Sega Saturn sales over time
Cumulative worldwide units; figures between reports are modelled, and wide gaps make the curve a rough approximation.
- Source / model anchor
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Sales timeline
Reported figures, estimates and the news around them, newest first.
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Later histories cite about 9.26 million Saturn systems
A commonly repeated lifetime figure; its original reporting date has not been verified and it is not a dated chart anchor.
- Official
8,800,000 units worldwide
Reported figure · measurement not specified
Sega reported 8.8 million Saturn consoles by March 1998. This is not necessarily the final lifetime total.
- Calculated
3,400,000 units worldwide
Calculated from reported figures · sell-in (units shipped)
2.50 million in Japan plus 0.90 million elsewhere, from the transcribed historical table.
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Sega Saturn launches in Japan
Sales by region
We do not have a sourced regional breakdown for Sega Saturn. Explore the available figures for Japan.
Legacy
Sega’s CD-based 32-bit home console followed the Mega Drive and competed with PlayStation and Nintendo 64.
Sega’s 8.8 million total is dated March 1998; later histories quote around 9.26 million.
Its games included Virtua Fighter, Sega Rally and Panzer Dragoon.
Compare the Saturn
Head-to-head sales, aligned by months since launch.
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How many Sega Saturn units have been sold?
The latest figure is 8.8 million units as of March 31, 1998 (Sega annual report 1998; measurement not specified).
When was the Sega Saturn released?
The Sega Saturn launched on November 22, 1994.
Is the Sega Saturn still being sold?
No. The Sega Saturn is discontinued. The latest figure shown may be an estimate and is not necessarily a final lifetime count.
Where does the Sega Saturn rank among the best-selling consoles?
With about 8.8 million units, the Sega Saturn ranks #28 of the 32 consoles we track.
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