Sony’s PlayStation 5 has passed 100 million units worldwide, a milestone that arrives days before Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto VI goes on sale on November 19. The console stood at 97.9 million as of September 30, in Sony’s second-quarter report published November 5. It added another 2.1 million units in the roughly 40 days that followed, according to Sony’s latest sales update, published November 11. Output Lag noted the milestone came two days before the PS5’s sixth birthday and a week before GTA 6, and that this year’s pace runs behind last year’s.
Sony’s PlayStation website now lists the PS5 at “more than 100 million” units as of November 10, 2026. The figure counts consoles Sony has shipped to retailers, which the company calls sell-in, and not units bought by customers.
The timing of the achievement is significant for Sony, with GTA 6 already becoming the most pre-ordered game in PlayStation Store history, according to the company. Sony’s latest figures indicate that the PS5 added more than 2.1 million units in shipments since September 30, when lifetime sales stood at 97.9 million units. Industry observers have linked the recent uptick in sales to excitement surrounding GTA 6, which will initially launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, with no PC release date announced so far. At 100 million, the PS5 still trails Nintendo’s Wii, at 101.63 million, but is expected to pass it next quarter. Sony’s data shows every PlayStation home console has passed 100 million except the PS3, which stopped at 87.4 million as of March 2017. The PS5 is now approaching the lifetime sales of the original PlayStation, which sold around 102.4 million units worldwide. The console has already surpassed the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable in total sales. However, it still trails the PlayStation 4, which exceeded 117 million units, and remains far behind the PlayStation 2, Sony’s best-selling console of all time with more than 160 million units shipped globally. With the upcoming holiday season and the arrival of GTA 6, Sony is said to be hoping for fresh momentum for PS5.
The console which was launched during the pandemic time was affected by supply chain constraints and shortage of components which limited its availability in many markets. It ranks behind the PS4 and PS2 among Sony systems and has sold well above the PS3 and PS1 over the same stretch. This achievement comes despite PS5 facing a difficult start to its lifecycle. The latest sales data from Sony is based on the units shipped to distributors and relations across the world.