According to estimates by VGChartz, in October 2025, Nintendo Switch 2 became the world's best-selling console with sales of 1,373,214 units.Cumulative sales of Switch 2 have reached 10.68 million units.
PlayStation 5 ranked second with estimated sales of 1,310,367 units, with cumulative sales reaching 82.53 million units.Nintendo Switch 1 ranked third, with estimated sales of 275,558 units and cumulative sales of 152.34 million units.Xbox Series X|S ranked fourth, with sales of 149,849 units and cumulative sales of 33.88 million units.
Compared with the sales of Switch 1 in the same period in October 2017, Switch 2 sales increased by more than 572,000 units - Switch 1 sold 801,055 units in October 2017.
Compared with PS4 sales in the same period in September 2018, PS5 sales increased by nearly 25,000 units; while Xbox Series X|S sales decreased by nearly 373,000 units compared with Xbox One sales in the same period.In September 2018, PS4 sales were 1,285,830 units and Xbox One sales were 522,597 units.
Compared with the same period last year, PS5 sales increased by 8,275 units (an increase of 0.6%); Xbox Series
On a month-on-month basis, the sales of Nintendo Switch 2 increased by more than 276,000 units, the sales of PlayStation 5 decreased by nearly 202,000 units, the sales of Xbox Series X|S decreased by more than 16,000 units, and the sales of Nintendo Switch 1 decreased by nearly 45,000 units.
Year to date in 2025, Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 10.68 million units, PlayStation 5 has estimated sales of 10.5 million units, Nintendo Switch 1 has sold 3.69 million units, and Xbox Series X|S has sold 1.89 million units.
Monthly sales:
Estimated global console sales in October 2025 (cumulative sales in brackets):
Switch 2 - 1,373,214 units (10,675,413 units)
PlayStation 5 - 1,310,367 units (82,533,521 units)
Switch 1 - 275558 units (152336397 units)
Xbox Series X|S - 149,849 units (33,876,317 units)
Estimates of console sales in the Americas (United States, Canada, Latin America) in October 2025:
Switch 2 - 404014 units
PlayStation 5 - 259,758 units
Xbox Series X|S - 89,660 units
Switch 1 - 64663 units
Estimates of console sales in Europe in October 2025:
PlayStation 5 – 651,025 units
Switch 2 - 262681 units
Switch 1 - 62855 units
Xbox Series X|S - 42,243 units
Estimates of console sales in Asia (Japan, Asian continent, and the Middle East) in October 2025:
Switch 2 - 659891 units
PlayStation 5 – 354,097 units
Switch 1 - 139147 units
Xbox Series X|S - 9,501 units
Estimates of console sales in Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) in October 2025:
Switch 2 - 46628 units
PlayStation 5 - 45,487 units
Switch 1 - 8893 units
Xbox Series X|S - 8,445 units
Weekly sales:
Global console sales estimates on October 11, 2025:
PlayStation 5 – 335,213 units
Switch 2 - 221,773 units
Switch 1 - 64228 units
Xbox Series X|S - 40,142 units
Global console sales estimates on October 18, 2025:
Switch 2 - 577993 units
PlayStation 5 – 292,021 units
Switch 1 - 70816 units
Xbox Series X|S - 35,550 units
Global console sales estimates on October 25, 2025:
PlayStation 5 – 333,809 units
Switch 2 - 273847 units
Switch 1 - 68,497 units
Xbox Series X|S - 36,320 units
Global console sales estimates on November 1, 2025: PlayStation 5 - 349,324 units
Switch 2 - 299601 units
Switch 1 - 72017 units
Xbox Series X|S - 37,837 units
