Xbox X/S series was launched in 2020, and since its release, over 34.1 million units have been sold all over the world.
Currently, Xbox has become immensely popular among gamers, with over 200 million monthly active users worldwide.
So, ‘How many units of Xbox are sold worldwide?’ and ‘How much revenue did it generate?’. In this article, we will go through all the latest facts and figures about Xbox, including its sales, revenue, most popular Xbox games, etc.
Xbox Statistics 2026: At A Glance
- Xbox has 200 million active users.
- 55% of the Xbox players are male, while 45% are female.
- Fortnite is the most popular game on Xbox.
- Xbox is the most popular console operating system, with a market share of 70.06%.
- Xbox 360 is Microsoft’s best-selling Xbox video game console, with 85.73 million units sold since its launch.
- The Xbox gaming software’s sales revenue is anticipated to have reached $8.67 billion.
- Xbox gaming hardware sales revenue worldwide is estimated to be $2.92 billion
About Xbox
| Founded in | 2001 |
| Headquarters | United States, Washington, Redmond |
| Monthly Active Users | 200 million |
| Monthly Visits | 63.25 million (May 2026) |
| Market Share | 70.06% |
| Most Popular Game | Fortnite |
How Many People Play Xbox?
- Microsoft Xbox has 200 million active users.
Though Microsoft’s gaming ecosystem has over 500 million monthly active users and Xbox is a major part of it.
In comparison, the number of Xbox users was recorded to be 120 million in December 2022. That displays an increase of 66.67% in Xbox users between December 2022 and January 2024.
Here is a table displaying the active monthly users of Xbox recorded over the years:
| Year | Number Of Monthly Active Users |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 200 million |
| 2024 | 200 million |
| 2022 | 120 million |
| 2021 | 100 million |
| 2020 | 90 million |
| 2019 | 65 million |
| 2018 | 57 million |
| 2017 | 53 million |
| 2016 | 49 million |
Note: As per the last reported data, Xbox’s MAU is 200 million. (According to a report by tech journalist Tom Warren)
Sources: X (Tom Warren), Statista, Microsoft SEC Filing Report 2025
Xbox Gender Demographics
- 55% of the Xbox players are male.
According to a study conducted in April 2023, Male players dominate the Xbox Series with 55%, while Female players make up 45% of Xbox gamers.
However, the gap between the share of male and female Xbox players has decreased significantly, from 68% male and 32% female gamers in 2022.
Xbox Users Age Demographics
- 46% of the Xbox players are from the age group of 18 to 34 years.
Meanwhile, 38% of the Xbox users are aged 35 to 54 years, and just 6% of the Xbox users are aged above 55 years.
Here is a table displaying the age demographics of Xbox users.
| Age Group | Share of Xbox Users |
|---|---|
| 13 to 17 years | 10% |
| 18 to 24 years | 18% |
| 25 to 34 years | 28% |
| 35 to 44 years | 23% |
| 45 to 54 years | 15% |
| 55 to 65 years | 6% |
Source: Windows Central
Xbox Race Demographics
- Over half of the Xbox players are white.
55% of Xbox players are recognized to be white. Considering the purchasing opportunity and other factors, it is no surprise that over half of the Xbox users are Caucasians.
Here are further details about the ethnicity of the Xbox owners.
- White – 55%
- African American – 20%
- Hispanic – 18%
- Asian – 5%
Source: TechPenny.
Xbox Game Statistics
- Fortnite is the most popular game on Xbox.
Fortnite overtook Call of Duty to become the most popular game on Xbox. Currently, Call of Duty is the second most popular game on Xbox.
The other most popular games on Xbox are Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, Minecraft, and ROBLOX.
Here are further details about the most popular games on Xbox.
| Rank | Most Popular Game On Xbox |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fortnite |
| 2 | Call of Duty: MW2/MW3/WZ/BO6 |
| 3 | ROBLOX |
| 4 | Battlefield 6 |
| 5 | Minecraft |
| 6 | Grand Theft Auto V |
| 7 | EA Sports FC 25 |
| 8 | Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege X |
| 9 | Grounded 2 |
| 10 | Rocket League |
Source: Newzoo
Bonus: Check out Fortnite stats and Minecraft statistics to get further insights into the facts and figures of these games.
- Electronic Arts (EA) is the top-performing publisher in Xbox.
