Apple iPad global unit sales by quarter 2012-2022

Apple’s shipments of iPads fluctuated over the years, peaking in the fourth quarter of 2013 at 26 million devices. During the first quarter of 2022, Apple shipped around 12.1 million tablets worldwide, showing growth both in quarter-on-quarter terms and in comparison to the first quarter of 2022.

Apple’s products

Although the iPhone has been the main contributor to Apple’s revenue, the iPad accounted for almost six percent of the revenue in the first quarter of Apple's 2022 fiscal year. The share of the revenue from iPhones was nearly 58 percent, followed by services with 15.76 percent, and wearables, home and accessories, with around 12 percent.

Smartphone era

Almost 47 percent of all smartphone users in the United States in 2021 were iPhone users. However, Apple is no longer the world leader in the smartphone market. Samsung replaced Apple as the world's leading smartphone vendor with over 23 percent of the market share in the market for smartphones in the first quarter of 2022.