Global market share of console operating systems 2012-2022

Sony's PlayStation was the most popular console operating system in 2022, with a market share of around 88 percent worldwide. Xbox’s operating system consistently came in at second place, reaching its peak in 2022 when it held a 40 percent share of the global console OS market.

PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch

The major current-generation consoles include the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and the Nintendo Switch, the latter being the best-selling current-gen console in 2022, selling over 128 million units since its release. PlayStation, meanwhile, registered all their previous-generation consoles in the top ten best-selling consoles of all time, with the PlayStation 2 boasting the top spot with over 158 billion units across its lifetime. As of March 2023, current-gen PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles had lifetime sales of around 38 and 21 million units, respectively.

Game console market getting bigger

In 2022, video game console revenue worldwide stood at a staggering 23.3 billion U.S. dollars and was predicted to grow steadily over the following years. Offline sales accounted for 56 percent of global console revenue, while the share of console sales through online channels is expected to overtake that of offline sales by 2025. The United States was the biggest home game console market globally, with around six billion U.S. dollars in 2022, followed by the UK and Japan.