Three titles by EA made it into the top 20 Xbox games ranking. Some of the games EA made the list are Madden NFL 24, EA Sports FC 24, and Apex Legends.
Rockstar Games, Blizzard Entertainment, and Xbox Game Studios are the other top Xbox publishers, with two games each on the list.
Source: Newzoo
Xbox Market Share
- Xbox is the most popular console operating system, with a market share of 70.06%%.
Comparatively, the PlayStation has the second market share of 29.94%, as of May 2026.
Source: Statscounter
- With a 93.99% share, Xbox was the most preferred game console operating system in 2023. After the PlayStation 5 was launched, the PS console operating system took off and grabbed 34% of the market by the end of 2024.
At the same time, PlayStation had just 6% share of the game console operating system market in 2023.
Here is a table displaying the market share of game console operating systems worldwide recorded over the years.
| Year | Play Station | Xbox | Nintendo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29.94% | 70.06% | 0% |
| 2025 | 33.1% | 66.89% | 0.01% |
| 2024 | 34% | 65.99% | 0.01% |
| 2023 | 6% | 93.99% | 0.01% |
| 2022 | 87.79% | 12.15% | 0.06% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | 35.48% | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 57.54% | 42.15% | 0.31% |
| 2019 | 60.01% | 38.51% | 1.48% |
| 2018 | 71.11% | 25.21% | 3.68% |
| 2017 | 58.39% | 38.61% | 3% |
| 2016 | 69.43% | 24.53% | 6.04% |
| 2015 | 62.33% | 26.66% | 11.01% |
| 2014 | 61.16% | 22.78% | 16.06% |
Source: Statista, StatCounter
- Xbox owns 74.79% of the Console Operating System market share in the North American region.
At the same time, Xbox owns the second-highest share of the console operating system market in the South American region compared to other regions.
The following table provides further details about the market share owned by Xbox in different regions of the world.
| Region | Xbox | Play Station | Nintendo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 26.94% | 73.01% | 0.05% |
| North America | 74.79% | 25.17% | 0% |
| South America | 69.33% | 30.65% | 0.02% |
| Europe | 58.7% | 41.26% | 0.04% |
| Oceania | 67.72%% | 32.15% | 0.13% |
| Africa | 44.84% | 55.14% | 0.02% |
- Xbox holds a 88.04% share of the console operating system market in the United States.
Conversely, PlayStation owns 11.93% of the console operating system market share.
Here is a table displaying the share of Xbox in the console operating system market recorded over the past months.
| Month | Xbox Share in the United States |
|---|---|
| May 2026 | 88.07% |
| January 2026 | 84.44% |
| August 2025 | 79.85% |
| July 2025 | 76.42% |
| June 2025 | 76.44% |
| May 2025 | 76.07% |
| April 2025 | 71.88% |
| March 2025 | 71.55% |
| February 2025 | 76.37% |
| January 2025 | 70.62% |
| December 2024 | 72.38% |
| November 2024 | 78.64% |
| October 2024 | 82.24% |
| September 2024 | 80.62% |
Source: StatCounter
Xbox Sales Statistics
- Xbox 360 is Microsoft’s best-selling Xbox video game console, with 85.73 million units sold as of February.
At the same time, the Xbox Series X/S had a total of 34.1 million units sold.
Here are further details about the Xbox series and the units sold in a lifetime.
| Xbox Series | Number of Units Sold Since the Launch |
|---|---|
| Xbox 360 (X360) | 85.73 million |
| Xbox One (XOne) | 57.96 million |
| Xbox (XB) | 24.65 million |
| Xbox Series X/S (XS) | 34.1 million |
Source: Statista
- Over 1.28 million units of Xbox Series X and S video consoles have been sold in 2025.
No units are being sold of Xbox 360 and Xbox One for the last two years.
Last time in 2022, 0.01 million units of Xbox One were sold worldwide. Besides, the sales of Xbox 360 stopped in 2018.
