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Best-selling game consoles ever

The PlayStation 2 still leads every game console with more than 160 million units sold, and the Switch (156.59M) has passed the DS.

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  • PlayStation 2 ranks #1 with 160.0M, ahead of Nintendo Switch (156.6M) and Nintendo DS (154.0M).

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The PlayStation 2 remains the best-selling game console ever, at more than 160 million units according to Sony. Nintendo's Switch is close behind at 156.59 million as of June 30, 2026, which moved it past the Nintendo DS (154.02 million) into second place. The chart ranks 15 machines by lifetime units sold worldwide and mixes home consoles with handhelds, so a Game Boy and a PlayStation sit on the same scale.

Sony holds six of the 15 places and Nintendo seven. Most figures are company-reported shipments, but Xbox 360 (84 million), Xbox One (58 million) and the PSP (80 million) are company statements or estimates, and Sony's own investor data lists 76.4 million for the PSP. The PS5 figure is 95.3 million shipped through June 30, 2026, and it is still selling. Switch 2, launched June 5, 2025, has 23.68 million but is too new to rank, so it is excluded.

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Source: Wikipedia, List of best-selling game consoles (top 15), cross-checked with Sony Interactive Entertainment Business Data & Sales and Nintendo IR Sales Data. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Reshaped to a static ranking of lifetime sales (no year-by-year history compiled). Figures are company-reported shipments/sell-in where available (Sony, Nintendo as of June 30, 2026 for Switch; PS5 95.3M as of June 30, 2026) and company statements or estimates otherwise (Xbox 360 84M, Xbox One 58M and PSP 80M are company statements or estimates as listed on Wikipedia; Sony IR itself lists 76.4M for the PSP). Handhelds and home consoles are mixed. Nintendo Switch 2 (23.68M as of June 30, 2026) is too new to rank and is excluded.

Best-selling game consoles ever, Lifetime units sold worldwide, millions, latest reported, Units sold (M)
DatePlayStation 2Nintendo SwitchNintendo DSGame Boy & Game Boy ColorPlayStation 4PlayStationWiiPlayStation 5PlayStation 3Xbox 360Game Boy AdvancePlayStation PortableNintendo 3DSNES / FamicomXbox One
Units sold (M)160.0M156.6M154.0M118.7M117.2M102.5M101.6M95.3M87.4M84.0M81.5M80.0M75.9M61.9M58.0M

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What is the best-selling game console of all time?

The PlayStation 2 is the best-selling game console of all time, with more than 160 million units sold according to Sony. The Nintendo Switch is second at 156.59 million as of June 30, 2026. The ranking mixes home consoles and handhelds.

How many PS5 consoles have been sold?

Sony's data show about 95.3 million PS5 consoles shipped as of June 30, 2026, which ranks eighth on this list. That is behind the PS4 at 117.2 million and ahead of the PS3 at 87.4 million.

What is the best-selling Xbox console?

The Xbox 360 is the top-selling Microsoft console on the chart at about 84 million units, ahead of the Xbox One at about 58 million. Both are company statements or estimates rather than audited shipments.

Where does this data come from?

Wikipedia, List of best-selling game consoles (top 15), cross-checked with Sony Interactive Entertainment Business Data & Sales and Nintendo IR Sales Data. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Reshaped to a static ranking of lifetime sales (no year-by-year history compiled). Figures are company-reported shipments/sell-in where available (Sony, Nintendo as of June 30, 2026 for Switch; PS5 95.3M as of June 30, 2026) and company statements or estimates otherwise (Xbox 360 84M, Xbox One 58M and PSP 80M are company statements or estimates as listed on Wikipedia; Sony IR itself lists 76.4M for the PSP). Handhelds and home consoles are mixed. Nintendo Switch 2 (23.68M as of June 30, 2026) is too new to rank and is excluded. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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