PS5 passes 100 million consoles shipped, Sony confirms

2026-11-12 · Guides

Sony has shipped more than 100 million PlayStation 5 consoles. The figure appeared on the company's official business data page with the note "As of November 10, 2026." The page was updated on November 11, one day before the console's sixth birthday: the PS5 launched on November 12, 2020. There was no press release or blog post. Notebookcheck, Inven Global and PlayStation Universe spotted the change.

PlayStation 5 console and DualSense controller, official Sony photo
PlayStation 5 console and DualSense controller, official Sony photo

What Sony's page says

The PS5 line on the Business Data & Sales page now reads "More than 100 million." There's no exact total. The section is titled "Cumulative Worldwide Hardware Unit Sales (Sell-in)," and that last word matters.

Sell-in means consoles shipped to retailers and distributors. Not all of them are in players' homes yet. A footnote adds that the total includes returned and refurbished products.

How fast the number moved

Sony's previous official figure was 97.9 million as of September 30, from the quarterly results it released on November 5. We covered that earnings report at the time. That puts shipments at 2.1 million or more in the forty days between October 1 and November 10. That's outlets doing the subtraction. Sony didn't publish it.

The pace is slowing, though. Sony shipped 2.6 million PS5 consoles from July through September 2026, down from 4 million in the same quarter a year earlier.

PS5 vs. PS4

The PlayStation 4 reached 100 million in about five years and seven months. The PS5 needed almost six years, according to Notebookcheck and BigGo.

Sony now has four consoles above the mark. These totals come from the same official page:

The PS3 stopped at 87.4 million and the PSP at 76.4 million.

PlayStation 5 with and without a disc drive, official Sony photo
PlayStation 5 with and without a disc drive, official Sony photo
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What Sony didn't say

No executive commented. Sony simply changed the number on the page. It also gave no breakdown by model, so nobody outside the company knows how many of the 100 million are launch-era consoles, the current slim model or the PS5 Pro.

Sony hasn't tied the milestone to the PlayStation 6 either. Any launch window you read for the next console is still an analyst forecast.

What it means for you

An install base this size keeps the PS5 at the center of Sony's plans for years. Publishers have every reason to keep shipping games for it, and Sony has no reason to rush a new generation. Games you buy now won't age out quickly.

GTA 6 arrives on November 19, and outlets expect it to push console sales further. If you haven't set up yet, see how to prepare your PS5 for GTA 6.

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