January 2025 VGChartz Estimates Thread - Worldwide Estimates Out Now

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Americas estimates for January 2025

Link to the VGChartz article here.

PS5 Best-Seller, Sales Drop for All - Americas Hardware Estimates for January 2025

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in the Americas (USA, Canada, & Latin America) with 301,863 units sold for January 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 29.52 million units lifetime in the Americas.

The Nintendo Switch was the second best-selling console with an estimated 148,401 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 56.33 million units. The Xbox Series X|S came in third place with 146,342 units sold to bring its lifetime sales to 19.79 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2018 are up by over 41,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 120,000 units. PS4 sold 260,654 units for the month of January 2018 and Xbox One sales were at 266,221 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 167,676 (-35.7%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 137,697 units (-48.5%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 162,402 units (-52.3%). It should be noted January 2025 tracking period consisted of four weeks, while January 2024 consisted of five weeks.

Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are down by 1.37 million units, Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 0.57 million units, and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 0.83 million units.

Monthly Sales:

Americas hardware estimates for January 2025 (Followed by lifetime sales):

1. PlayStation 5 - 301,863 (29,522,381)
2. Switch - 148,401 (56,328,331)
3. Xbox Series X|S - 146,342 (19,789,989)

USA hardware estimates for January 2025:

1. PlayStation 5 - 250,191
2. Switch - 125,128
3. Xbox Series X|S - 123,792

Weekly Sales:

January 11, 2025 hardware estimates:

Americas:

1. PlayStation 5 - 82,761
2. Switch - 42,688
3. Xbox Series X|S - 42,079

USA:

1. PlayStation 5 - 68,651
2. Switch - 35,909
3. Xbox Series X|S - 35,463

January 18, 2025 hardware estimates:

Americas:

1. PlayStation 5 - 76,286
2. Switch - 38,801
3. Xbox Series X|S - 38,202

USA:

1. PlayStation 5 - 63,235
2. Switch - 32,676
3. Xbox Series X|S - 32,259

January 25, 2025 hardware estimates:

Americas:

1. PlayStation 5 - 73,024
2. Switch - 35,207
3. Xbox Series X|S - 34,807

USA:

1. PlayStation 5 - 60,472
2. Switch - 29,718
3. Xbox Series X|S - 29,476

February 1, 2025 hardware estimates:

Americas:

1. PlayStation 5 - 69,792
2. Switch - 31,705
3. Xbox Series X|S - 31,254

USA:

1. PlayStation 5 - 57,833
2. Switch - 26,825
3. Xbox Series X|S - 26,594