October 2025 VGChartz Estimates Thread - Worldwide Estimates Out Now

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Worldwide estimates for October 2025

Link to the VGChartz article here.

Switch 2 Outsells PS5 as Sales Top 10M - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for October 2025

The Nintendo Switch 2 was the best-selling console worldwide with 1,373,214 units sold for October 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. The Switch 2 has sold 10.68 million units lifetime.

The PlayStation 5 was the second best-selling console with an estimated 1,310,367 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 82.53 million units. The Nintendo Switch 1 was the third best-selling console with an estimated 275,558 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 152.34 million units. The Xbox Series X|S came in fourth place with 149,849 units sold to bring its lifetime sales to 33.88 million units.

Switch 2 sales compared to the same month for the Switch 1 in 2017 are up by over 572,000 units as the Switch 1 sold 801,055 units in October 2017.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2018 are up by nearly 25,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 373,000 units. PS4 sold 1,285,830 units for the month of September 2018 and Xbox One sales were at 522,597 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are up by 8,275 (0.6%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 150,475 units (-50.1%) and Nintendo Switch 1 sales are down by 409,999 units (-59.8%).

Looking at sales month-on-month, Nintendo Switch 2 sales are up by over 276,000 units, PlayStation 5 sales are down by nearly 202,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are down by over 16,000 units, and Nintendo Switch 1 sales are down by nearly 45,000.

2025 year-to-date, the Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 10.68 million units, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 10.50 million units, the Nintendo Switch 1 has sold 3.69 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 1.89 million units.

Monthly Sales:

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

1. Switch 2 - 1,373,214 (10,675,413)
2. PlayStation 5 - 1,310,367 (82,533,521)
3. Switch 1 - 275,558 (152,336,397)
4. Xbox Series X|S - 149,849 (33,876,317)

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

1. Switch 2 - 404,014
2. PlayStation 5 - 259,758
3. Xbox Series X|S - 89,660
4. Switch 1 - 64,663

Europe hardware estimates for October 2025:

1. PlayStation 5 - 651,025
2. Switch 2 - 262,681
3. Switch 1 - 62,855
4. Xbox Series X|S - 42,243

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

1. Switch 2 - 659,891
2. PlayStation 5 - 354,097
3. Switch 1 - 139,147
4. Xbox Series X|S - 9,501

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

1. Switch 2 - 46,628
2. PlayStation 5 - 45,487
3. Switch 1 - 8,893
4. Xbox Series X|S - 8,445

Weekly Sales:

Global October 11, 2025 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 335,213
2. Switch 2 - 221,773
3. Switch 1 - 64,228
4. Xbox Series X|S - 40,142

Global October 18, 2025 hardware estimates:

1. Switch 2 - 577,993
2. PlayStation 5 - 292,021
3. Switch 1 - 70,816
4. Xbox Series X|S - 35,550

Global October 25, 2025 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 333,809
2. Switch 2 - 273,847
3. Switch 1 - 68,497
4. Xbox Series X|S - 36,320

Global November 1, 2025 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 349,324
2. Switch 2 - 299,601
3. Switch 1 - 72,017
4. Xbox Series X|S - 37,837

Last edited by trunkswd - on 21 November 2025