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2025 Worldwide Sales Comparison Charts Through January - PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch
Here we see data representing the sales through to consumers and change in sales performance of the three current platforms (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch) and two legacy platforms (PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) over comparable periods for 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Also shown is the market share for each of the consoles over the same periods.
Year to Date Sales Comparison (Same Periods Covered)


Market Share (Same Periods Covered)

2021 – (January 2021 to January 2022)
2022 – (January 2022 to January 2023)
2023 – (January 2023 to January 2024)
2024 – (January 2024 to January 2025)
"Year to date" sales for 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 sales are shown in series at the top of the table and then just below a comparison of 2024 versus 2023 and 2024 versus 2022 is displayed. This provides an easy-to-view summary of all the data.
Total Sales and Market Share for Each Year

Microsoft
- Xbox Series X|S
- 209,729 units sold year-to-date
- Down year-on-year 199,089 units (-48.7%)
Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch
- 563,868 units sold year-to-date
- Down year-on-year 395,977 units (-41.3%)
Sony
- PlayStation 5
- 937,226 units sold year-to-date
- Down year-on-year 423,461 units (-31.1%)
Note: VGChartz 2025, 2023, and 2022 estimates through January includes 4 weeks, while 2024 estimates includes 5 weeks.
Last edited by trunkswd - on 05 March 2025VGChartz Sales Analyst and Writer - William D'Angelo - I stream on Twitch and have my own YouTube channel discussing gaming sales and news. Follow me on Bluesky.
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