UPDATE, Wednesday, 11 November: The PlayStation 5 has now officially cleared 100 million consoles sold, according to an updated chart on the Sony Interactive Entertainment website.
Now, it’s important to note that Sony is counting consoles sold to retailers which is to say sold to retailers rather than consoles bought by customers.
Either way, that means Sony has managed to push out at least another 2.1 million PS5s in the 40 days since they published their last financial report data, giving them a strong start to their Q3 FY26. This time last year, they mananged 7.9m in the quarter.
So, why the sudden boost? Well, there’s the obvious culprit: GTA 6 is launching in a matter of days now, so combined with the upcoming holidays retailers are likely stocking up. They’ll be hoping the biggest game launch ever results in plenty of consoles being sold as well.
Whatever happens, the updated PS5 sales data brings it much closer to breaking the OG PlayStation’s lifetime sales.
ORIGINAL STORY: Console prices may be rising, but that isn’t enough to stop people buying them, albeit definately at a slower pace. Sony’s latest financials show that the PS5 has managed to sell another 2.6 million units in the second quarter of 2026.
In the same quarter last year it managed 4 million, so that’s a 1.4 million decline. It’s better than the first quarter of 2026, though, where just 1.6 milllion consoles were sold, down from the 2.5 million the previous year.
That brings the total number of PS5s sold to 97.9 million. Given the trajectory and what will likely be a decent boost in sales from GTA 6 when it launches this month, PS5 should clear 100 million by the next financial report. That means it’s closing the gap to claiming the Wii’s spot as the 7th best-selling console of all time at 101.63 million sold. The OG PlayStation sits in 6th spot at 102.49 million.
The big question is whether the PS5 will manage to beat the PS4 which has sold 117.2 million units.
| Position | Console | Release Year | Units Sold |
| 1 | PlayStation 2 | 2000 | 160 million |
| 2 | Nintendo Switch | 2017 | 157.20 million |
| 3 | Nintendo DS | 2004 | 154.02 million |
| 4 | Game Boy/Game Boy Colour | 1989/1998 | 118.69 million |
| 5 | PlayStation 4 | 2013 | 117.2 million |
| 6 | PlayStation | 1994 | 102.49 million |
| 7 | Wii | 2006 | 101.63 million |
| 8 | PlayStation 5 | 2020 | 97.9 million |
| 9 | PlayStation 3 | 2005 | 87.4 million |
| 10 | Xbox 360 | 2006 | 84 million |
We’re heading into Q3 which is historically the time in the year when PlayStation will sell the most units. 7.9 million PS5s were sold during this period last year, for example. And like I said, the launch of GTA 6 will undoubtedly help sell a few more consoles.
