13 November 2026 — PlayStation 5 has passed 100 million units, Sony confirmed this week — and the milestone lands just days before Grand Theft Auto VI, the game expected to give console sales their biggest boost in years.
Sony’s official Business Data & Sales page now lists PS5 at “more than 100 million” units as of 10 November 2026. The console launched in November 2020, so the milestone took almost exactly six years.
The numbers
- 100 million+: PS5 units shipped worldwide as of 10 November 2026, per Sony’s official sales page.
- 97.9 million: The cumulative total as of 30 September 2026, in Sony’s second-quarter FY2026 results published 5 November — so at least 2.1 million more units shipped in roughly 40 days.
- Sell-in, not sell-through: Sony’s figure counts consoles shipped to retailers, not consoles bought by players, and includes returned and refurbished units in its tables.
- Fourth PlayStation to 100 million: PS5 joins the original PlayStation, PS2 and PS4 at the milestone. PS4’s lifetime total is 117 million, so PS5 is still behind its predecessor.
- Software: Cumulative PS5 and PS4 software sales have passed 1.795 billion units, per Sony’s report.
Why GTA 6 is driving it
The timing is no coincidence. GTA 6 launches on 19 November on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with no PC version announced, and Sony has confirmed it is already the most pre-ordered game in PlayStation Store history. Digital pre-load opened on 10 November. Industry observers link the recent uptick — 2.6 million units shipped in July–September, then another 2.1 million-plus in just over a month — to players buying a PS5 specifically for GTA 6.
Sony and Rockstar have repeatedly marketed the game as playing best on PS5, and the PS5 Pro offers platform-specific features in GTA 6 such as ray-traced shadows. Sony has also raised its sales forecasts on the back of the launch, and a new PS5 Digital Edition colour, Midnight Black, is due on 19 November.
The milestone also comes with a caveat for buyers: the disc-drive PS5 model now costs $649.99 in the United States, about 30% above its $499.99 launch price, per Tech Times’ report on Sony’s pricing.
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External references: Polygon, 11 Nov 2026; Times of India, 12 Nov 2026; Gadgets 360, 12 Nov 2026.