Black Friday 2025: Get live updates on the latest sales, doorbusters, and deal drops

Once upon a time, Americans lined up in droves outside Walmarts and Targets, still full from Thanksgiving dinner, so they could be first in the door. Thankfully, these frenzied Black Friday free-for-alls are a relic of a bygone era. Now, not only can you order all of the best Black Friday deals online, but for the past few years, retailers have also been launching their Black Friday sales weeks in advance of Thanksgiving.

So, ready or not, Black Friday is already here. You can tell because Mashable is once again working around the clock to bring you live updates on all of the latest sales, standout deals, price drops, and inventory updates. Already, we’ve spied record discounts on flagship noise-cancelling headphones, Apple laptops and tablets, Dyson appliances, and some of the year’s most popular tech gifts.

Check out the top early deals so far, and keep scrolling for the full schedule of events and the latest live updates and news from the Mashable shopping team.

Remember: Black Friday 2025 takes place on Friday, Nov. 28, and is quickly followed by Cyber Week, which starts on Monday, Dec. 1. However, you can already shop plenty of sales at all the major online retailers. If you want to be the first to know when new sales go online, then keep checking back as we provide live updates on the shopping festivities.

Unfortunately, we do not expect the Nintendo Switch 2 console to go on sale this holiday season. Between tariffs and inflation, the video game industry hasn’t had much flexibility when it comes to prices. We’d love to be wrong, of course. So, if you do want to save on the new handheld console, then pick up a Nintendo Switch 2 bundle. As of this writing, bundles are in stock at Walmart and Amazon, but we don’t know for how long. This console has a history of selling out before the holidays.

Haven’t you heard? Physical media is making a comeback, thanks in no small part to Taylor Swift. So, if you’re shopping for a Swiftie this holiday season, we’ve got a great 2-in-1 gift idea for you. Over at Target, you can pick up a stylish record player and The Life of a Showgirl: Sweat and Vanilla Perfume edition on vinyl. Both are on sale as part of Target’s early Black Friday sale.

This year, Sony released the long-awaited sequel to its flagship XM5 headphones, the XM6. And having tested them both for Mashable, here’s the honest truth: They’re very similar products. Yes, the XM6 makes some iterative improvements and brings back a travel-friendly folding design, but the vast majority of people will be perfectly happy with the XM5 model, which is finally back on sale.

You can get the Sony WH-1000XM5 Noise Cancelling Headphones at Amazon right now for just $248, compared to the $428 price tag of the new model. For my money, that’s a very easy decision, folks.

Discounts on the legendary Dyson Supersonic hairdryer used to be a staple of big sales like Prime Day and Black Friday, but they’ve become rarer and rarer. That’s why we’re genuinely excited about this one. As part of Dyson’s early Black Friday sale, you can grab the Dyson Supersonic plus three hair attachments for just $299.99, savings of $150. You won’t find this discount at any retailer.

Multiple Mashable reporters have tested this hair dryer and use it regularly, and our verdict is the same: This beauty tool lives up to the hype, folks.

We’re in the process of updating our guide to the best early Black Friday tech deals, and we’ve spotted a ton of record prices on Jackery Power stations, DJI gadgets, and Apple products. Check out some of the top deals so far, all at their lowest-ever prices:

Almost every retailer is already hosting some type of pre-Black Friday sale, but the big retailers also have official sales events planned. Some of these events have already taken place (Target drops new deals every Sunday, and Walmart hosted its early sale Nov. 14 to 16). So, don’t miss out on the next big deal drops:

• Amazon’s official Black Friday sale starts Nov. 20 and ends Dec. 1

• The Walmart Black Friday Deals, Event 2 sale takes place Nov. 25 to 30; Walmart’s Cyber Monday sale takes place Dec. 1

• Best Buy releases new doorbuster deals every Friday; its official Black Friday Sale begins Nov. 20 and ends Nov. 29

• Target’s early Black Friday sale is ongoing, with new deals dropping each Sunday

Looking for early Black Friday deals on kitchen appliances and home goods? Then we recommend checking out Target’s early Black Friday sale, which includes a $19.99 deal on a Crock-Pot.

We’re closely tracking AirPods prices for Black Friday and Cyber Week. While there’s a lot of price-matching happening, you can score the lowest prices by picking the right retailer.

• AirPods 4 wireless earbuds — $117 at Amazon and Best Buy

• AirPods 4 with ANC — $148.99 at Amazon and Walmart

• AirPods Pro 2 — $139 only at Walmart (lowest price ever 🔥)

• AirPods Pro 3 — No discounts available yet

• AirPods Max headphones with USB-C — $479.99 at Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart

Amazon may not officially kick off its Black Friday sale until Nov. 20, but the Everything Store has dropped a ton of early deals on Amazon devices. Unfortunately, that does not include the newly released Echo smart speakers or Kindle devices, but you can already score discounts on a ton of popular Amazon products: