PS3 Lifetime Sales: 87.4 Million Units Sold Worldwide

87.4 million PlayStation 3 units were sold globally by March 2017, when production ended.

Context

• Launched November 2006 (Japan/NA) / March 2007 (Europe).
• Peak year: 2011 (14.8 million units).
• Outsold by Wii (101.6M), slightly behind Xbox 360 (estimated 84–86M; Microsoft stopped reporting).
• Revenue driver: Blu-ray adoption and PSN ecosystem foundation.

Regional Split (Approximate)

• Japan: ~10M
• Americas: ~32M
• Europe: ~33M
• Rest of World: ~12M

Successors PS4 (117M+) and PS5 (50M+ as of 2024) have since surpassed it.