April 2025 VGChartz Estimates Thread - Worldwide Estimates Out Now

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Worldwide estimates for April 2025

Link to the VGChartz article here.

PS5 Best-Seller, XS Sales Down Just 2% YoY - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for April 2025

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 671,845 units sold for April 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 75.58 million units lifetime worldwide.

The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 350,417 units to bring its lifetime sales to 150.36 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 205,866 units to bring their lifetime sales to 32.98 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2018 are down by nearly 382,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by over 130,000 units. PS4 sold 1,053,652 units for the month of April 2018 and Xbox One sales were at 335,885 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 111,370 (-14.2%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 4,424 units (-2.1%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 343,621 units (-49.5%).

Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are down by over 363,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are down by over 83,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are up by nearly 106,000 units.

2025 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 3.54 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 1.73 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.99 million units.

Monthly Sales:

Global hardware estimates for April 2025 (Followed by lifetime sales):

1. PlayStation 5 - 671,845 (75,575,096)
2. Switch - 350,417 (150,357,508)
3. Xbox Series X|S - 205,866 (32,979,363)

Americas (US, Canada, Latin America) hardware estimates for April 2025:

1. PlayStation 5 - 279,827
2. Xbox Series X|S - 140,510
3. Switch - 99,078

Europe hardware estimates for April 2025:

1. PlayStation 5 - 207,689
2. Switch - 78,461
3. Xbox Series X|S - 44,187

Asia (Japan, mainland Asia, Middle East) hardware estimates for April 2025:

1. Switch - 165,657
2. PlayStation 5 - 160,544
3. Xbox Series X|S - 9,015

Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) hardware estimates for April 2025:

1. PlayStation 5 - 23,785
2. Xbox Series X|S - 12,154
3. Switch - 7,221

Weekly Sales:

Global April 12, 2025 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 178,435
2. Switch - 84,610
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 51,481

Global April 19, 2025 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 168,677
2. Switch - 86,014
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 50,053

Global April 26, 2025 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 162,314
2. Switch - 86,268
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 49,566

Global May 3, 2025 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 162,419
2. Switch - 93,525
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 54,766