Microsoft's Xbox was the most popular console operating system in the United States during 2021, having a market share of around 53 percent. As the most popular American console brand, Xbox performed strongly in the home market, yet is was followed closely by PlayStation, which amassed nearly 47 percent of the market share.
Market share of game console operating systems in the United States from 2012 to 2021
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Single Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$59 $39 / Month *
in the first 12 months
Corporate Account
Full access
Corporate solution including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- Leading console operating systems ranked by market share in Italy 2012-2021
- Video game console penetration in households in Norway 2016-2018
- Video game console penetration in households in Finland 2016-2018
- Video game console penetration in households in the Nordics 2018, by country
- Video game console penetration in households in Denmark 2016-2018
- Video game console penetration in households in Sweden 2016-2018
- Latin America: price of gaming consoles 2019
- Chile: price of gaming consoles 2019
- Mexico: price of gaming consoles 2019
- Peru: price of gaming consoles 2019
- Sales volume of Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 gaming consoles in Germany 2007-2016
- Sales volume of games consoles in Germany 2014, by platform
- Different uses for gaming consoles in the UK households in 2014-2018, by category
- Nintendo console purchases in Spain 2015, by product
- Standard consumer electronics used in UK households in Q1 2014-2021
- Average annual expenses for video game hardware per household Japan 2012-2020
- Currency of operating system versions among Mac OS and Windows users 2016
- Time spent cooking per week worldwide 2014, by country
- Industry revenue of “other human resources provision“ in Poland 2012-2025
StatCounter. (January 21, 2022). Market share of game console operating systems in the United States from 2012 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044948/market-share-of-console-operating-systems-united-states/
StatCounter. "Market share of game console operating systems in the United States from 2012 to 2021." Chart. January 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044948/market-share-of-console-operating-systems-united-states/
StatCounter. (2022). Market share of game console operating systems in the United States from 2012 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044948/market-share-of-console-operating-systems-united-states/
StatCounter. "Market Share of Game Console Operating Systems in The United States from 2012 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044948/market-share-of-console-operating-systems-united-states/
StatCounter, Market share of game console operating systems in the United States from 2012 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044948/market-share-of-console-operating-systems-united-states/ (last visited April 17, 2022)





