Worldwide estimates for September 2024
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PS5 Best-Seller, XS Tops 30M LT - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for September 2024
The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 1,026,820 units sold for September 2024, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 61.94 million units lifetime worldwide.
The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 794,115 units to bring its lifetime sales to 143.49 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 293,587 units to bring their lifetime sales to 30.14 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 2,624 units to bring its lifetime sales to 117.19 million units.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2017 are down by nearly 363,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by over 227,000 units. PS4 sold 1,389,603 units for the month of September 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 520,654 units.
PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 682,135 (-39.9%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 368,638 units (-55.7%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 220,977 units (-21.8%). The PlayStation 4 is down by 18,136 units (-87.4%) year-over-year.
Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are up by nearly 128,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by nearly 30,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are up by over 158,000 units.
2024 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 9.57 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 6.75 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 2.94 million units.
Monthly Sales:
Global hardware estimates for September 2024 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- PlayStation 5 - 1,026,820 (61,935,334)
- Switch - 794,115 (143,488,591)
- Xbox Series X|S - 293,587 (30,135,309)
- PlayStation 4 - 2,624 (117,188,245)
- PlayStation 5 - 328,817
- Switch - 189,915
- Xbox Series X|S - 171,889
- PlayStation 4 - 1,130
- PlayStation 5 - 456,512
- Switch - 166,307
- Xbox Series X|S - 85,384
- PlayStation 4 - 1,052
- Switch - 422,165
- PlayStation 5 - 215,502
- Xbox Series X|S - 22,474
- PlayStation 4 - 344
- PlayStation 5 - 25,989
- Switch - 15,728
- Xbox Series X|S - 13,840
- PlayStation 4 - 98
Weekly Sales:
Global September 7, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 224,211
- Switch - 159,408
- Xbox Series X|S - 60,380
- PlayStation 4 - 516
Global September 14, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 203,766
- Switch - 137,149
- Xbox Series X|S - 57,662
- PlayStation 4 - 531
Global September 21, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 194,832
- Switch - 141,175
- Xbox Series X|S - 55,869
- PlayStation 4 - 526
Global September 28, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 197,179
- Switch - 191,509
- Xbox Series X|S - 57,720
- PlayStation 4 - 519
Global October 5, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 206,832
- Switch - 164,874
- Xbox Series X|S - 61,956
- PlayStation 4 - 532
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