In the following table, I have compiled all the details about the number of Xbox units sold worldwide over the past years.
| Year | Xbox 360 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X and Series S |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | – | 1.28 million units |
| 2023 | – | – | 4.79 million units |
| 2022 | – | 0.01 million units | 8.59 million units |
| 2021 | – | 0.11 million units | 8.02 million units |
| 2020 | – | 3.95 million units | 3.06 million units |
| 2019 | – | 6.53 million units | – |
| 2018 | – | 8.79 million units | – |
| 2017 | 0.03 million units | 9.14 million units | – |
| 2016 | 0.25 million units | 9.65 million units | – |
| 2015 | 0.55 million units | 9.05million units | – |
| 2014 | 2.01 million units | 7.64 million units | – |
| 2013 | 6.28 million units | 3.07million units | – |
Source: Statista
Xbox Revenue Statistics
- The Xbox gaming software’s sales revenue is expected to reach $8.56 billion.
Meanwhile, in 2024, the Microsoft Xbox gaming software sales revenue reached $8.66 million.
The following table displays further details of the Xbox revenue recorded over the years:
| Year | Xbox Sales Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2025* | $8,566.6 million |
| 2024 | $8,667.6 million |
| 2023 | $8,549.9 million |
| 2022 | $7,754.3 million |
| 2021 | $6,346.3 million |
| 2020 | $4,793.6 million |
| 2019 | $4,539 million |
| 2018 | $5,791.4 million |
| 2017 | $6,460.7 million |
| 2016 | $6,653 million |
Source: Statista
- Microsoft Xbox gaming hardware sales revenue worldwide is estimated to be $2.92 billion.
In comparison, the Microsoft Xbox gaming hardware sales revenue worldwide was estimated to be 3.69 billion.
Here is a table displaying the Microsoft Xbox gaming hardware sales revenue worldwide over the years.
| Year | Microsoft Xbox Gaming Hardware Sales Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2025* | 2.32 billion |
| 2024 | 2.92 billion |
| 2023 | 3.69 billion |
| 2022 | 4 billion |
| 2021 | 4.08 billion |
| 2020 | 2.29 billion |
| 2019 | 1.65 billion |
| 2018 | 2.4 billion |
| 2017 | 3.06 billion |
| 2016 | 3.19 billion |
Source: Statista
Fun Facts About Xbox
- Microsoft launched the Xbox within 20 months.
Launching your product in the market takes years of hard work, but that’s not the case with Microsoft.
The fun part is that the company was able to sell 1.5 million units within two years.
Source: Venture Beat.
- 63.25 million visits are recorded on xbox.com in May 2026.
However, the bounce rate of visitors is 36.68%. A user visits 4.45 pages in a single visit, and the average duration of their visit is 3 minutes and 45 seconds.
Here is a table displaying the traffic recorded on xbox.com over the past months.
| Month- Year | Total Visits |
|---|---|
| May 2026 | 63.25 million |
| January 2026 | 58.03 million |
| August 2025 | 58.2 million |
| July 2025 | 62.5 million |
| June 2025 | 61.4 million |
| May 2025 | 59.4 million |
| April 2025 | 56.7 million |
| Mar 2025 | 54.1 million |
Source: SimilarWeb
- Approx 30.35% of the traffic on Xbox.com comes from the United States.
Brazil has the second-highest traffic share, accounting for 10.11%.
The following table displays the traffic share recorded on Xbox.com from different countries.
| Country | Share of Visits |
|---|---|
| United States | 30.35% |
| Brazil | 10.11% |
| Mexico | 6.84% |
| United Kingdom | 6.55% |
| India | 3.85% |
| Others | 42.3% |
Source: Similarweb.
- Over 71.41% of the Xbox audience is male, while 28.59% of them are female.
Over two-thirds (68.25%) of the audience comes from the age group of 18 to 35 years,
The following table displays the age and gender distribution of visits on xbox.com.
| Age Group | Share of Visits |
|---|---|
| 18 – 24 | 36.21% |
| 25 – 34 | 32.04% |
| 35 – 44 | 16.45% |
| 45 – 54 | 8.15% |
| 55 – 64 | 4.3% |
| 65+ | 2.85% |
Source: Similar Web
Conclusion: Over 200 Million People Worldwide Use Xbox
The number of Xbox users has been increasing rapidly over the past years. Between December 2022 and January 2024, this number grew by 80 million.
At the same time, the number of Xbox Series X/S has also been increasing rapidly since its launch, and its user base has grown by nearly 6 million between October 2023 and February 2024.
Hence, according to these stats, Xbox users and sales are more likely to increase in the upcoming years.
