Apple dominates global tablet market with 12.9 million iPads shipped in Q2 2021
According to Apple Insider , citing statistics from research firm IDC, Apple shipped about 12.9 million iPads in the second quarter of 2021, which is in fact in line with Apple’s third fiscal quarter this year. To better understand Apple’s impressive sales, it is enough to know that Amazon and Samsung have sold a total of 12.3 million tablets.
According to IDC, the total global tablet market in the second quarter of this year grew by 4.2% compared to the same period last year and total shipments reached 40.5 million units. Apple accounted for 31.9 percent of the iPad with 12.9 million units sold and Samsung with 19.6 percent of the market with 8 million tablets sold. Lenovo and Amazon, meanwhile, gained 3.7 million and 3.4 million units, respectively, with 12.6% and 10.7% market share.
The report said that despite maintaining its position, Apple had a lower growth rate compared to last year and experienced an annual growth rate of 3.5 percent. While Lenovo experienced the best performance with 64.5% growth, Amazon also grew by 20.3% compared to last year.
This statistic also shows a decrease in the overall growth of the market compared to the previous quarter. In addition, IDC claims that demand for the tablet market could decline much faster than other markets such as Chromebooks or PCs.
Apple has not reported sales of individual units for a long time; Therefore, IDC data are obtained only on the basis of statistics and can not represent completely accurate statistics. However, Apple said in its latest earnings report that the iPad had revenue of $ 7.37 billion in the quarter ending June, up 11.9 percent from a year earlier, the best performance of Apple in the last ten years.
The people of Cupertino are producing the next generation of the redesigned iPad mini, and the iPad Air and the ninth generation of the standard iPad, and apparently the mentioned iPads are equipped with special specifications; Therefore, sales of iPads are expected to accelerate from the second half of this year and we will see an increase in Apple’s market share.
