Sony has officially announced that sales of the PlayStation 5 gaming console have surpassed 100 million units since its launch nearly six years ago. The device is firmly on track to become the most popular console in history, and the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto VI is poised to give the new wave of sales an additional boost.
Sony has officially announced that sales of the PlayStation 5 gaming console have surpassed 100 million units since its launch nearly six years ago. The device is firmly on track to become the most popular console in history, and the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto VI is poised to give the new wave of sales an additional boost.
According to Sony, as of November 10, 2026, cumulative PS5 sales have reached the anniversary mark. In the last fiscal quarter alone (ending September 30), the company sold another 2.1 million units, TechSpot writes .
The PS5 is currently only a few million behind the original PlayStation (102.4 million) and Nintendo Wii (101.6 million), but has already surpassed such legendary systems as the PS3 (87.4 million) and PSP (76.4 million). It is about 17 million units short of the PS4 (around 117 million), while the PlayStation 2 remains the all-time leader with over 160 million consoles sold.
Reaching the 100 million mark in six years is a significant achievement, as the launch in November 2020 came at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and was accompanied by a shortage of semiconductors. Sony officially announced that the shortage had been overcome only in early 2023. In addition, this year the company was forced to increase the prices of its consoles by $100-$150 due to the crisis in the RAM market (the cost of the PS5 Pro reached $899).
The main driver of the current increase in demand for PS5 was the approaching release of Grand Theft Auto VI, which is scheduled for release on November 19. Since the game will initially be exclusive to consoles (and will not be released immediately on PC), many gamers are buying PS5 precisely for this new product.
According to Sony's report, there are other impressive numbers:
The total volume of software sold for PS4 and PS5 (including digital copies, discs, PS VR games, and console bundles) has crossed the 1.795 billion mark.
The number of monthly active users of PlayStation services reached 127 million.
