Worldwide Media Tablets Sales : 119 Million Units in 2012

Worldwide media tablet sales to end users are forecast to total 118.9 million units in 2012, a 98 per cent increase from 2011 sales of 60 million units, according to Gartner, Inc. Apple’s iOS continues to be the dominant media tablet operating system (OS), as it is projected to account for 61.4 per cent of worldwide media tablet sales to end users in 2012 (see Table 1). Despite the arrival of Microsoft-based devices to this market, and the expected international rollout of the Kindle Fire, Apple will continue to be the market leader through the forecast period. More on innov24.