Thursday, March 8, 2012

Apple's new iPad announcement: The numbers to know - Rachel King, ZDNet

Here’s a snapshot, by the numbers:

  • 25 billion: The number of iOS apps downloaded worldwide. The 25 billionth was said to have been downloaded in China.
  • 315 million: The number of iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch) sold in 2011
  • 172 million: The number of “post-PC” devices that Apple sold in 2011, which turned out to be 76 percent of Apple’s revenue.
  • 110 million: The number of visitors to Apple Stores globally during the fourth quarter of 2011
  • 100 million: The number of iCloud users since the cloud-based service launched to Apple customers last fall
  • 62 million: The number of iOS devices sold in during the fourth quarter

(see the title of the posting for much more!)