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Tablet vendors global unit shipments 2012-2018, by quarter

Global tablet unit shipments by vendor from 3rd quarter 2011 to 2nd quarter 2018 (in millions)

The data displays global shipment figures for the top media tablet brands from the third quarter of 2011 to the most recent quarter. In the second quarter of 2018, Apple tablet shipments amounted to 11.5 million units. Apple has consistently shipped the most tablets, although more recently Samsung has been steadily and significantly increasing their shipment numbers.

Tablet vendors shipments – additional information The number of tablet shipments worldwide, after reaching it's peak of 270 million units in 2014, is forecast to decrease to just 138 million units by 2022.

3Q '11 11.12 1.85 0 0.8 0.75 2.92
4Q '11 15.43 2.14 3.89 0.61 1.92 3.12
1Q '12 11.8 2.19 1.19 0.55 0.61 20.31
2Q '12 17 2.25 1.03 0.69 0.46 24.43
1Q '13 19.5 8.5 0.6 1.8 2.6 15.5
2Q '13 14.62 8.4 1.5 2 1.5 16.4
3Q '13 14.1 9.3 2.3 3.6 0.9 18.1
4Q '13 26 13.5 3.4 5.8 4 25.8
1Q '14 16.4 10.8 2 1 2.6 0.1 17.1
2Q '14 13.3 8.5 0.8 2.4 2.3 0.5 1 19.2
3Q '14 12.3 9.7 0.7 3.1 3.4 2.6 23.9
4Q '14 21.4 11 1 3.7 1.9 3 34.4
1Q '15 12.6 9 1.1 2.5 1.8 1.4 18.6
2Q '15 11 8 1.3 2.5 0.1 1.6 19.7
3Q '15 9.9 8.1 1.9 3.1 0.8 1.9 25
4Q '15 16.1 9 2.2 3.2 5.2 30.5
1Q '16 10.3 6 2 2.2 2.2 16.9
Q2 '16 10 6 2.1 2.5 1.6 17
Q3 '16 9.3 6.5 2.4 2.7 3.1 19
Q4 '16 13.1 8 3.2 3.7 5.2 19.8
Q1 '17 8.9 6 2.8 2.1 2.2 14.4
Q2 '17 11.4 6 3 2.2 2.4 12.9
Q3 '17 10.3 6 3 3 4.4 13.3
Q4 '17 13.2 7 3.5 3.1 7.7 15.1
Q1 '18 9.1 5.3 3.2 2.1 1.1 10.9
Q2 '18 11.5 5 3.4 2 1.6 9.5