Preliminary figures from the International Data Corporation estimate that worldwide tablet shipments for the second quarter of 2012 reached 25 million units, up 33.6% from the first quarter of 2012 and up 66.2% year-on-year.
Once again, Apple was the largest tablet producer, shipping 17 million iPad devices during the quarter. In fact, all the top four tablet vendors saw year-on-year growth. Only fifth-placed Acer saw year-over-year numbers decline.
Tom Mainelli, research director for Mobile Connected Devices at IDC, said “Apple built upon its strong March iPad launch and ended the quarter with its best-ever shipment total for the iPad, outrunning even the impressive shipment record it set in the fourth quarter of last year. The vast majority of consumers continue to favor the iPad over competitors, and Apple is seeing increasingly strong interest in the device from vertical markets - especially education. While iPad shipment totals are beginning to slow a bit in mature markets where the device saw early traction, growth in other regions is clearly more than making up the difference.”
IDC preliminary figures for worldwide media tablet shipments, second quarter 2012
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Vendor
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Q2 2012 Shipments
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Market share
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Q2 2011 Shipments
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Market share
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Q2 12/Q2 11 Growth
|
|
1. Apple
|
17,042,000
|
68.2%
|
9,248,000
|
61.5%
|
84.3%
|
|
2. Samsung
|
2,391,000
|
9.6%
|
1,099,000
|
7.3%
|
117.6%
|
|
3. Amazon.com
|
1,252,000
|
5.0%
|
0
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
4. ASUS
|
855,000
|
3.4%
|
397,000
|
2.6%
|
115.5%
|
|
5. Acer
|
385,000
|
1.5%
|
629,000
|
4.2%
|
-38.7%
|
|
Others
|
3,067,000
|
12.3%
|
3,668,000
|
24.4%
|
-16.4%
|
|
All vendors
|
24,994,000
|
100%
|
15,042,000
|
100%
|
66.2%
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Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Media Tablet Tracker, 2nd August 2012.