In the first quarter of 2024, worldwide tablet shipments stood at almost 31 million units, a decrease from the previous quarter, when around 37 million tablets were shipped.
Worldwide tablet shipments - additional information
Around 128.5 million units of tablets were shipped worldwide in 2023, with shipments peaking at 36.8 million units in the final quarter of the year. Android overtook Apple’s iOS as the most popular operating system in 2012 and held that status until the second quarter of 2022, when Apple regained the leading position. In the fourth quarter of 2023, around 55 percent of tablets worldwide run on iPadOS.
Apple vs. Samsung
Apple is the leading tablet vendor, holding a share of 32 percent of global tablet shipments in the first quarter of 2024. The company has nevertheless seen its market share in the tablet market decline in recent years. This has coincided with the rise of Samsung, whose tablets run on Android, which has seen its market share rise from 7.3 percent in the last quarter of 2012 to 21.7 percent in the first quarter of 2024. Overall Samsung shipped just 6.7 million units of tablets in that quarter, in comparison to the 9.9 million shipped by Apple, which generated the company revenue of over 5.5 billion U.S. dollars.
Worldwide tablet shipments from 2nd quarter 2010 to 1st quarter 2024
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IDC. (May 3, 2024). Worldwide tablet shipments from 2nd quarter 2010 to 1st quarter 2024 (in million units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/272070/global-tablet-shipments-by-quarter/
IDC. "Worldwide tablet shipments from 2nd quarter 2010 to 1st quarter 2024 (in million units)." Chart. May 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272070/global-tablet-shipments-by-quarter/
IDC. (2024). Worldwide tablet shipments from 2nd quarter 2010 to 1st quarter 2024 (in million units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272070/global-tablet-shipments-by-quarter/
IDC. "Worldwide Tablet Shipments from 2nd Quarter 2010 to 1st Quarter 2024 (in Million Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272070/global-tablet-shipments-by-quarter/
IDC, Worldwide tablet shipments from 2nd quarter 2010 to 1st quarter 2024 (in million units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272070/global-tablet-shipments-by-quarter/ (last visited July 11, 2024)
Worldwide tablet shipments from 2nd quarter 2010 to 1st quarter 2024 (in million units) [Graph], IDC, May 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/272070/global-tablet-shipments-by-quarter/