Sega Sammy puts Persona 5 series sales at 15.5 million units worldwide

Sega Sammy’s 2026 integrated report puts Persona 5 series sales at 15.5 million units worldwide as of March 31, 2026. Cite: ComicBook.com, Persona Central, Final Weapon, Ukraine Nintendo Daily

The total spans five entries: Persona 5, Persona 5 Royal, Persona 5 Dancing in Starlight, Persona 5 Strikers and Persona 5 Tactica. Sega Sammy says the series grew by more than 2 million units from a 13 million baseline. That earlier figure appeared in the publisher’s 2025 integrated report and an October 2025 update. Cite: ComicBook.com, Persona Central, Final Weapon, Ukraine Nintendo Daily

Persona Central and KitGuru report the broader franchise reached 30 million copies sold as of June 2026 across all games and spin-offs. Sega’s September 30, 2026 investor report assigns 5 million copies to the Persona 3 series, including 3 million for Persona 3 Reload, and 5.7 million copies to the Persona 4 series. Cite: Persona Central, KitGuru

KitGuru’s September 30, 2026 regional breakdown lists 40 percent of sales in North America, 20 percent in Europe, 20 percent in Japan and 20 percent in Asia. The outlet says the franchise’s total lifetime sales doubled from 2020 to 2024. Cite: KitGuru

Final Weapon notes the original Persona 5 began in Japan in 2016, with Persona 5 Royal following in 2020. PlayStation 4 remains the only platform for Persona 5 and Persona 5 Dancing in Starlight. Royal, Strikers and Tactica also appear on PlayStation 5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PC. Ukraine Nintendo Daily says a significant share of series sales comes from Nintendo Switch, where Royal and the spin-offs reached a large handheld audience.

Cite: Final Weapon, Ukraine Nintendo Daily

Ukraine Nintendo Daily and GoNintendo place the subseries at 9 million copies in June 2023, then above 10 million by the close of 2023 following Persona 5 Tactica’s launch. Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal alone reached 10 million units in a September 2025 statement. Cite: Ukraine Nintendo Daily, GoNintendo, Persona Central

ATLUS announced Persona 6 in June 2026 during the franchise’s 30th anniversary celebrations. The publisher targets a release before 2028. The game is set for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC through Microsoft Store and Steam, arriving after Persona 4 Revival. Cite: Final Weapon, KitGuru

Persona 6 is planned for a simultaneous multiplatform launch once Persona 4 Revival arrives early in 2027. Persona 4 Revival arrives February 18, 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC through Microsoft Store and Steam. The Nintendo Switch 2 version follows May 20, 2027. Cite: Final Weapon, KitGuru

ComicBook.com describes Persona 3 Reload as a reimagining of the original title with upgraded graphics and new gameplay. The outlet says Persona 4 Revival aims to reimagine the original just as Reload did. Cite: ComicBook.com

The anniversary program includes a new exhibition planned for 2027. The Persona Super Live 2027 music event takes place March 19, March 20 and March 21 at Yokohama Buntai arena in Yokohama, Japan. Cite: Final Weapon

OTAKU unveiled Persona-themed apparel including shirts and hoodies through its website to mark the anniversary. Persona 5 Royal marked its seventh anniversary, and ATLUS Game Music released lyric videos for I believe and Take Over. Cite: Final Weapon

A graphic in Sega Sammy’s English integrated report says the Persona series launched in 2002, while the Japanese report gives the correct year of 1996. Persona Central flags the discrepancy as a mistake in the English version. Cite: Persona Central