September 2025 VGChartz Estimates Thread - Worldwide Out Now

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Worldwide estimates for September 2025

Link to the VGChartz article here.

PS5 Outsells Switch 2, PS5 Tops 80M - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for September 2025

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 1,156,571 units sold for September 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. The PS5 has sold 80.25 million units lifetime.

The Nintendo Switch 2 was the second best-selling console with an estimated 1,079,013 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 9.24 million units. The Nintendo Switch 1 was the third best-selling console with an estimated 311,009 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 151.93 million units. The Xbox Series X|S came in fourth place with 149,337 units sold to bring its lifetime sales to 33.68 million units.

Switch 2 sales compared to the fourth month for Switch 1 in 2017 are up by 0.46 million units, as the Switch 1 sold 622,621 units worldwide in June 2017.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2018 are down by over 337,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by over 371,000 units. PS4 sold 1,494,037 units for the month of September 2018 and Xbox One sales were at 520,809 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 91,049 (-7.3%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 145,350 units (-49.3%) and Nintendo Switch 1 sales are down by 519,006 units (-62.5%).

Looking at sales month-on-month, Nintendo Switch 2 sales are down by nearly 34,000 units, PlayStation 5 sales are up by nearly 281,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by nearly 26,000 units, and Nintendo Switch 1 sales are up by over 51,000.

2025 year-to-date, the Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 9.24 million units, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 8.21 million units, the Nintendo Switch 1 has sold 3.31 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 1.69 million units.

Monthly Sales:

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

1. PlayStation 5 - 1,156,571 (80,248,284)
2. Switch 2 - 1,079,013 (9,239,199)
3. Switch 1 - 311,009 (151,932,039)
4. Xbox Series X|S - 149,337 (33,681,738)

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

1. Switch 2 - 357,107
2. PlayStation 5 - 225,618
3. Xbox Series X|S - 87,793
4. Switch 1 - 66,846

Europe hardware estimates for September 2025:

1. PlayStation 5 - 488,054
2. Switch 2 - 254,521
3. Switch 1 - 70,599
4. Xbox Series X|S - 41,956

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

1. Switch 2 - 431,724
2. PlayStation 5 - 409,115
3. Switch 1 - 165,180
4. Xbox Series X|S - 11,570

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

1. Switch 2 - 35,661
2. PlayStation 5 - 33,784
3. Switch 1 - 8,384
4. Xbox Series X|S - 8,018

Weekly Sales:

Global September 6, 2025 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 248,216
2. Switch 2 - 226,484
3. Switch 1 - 65,489
4. Xbox Series X|S - 27,864

Global September 13, 2025 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 205,442
2. Switch 2 - 204,557
3. Switch 1 - 59,653
4. Xbox Series X|S - 27,651

Global September 20, 2025 hardware estimates:

1. Switch 2 - 214,847
2. PlayStation 5 - 212,174
3. Switch 1 - 55,408
4. Xbox Series X|S - 29,890

Global September 27, 2025 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 231,898
2. Switch 2 - 216,785
3. Switch 1 - 63,520
4. Xbox Series X|S - 32,451

Global October 4, 2025 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 258,841
2. Switch 2 - 216,340
3. Switch 1 - 66,939
4. Xbox Series X|S - 31,481

Last edited by trunkswd - on 23 October 2025