December 2025 VGChartz Estimates Thread - Worldwide Out Now

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Europe estimates for December 2025

Link to the VGChartz article here.

PS5 Best-Seller as Sales Remain Flat YoY - Europe Hardware Estimates for December 2025

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in Europe with 1,380,805 units sold for December 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. The PS5 has sold 31.71 million units lifetime. 

The Nintendo Switch 2 was the second best-selling console with an estimated 807,570 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 3.37 million units. The Nintendo Switch 1 was the third best-selling console with an estimated 215,177 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 39.61 million units. The Xbox Series X|S came in fourth place with 82,049 units sold to bring its lifetime sales to 8.50 million units.

Switch 2 sales compared to the same month for the Switch 1 in 2017 are down by nearly 202,000 units as the Switch 1 sold 1,009,224 units in Europe in December 2017.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2018 are down by over 18,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by over 568,000 units. PS4 sold 1,399,011 units for the month of December 2018 and Xbox One sales were at 650,418 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 8,813 (-0.6%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 82,087 units (-50.0%) and Nintendo Switch 1 sales are down by 689,611 units (-76.2%).

Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are down by nearly 475,000 units, Switch 2 sales are up by nearly 359,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by nearly 19,000 units, and Nintendo Switch 1 sales are up by nearly 101,000 units.

2025 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 6.98 million units, the Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 3.37 million units, the Nintendo Switch 1 has sold 1.18 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.61 million units.

Monthly Sales:

Europe hardware estimates for December 2025 (Followed by lifetime sales):

1. PlayStation 5 - 1,380,805 (31,713,419)
2. Switch 2 - 807,570 (3,374,249)
3. Switch 1 - 215,177 (39,608,464)
4. Xbox Series X|S - 82,049 (8,495,700)

Weekly Sales:

Europe December 6, 2025 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 274,561
2. Switch 2 - 165,897
3. Switch 1 - 40,920
4. Xbox Series X|S - 15,525

Europe December 13, 2025 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 265,323
2. Switch 2 - 175,726
3. Switch 1 - 41,683
4. Xbox Series X|S - 16,524

Europe December 20, 2025 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 297,618
2. Switch 2 - 189,271
3. Switch 1 - 48,481
4. Xbox Series X|S - 18,233

Europe December 27, 2025 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 349,852
2. Switch 2 - 212,820
3. Switch 1 - 59,452
4. Xbox Series X|S - 21,907

Europe January 3, 2026 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 193,451
2. Switch 2 - 63,856
3. Switch 1 - 24,641
4. Xbox Series X|S - 9,860

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