The PlayStation 5 has passed 100 million consoles shipped worldwide, Sony’s own sales data confirms, putting the console in the 100-million club just before its sixth anniversary.
At a glance
The Milestone in Numbers
Sony Interactive Entertainment updated its Business Data & Sales page on 10 November 2026, and the PS5 line now reads “More than 100 million”. The quarterly table behind that line shows 1.6 million consoles shipped in April to June 2026 and 2.6 million in July to September, taking the lifetime total to 97.9 million at the end of September. The remaining 2.1 million followed in about 40 days.
One point needs stating plainly: Sony counts sell-in, which means consoles shipped to retailers and distributors, not consoles bought by players. Sony’s own tables also note that the figures include returned and refurbished products. The milestone is real, and the basis is Sony’s own definition.
A Club of Four
The PS5 is the fourth PlayStation console to pass 100 million. The original PlayStation passed 102.4 million, the PS2 passed 160 million, and the PS4 passed 117 million, all on the same sell-in basis. The PS3 stopped at 87.4 million and the PSP at 76.4 million, so neither reached the mark.
The PS5 reached it in about six years. It launched on 12 November 2020, in the middle of a pandemic-era chip shortage that kept shelves empty for much of its first two years, and it still crossed the line before its sixth birthday.
What Comes Next for PS5
The anniversary falls on 12 November, and Sony has fresh hardware on the way. The PS5 Digital Edition Midnight Black, a Japan-only model, launches on 19 November 2026 at ¥55,000 including tax. It carries model number CFI-2200B02S, an 825GB SSD and no built-in disc drive, with a matching Midnight Black disc drive at ¥11,980. The console works only with the system language set to Japanese and a PlayStation account registered in Japan.
Sony’s Japanese blog also notes that PlayStation games first released from January 2028 will be sold as downloads only. Disc versions of games released before then stay usable.
Sony told investors on its 5 November earnings call that work on its next-generation PlayStation platform is on schedule, though it gave no name, date or specifications.
What to Watch Next
The holiday quarter from October to December has always been the PS5’s strongest selling period, so the next official update, with Sony’s next quarterly results, will show whether the pace past 100 million holds. The Midnight Black launch on 19 November is the next date on the calendar, and the sixth anniversary on 12 November gives Sony a clean moment to mark the milestone. For now, the number that counts is the one on Sony’s own page: more than 100 million.
