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In Europe for May 2026, Switch 2 led the hardware charts with 173,785 units (lifetime ~4.61M), followed by PS5 at 123,693 (lifetime ~32.61M). Switch 1 and Xbox Series X|S trailed with 32,521 and 28,674 units, respectively. Year-over-year declines are notable for PS5 (-56.4%), and 2026 year-to-date shows Switch 2 leading with about 1.02M sold, followed by PS5 at 0.90M, Switch 1 at 0.17M, and Xbox Series X|S at 0.12M.
Nintendo Switch 2 was the top-selling console worldwide in May 2026 with 1,236,414 units sold, pushing its lifetime total to about 20.76 million. PlayStation 5 followed with ~389,529 units (lifetime ~92.34M), while Switch 1 and Xbox Series X|S moved ~165,323 and ~118,761 units respectively (lifetime ~154.81M and ~34.79M). Year-to-date, Switch 2 leads at ~5.17M, with PS5 ~2.91M, Switch 1 ~1.01M, and Xbox Series X|S ~0.61M; the article includes regional weekly breakdowns and VGChartz’s sell-through methodology.
Nintendo Switch 2 led Europe’s March 2026 hardware charts with 501,640 units sold (lifetime 4.44M). PlayStation 5 was second with 335,379 units (lifetime 32.61M), Switch 1 third with 31,587 (lifetime 39.74M), and Xbox Series X|S fourth with 28,275 (lifetime 8.58M). Year-to-date totals place PS5 at ~0.89M, Switch 2 at ~0.85M, Switch 1 at ~0.10M, and Xbox at ~0.07M.
According to VGChartz February 2026 Americas hardware estimates, PlayStation 5 was the top-selling console with 339,369 units sold (lifetime 35,592,115), followed by Nintendo Switch 2 with 281,175 units (lifetime 5,953,193), Xbox Series X|S with 100,206 units (lifetime 21,438,764), and Nintendo Switch 1 with 55,706 units (lifetime 58,896,870). For 2026 year-to-date, PS5 led with about 0.58 million units in the Americas, Switch 2 with 0.51 million, Xbox Series X|S with 0.19 million, and Switch 1 with 0.10 million, reflecting ongoing shifts in console popularity.
VGChartz December 2025 hardware estimates name Nintendo Switch 2 as the global December best-seller with 3,813,393 units sold and a 16.09 million lifetime total. The PlayStation 5 is in second with 3,382,873 units for December and 89.44 million lifetime. Switch 1 and Xbox Series X|S trail, while 2025 year-to-date totals show PS5 leading at about 17.41 million units, Switch 2 at 16.09 million, Switch 1 at 4.89 million, and Xbox Series X|S at 2.55 million. VGChartz notes sell-through methodology (vs. sell-in) and regional sampling.
VGChartz estimates that Xbox sold over two million Series X|S consoles in 2025, marking a 45.1% decrease from 2024, with total sales reaching approximately 34.1 million units worldwide. Despite price increases and declining sales, Xbox continues to focus on other gaming avenues like Xbox Cloud Gaming and PC, rather than solely on console sales.