Worldwide estimates for February 2025
Link to the VGChartz article here.
PS5 Sells Over 1.1M, NS Nears 150M - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for February 2025
The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 1,174,391 units sold for February 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 74.15 million units lifetime worldwide.
The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 514,238 units to bring its lifetime sales to 149.70 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 261,462 units to bring their lifetime sales to 32.46 million units.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2018 are down by nearly 144,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 239,000 units. PS4 sold 1,318,264 units for the month of February 2018 and Xbox One sales were at 500,050 units.
PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 88,523 (-7.0%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 69,432 units (-21.0%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 233,483 units (-31.2%).
Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are up by over 237,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by nearly 52,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are down by nearly 50,000 units.
2025 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 2.11 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 1.08 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.47 million units.

Monthly Sales:
Global hardware estimates for February 2025 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- PlayStation 5 - 1,174,391 (74,145,787)
- Switch - 514,238 (149,704,375)
- Xbox Series X|S - 261,462 (32,461,899)
- PlayStation 5 - 370,190
- Xbox Series X|S - 193,789
- Switch - 158,829
- PlayStation 5 - 406,714
- Switch - 118,953
- Xbox Series X|S - 41,321
- PlayStation 5 - 364,831
- Switch - 224,413
- Xbox Series X|S - 13,460
- PlayStation 5 - 32,656
- Xbox Series X|S - 12,892
- Switch - 12,043
Weekly Sales:
Global February 8, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 232,131
- Switch - 125,298
- Xbox Series X|S - 57,065
Global February 15, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 243,960
- Switch - 124,794
- Xbox Series X|S - 60,086
Global February 22, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 246,866
- Switch - 127,830
- Xbox Series X|S - 63,931
Global March 1, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 451,434
- Switch - 136,316
- Xbox Series X|S - 80,380
VGChartz Sales Analyst and Writer - William D'Angelo - I stream on Twitch and have my own YouTube channel discussing gaming sales and news, as well as posting random gaming content. Follow me on Bluesky.
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