Sales
| Region | Units sold | First available |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 21 million | March 4, 2000 |
| Asia (excluding Japan) | 25.42 million | March 4, 2000 |
| North America | 50 million | October 26, 2000 |
| Europe | 48 million | November 24, 2000 |
| Worldwide | 153.19 million |
On November 29, 2005, the PlayStation 2 became the fastest game console to reach 100 million units shipped, accomplishing the feat within 5 years and 9 months from its launch. This achievement occurred faster than its predecessor, the PlayStation, which took 9 years and 6 months to reach the same benchmark.
The PS2 has sold over 153 million units worldwide as of March 31, 2011. In Europe, it has sold 48 million units as of May 6, 2008 according to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, while in North America, it has sold 50 million units as of December 2008. In Japan, the PS2 has sold 21,454,325 units as of October 1, 2008, according to Famitsu/Enterbrain.
In Europe, the PS2 sold 6 million units in 2006 and 3.8 million in 2007, according to estimates by EA. In 2007, the PS2 sold 3.97 million units in the US according to the NPD Group and 816,419 units in Japan according to Enterbrain. In 2008, the PS2 sold 480,664 units in Japan, according to Enterbrain.
In February 2011 it was reported that over 1.52 billion units of PS2 software had been sold worldwide as of the end of 2010.
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