Game Console Sales
Updated

Best-selling console by year

The console that sold the most in each calendar year since 1983, with the runners-up, estimated from the makers' published totals.

2026 so far
Switch 2
10.77M units
2025
Switch 2
17.4M units
All consoles, 2025
42.01M
Every console we track
Biggest year
2008
98.48M consoles

Every year

Units sold worldwide in each calendar year; 2026 up to October 30, 2026.

YearBest-sellingSecondThirdAll consoles
2026so farSwitch 210.77MPS55.98MSwitch1.68M≈ 20.16M
2025Switch 217.4MPS517.19MSwitch4.5M≈ 42.01M
2024PS520.08MSwitch11.49MXbox Series X|S≈ 7.4M≈ 40.02M
2023PS522.68MSwitch16.8MXbox Series X|S≈ 6.26M≈ 46.77M
2022Switch19MPS514.85MXbox Series X|S8.19M≈ 43.86M
2021Switch23.66MPS512.79MXbox Series X|S8.87M47.11M
2020Switch27.41MPS46.29MPS54.54M≈ 43.23M
2019Switch20.22MPS414.59MXbox One≈ 6.67M≈ 42.35M
2018PS417.7MSwitch17.4MXbox One≈ 4.1M≈ 42.05M
2017PS419.4MSwitch14.89MXbox One≈ 8.94M≈ 53.35M
2016PS419.51MXbox One≈ 8.96M3DS7.26M≈ 40.37M
2015PS417.5MXbox One≈ 7.94M3DS7.82M≈ 41.03M
2014PS415.69M3DS9.57MXbox One≈ 7.18M≈ 41.51M
20133DS12.51MPS3≈ 8.76MXbox 3606.99M≈ 45.38M
20123DS13.79MXbox 36010MPS39.58M54.14M
2011Xbox 36014.99MPS314.1M3DS12.94M72.92M
2010DS19.76MWii17.17MPS314.4M79.99M
2009DS28.11MWii22.47MPS312.41M91.78M
2008DS28.39MWii24.84MPSP14.19M98.48M
2007DS31.15MWii16.96MPS211.08M87.91M
2006DS19.25MPS214.02MPSP9.66M63.17M
2005PS219.94MPSP14.51MDS11.59M65.06M
2004Game Boy Advance15.7MPS211.98MXbox6.2M≈ 43.9M
2003PS219.87MGame Boy Advance17.87MGameCube5.8M≈ 53.35M
2002PS224.58MGame Boy Advance15.02MXbox6.49M≈ 59.56M
2001PS218.58MGame Boy Advance13.96MPS19.65M≈ 55.15M
2000Game Boy18.9MPS17.81MPS26.45M≈ 36.79M
1999PS121.09MGame Boy16.33MN646.81M≈ 44.83M
1998PS122.49MGame Boy12.35MN648.24M≈ 44.7M
1997PS117.33MN6410.68MGame Boy≈ 9.11M≈ 42.12M
1996PS17.52MGame Boy≈ 5.2MSNES≈ 4.82M≈ 20.75M
1995Game Boy≈ 5.19MSNES≈ 4.79MPS13.1M≈ 14.63M
1994SNES≈ 5.29MGame Boy≈ 5.19MNES≈ 1.91M≈ 12.7M
1993SNES≈ 5.82MGame Boy≈ 5.19MNES≈ 1.91M≈ 12.91M
1992SNES≈ 16.95MGame Boy≈ 15.28MNES≈ 5.99M≈ 38.21M
1991NES13.98MGame Boy≈ 9.71MSNES≈ 3.93M≈ 27.63M
1990NES≈ 10.11MGame Boy≈ 4.01MSNES≈ 435,308≈ 14.56M
1989NES≈ 10.1MGame Boy≈ 3.01M–≈ 13.11M
1988NES≈ 7.81M––≈ 7.81M
1987NES2.91M––2.91M
1986NES≈ 1.25M––≈ 1.25M
1985NES≈ 1.17M––≈ 1.17M
1984NES≈ 1.15M––≈ 1.15M
1983NES≈ 535,108––≈ 535,108

The makers publish cumulative totals, mostly every quarter or fiscal year; a year's units are the difference between the curve at its start and end, with a straight line between two published figures and the live estimate after the latest. ≈ marks a year that falls between figures more than a year apart, so its share is a rough guess. Only the consoles on this site are counted.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best-selling console of 2026 so far?

The Nintendo Switch 2, with about 10.8 million units from January 1 to October 30, 2026, ahead of the PlayStation 5 (6 million). Units per year are estimated from the makers' published totals and the live estimate.

What was the best-selling console of 2025?

The Nintendo Switch 2, with about 17.4 million units, ahead of the PlayStation 5 (17.2 million). Units per year are estimated from the makers' published totals.

What was the best-selling console of 2024?

The PlayStation 5, with about 20.1 million units, ahead of the Nintendo Switch (11.5 million). Units per year are estimated from the makers' published totals.

What was the best-selling console of 2023?

The PlayStation 5, with about 22.7 million units, ahead of the Nintendo Switch (16.8 million). Units per year are estimated from the makers' published totals.

Figures can measure shipments, customer sales or estimates; these are not directly interchangeable. Between reports our model projects an estimate, not observed transactions. The changing digits show the model's output, not its accuracy. Its inputs and assumptions are corrected when new figures are available. Sources and method