are down by nearly 29,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by over 97,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are down by over 102,000 units.

2024 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 7.45 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 5.32 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 2.42 million units.

Monthly Sales:

Global hardware estimates for July 2024 (Followed by lifetime sales):

  1. PlayStation 5 - 963,256 (60,163,605)
  2. Switch - 652,682 (142,058,669)
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 435,170 (29,636,792)
  4. PlayStation 4 - 3,418 (117,183,231)
Americas (US, Canada, Latin America) hardware estimates for July 2024:
  1. PlayStation 5 - 427,990
  2. Xbox Series X|S - 300,634
  3. Switch - 176,263
  4. PlayStation 4 - 987
Europe hardware estimates for July 2024:
  1. PlayStation 5 - 250,139
  2. Switch - 144,855
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 83,963
  4. PlayStation 4 - 1,388
Asia (Japan, mainland Asia, Middle East) hardware estimates for July 2024:
  1. Switch - 317,843
  2. PlayStation 5 - 254,800
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 28,340
  4. PlayStation 4 - 958
Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) hardware estimates for July 2024:
  1. PlayStation 5 - 30,327
  2. Xbox Series X|S - 22,233
  3. Switch - 13,721
  4. PlayStation 4 - 85

Weekly Sales:

Global July 13, 2024 hardware estimates:

  1. PlayStation 5 - 205,134
  2. Switch - 154,590
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 79,323
  4. PlayStation 4 - 1,030

Global July 20, 2024 hardware estimates:

  1. PlayStation 5 - 272,045
  2. Switch - 171,198
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 121,928
  4. PlayStation 4 - 937

Global July 27, 2024 hardware estimates:

  1. PlayStation 5 - 244,378
  2. Switch - 162,719
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 118,420
  4. PlayStation 4 - 758

Global August 3, 2024 hardware estimates:

  1. PlayStation 5 - 241,699
  2. Switch - 164,175
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 115,499
  4. PlayStation 4 - 693


VGChartz Sales Analyst and Writer - William D'Angelo - I stream on Twitch and have my own YouTubeFollow me on Twitter, Bluesky, and Threads.

I post and adjust the VGChartz hardware estimates, with help from Machina.

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