Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed that PlayStation 5 sales have surpassed 100 million units worldwide, making it the company’s third-best-selling console. The milestone was revealed in Sony’s latest business data, updated as of November 10, 2026, and places the PS5 ahead of the PlayStation 3 while it continues to trail the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 2.
The figure represents sell-in shipments rather than direct sales to consumers, meaning it counts consoles shipped to retailers. Sony’s reported totals also include returned and refurbished products.
The PS5 originally launched in November 2020, shipping 4.5 million units during its first quarter on the market. Its strongest year so far was fiscal 2023, when Sony shipped 20.8 million consoles worldwide.
Annual shipments subsequently declined to 18.5 million units in fiscal 2024 and 16.0 million in fiscal 2025. During the first half of fiscal 2026, Sony shipped another 4.2 million PS5 consoles, including 1.6 million between April and June and 2.6 million between July and September.
Despite crossing the 100 million milestone, the PlayStation 5 still has some distance to cover before catching Sony’s two best-selling consoles.
The PlayStation 2 remains the company’s most successful system, with more than 160 million units sold worldwide. The PlayStation 4 follows with over 117 million units as of June 30, 2022.
The original PlayStation recorded lifetime sales of more than 102.4 million units, while the PlayStation 3 finished with over 87.4 million. Sony does not disclose sales figures for PlayStation Vita.
Software sales have also remained strong across Sony’s current and previous-generation consoles. According to the company’s figures, combined PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 software sales reached more than 1.795 billion units as of September 30, 2026.
This total includes physical games, digital-only releases, PlayStation VR titles, and software bundled with consoles.
During the first half of fiscal 2026, PS4 and PS5 software sales reached 154.3 million units. Of those, 66.1 million were sold during the April to June quarter, followed by 88.2 million between July and September.
Sony also reported 127 million monthly active PlayStation users as of September 30, 2026. The figure is an estimate based on Sony Interactive Entertainment’s internal research.
