Console gaming

Statistics report about console gaming

Console gaming

This report provides information about global console gaming behavior, console user spending and the most important services for console gamers. Also featured are the most important current generation consoles PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S series, and the Nintendo Switch. For more specific information about gaming console hardware sales, please refer to our Game consoles report.

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Market overview

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  • Premium Forecast Revenue of video game consoles worldwide 2018-2030
  • Premium Forecast Games consoles market revenue change worldwide 2019-2030
  • Premium Statistic Current-gen video game console unit sales worldwide 2017-2025
  • Basic Statistic Xbox content and services revenue development as of FY Q3 2025
  • Premium Statistic Video game developers who make the most money from console 2024, by size

Consumer demographics & behavior

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  • Basic Statistic Daily time spent playing console games worldwide 2024, by country
  • Basic Statistic UK console gaming reach 2007-2024
  • Premium Forecast Preferred gaming genres among console gamers in the U.S. 2025
  • Premium Forecast Console gaming audiences in the United States, by age group 2024
  • Premium Forecast Console gaming audiences in the United States, by gender 2024
  • Premium Statistic Gaming platforms used among core PC gamers 2025

Sony PlayStation

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  • Basic Statistic Sony game and network services: net sales as of FY Q1 2025, by segment
  • Basic Statistic Sony PlayStation 5 game console unit sales FY24 Q4
  • Basic Statistic Sony PlayStation full-game and first party software unit sales 2018-2024
  • Basic Statistic Sony PlayStation full-game software unit sales as of Q1 FY25
  • Basic Statistic Sony PlayStation first party game title unit sales as of Q1 FY25
  • Basic Statistic Sony PlayStation digital software unit sales share as of Q1 FY25

Microsoft Xbox

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  • Basic Statistic Xbox content and services revenue development as of FY Q3 2025
  • Premium Statistic Unit sales of Microsoft Xbox Series X/S worldwide 2021-2025
  • Premium Statistic Xbox Series X/S lifetime unit sales worldwide 2025, by region
  • Premium Statistic Xbox Game Pass ARPU 2024-2025

Nintendo Switch

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  • Basic Statistic Annual active Nintendo Switch users 2017-2025
  • Premium Statistic Global unit sales of Nintendo Switch worldwide 2017-2025
  • Premium Statistic Nintendo Switch lifetime unit sales worldwide 2025, by region
  • Basic Statistic Nintendo Switch software unit sales 2017-2025
  • Basic Statistic Nintendo Switch software unit sales 2018-2025, by region
  • Basic Statistic Nintendo annual digital game sales 2018-2025
  • Basic Statistic Nintendo annual digital game sales share 2018-2025

Subscription services & purchases

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  • Premium Forecast Attitudes towards video game subscriptions in the U.S. 2025
  • Premium Forecast Subscription criteria for video game subscription services in the U.S. 2025
  • Premium Forecast Video game subscriptions usage by brand in the U.S. 2025
  • Basic Statistic Number of PlayStation Network users 2014-2025
  • Basic Statistic Number of PlayStation Plus subscribers worldwide 2014-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of Xbox Game Pass subscribers worldwide 2020-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of Nintendo Switch Online subscribers worldwide 2018-2024

Spotlight: top console games

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  • Basic Statistic Most downloaded PS4 games in 2024, by region
  • Basic Statistic Most downloaded PS5 games in 2024, by region
  • Basic Statistic U.S. top selling Xbox video games 2024
  • Basic Statistic Top-rated Xbox X/S video games of all time 2025
  • Basic Statistic Nintendo top selling 1P games FY 2025
  • Basic Statistic Top selling Nintendo Switch games worldwide 2025
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