Sony Is King of the Videogame Mountain Again

After being narrowly edged out by Nintendo in 2013, Sony is king of the videogame mountain once again. The corporation's combined world-wide sales of consoles and hand-helds amounted to 18.7 million units year ending March 2014. In comparison, Nintendo shipped 16.3 million units in total. Microsoft came in third with 11.5 million units shipped. Last year, the gap between Nintendo and Sony was much closer. Nintendo's combined world-wide sales amounted to 23.7 million units with Sony very close behind, having shipped 23.5 million.

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Global console gaming hardware unit sales from 2012 to 2025, by brand (in million units)
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Total volume of video game console sales worldwide as of January 2026 (in millions of units)
Sony's gaming entertainment & consumer electronics segment unit sales worldwide from fiscal year 2012 to 2025 (in million)
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Current generation video game console unit sales worldwide from 2017 to 2025 (in million units)
Sony PlayStation video game console unit sales worldwide as of 4th fiscal quarter 2025 (in millions)
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Global console gaming hardware active installed base from 2012 to 2025, by brand (in million units)

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