In the fourth quarter of 2021, Apple Mac computer shipments were at 6.8 million units worldwide, around 50 thousand less than in the same quarter in the previous year.
Apple Mac products
Apple first launched the Macintosh, commonly known as Mac, in 1984. Apple Mac was considered revolutionary at the time as it was the first personal computer (PC) targeting the consumer market. Apple's Mac computers have evolved to offer many more computing products, from a desktop to more portable options. Today, Apple offers a range of Mac computer models – MacBook, Mac mini, and iMac, along with accessories and complementary products for these devices.
Other segments of Apple
Sales of Mac computers have consistently increased over the years, proving to be a relatively stable yet growing source for the company, with around 8.68 billion U.S. dollars revenue generated from Apple Mac sales in the first quarter of 2021 alone. Apple is also strong in the global smartphone market, with the popularity of the iPhone making Apple one of the top vendors for smartphone shipments worldwide. Apple is also focused on growing the hearables segment with their AirPods Pro and AirPods Max, devices that are considered premium audio products.
Global unit sales/shipments of Apple Mac computers from 1st quarter 2006 to 3rd quarter 2021
(in 1,000s)
The figures refer to the product lines iMac, eMac, Mac mini, PowerMac, Mac Pro, Xserve, iBook, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and PowerBook.
The quarterly periods for Apple's fiscal year include the following: early October to late December of the previous year (first quarter), early January to late March of the stated year (second quarter), early April to late June of the stated year (3rd quarter) and early July to late September of the stated year (4th quarter).
*Apple stopped reporting unit sales figures from 1st quarter 2019. Gartner's data was used from 2019 onwards unit shipment data was used instead of previously reported unit sales.
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Apple, & Gartner. (January 12, 2022). Global unit sales/shipments of Apple Mac computers from 1st quarter 2006 to 3rd quarter 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/263444/sales-of-apple-mac-computers-since-first-quarter-2006/
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