Worldwide estimates for March 2025
Link to the VGChartz article here.
PS5 Sells Over 1.1M, NS Tops 150M - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for March 2025
The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 1,137,164 units sold for March 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 75.28 million units lifetime worldwide.
The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 547,216 units to bring its lifetime sales to 150.25 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 263,531 units to bring their lifetime sales to 32.73 million units.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2018 are down by nearly 199,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 328,000 units. PS4 sold 1,335,878 units for the month of March 2018 and Xbox One sales were at 591,414 units.
PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 141,771 (-11.1%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 99,909 units (-27.5%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 358,072 units (-39.6%).
Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are down by over 37,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by over 2,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are up by nearly 33,000 units.
2025 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 3.25 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 1.63 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.73 million units.

Monthly Sales:
Global hardware estimates for March 2025 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- PlayStation 5 - 1,137,164 (75,282,951)
- Switch - 547,216 (150,251,591)
- Xbox Series X|S - 263,531 (32,725,430)
- PlayStation 5 - 442,532
- Xbox Series X|S - 196,136
- Switch - 174,936
- PlayStation 5 - 312,534
- Switch - 124,816
- Xbox Series X|S - 44,988
- PlayStation 5 - 343,669
- Switch - 233,831
- Xbox Series X|S - 7,877
- PlayStation 5 - 38,429
- Xbox Series X|S - 14,530
- Switch - 13,633
Weekly Sales:
Global March 8, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 264,905
- Switch - 122,308
- Xbox Series X|S - 56,285
Global March 15, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 227,918
- Switch - 105,260
- Xbox Series X|S - 48,558
Global March 22, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 244,801
- Switch - 108,280
- Xbox Series X|S - 58,177
Global March 29, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 203,852
- Switch - 103,309
- Xbox Series X|S - 50,514
Global April 5, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 195,688
- Switch - 108,059
- Xbox Series X|S - 49,997
VGChartz 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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