The data displays the number of tablet shipments worldwide from the second quarter of 2010 to the most recent quarter. In the second quarter of 2018, worldwide tablet shipments stood at 33 million units.
Worldwide tablet shipments - additional information
Around 164 million units of tablets were shipped worldwide in 2017, with shipments peaking at just under 50 million units in the final quarter of the year. Of these shipments throughout the year, 47 million were shipped in North America. Shipments in this region are expected, however, to decrease in the coming years with the number set to reach just 44 million units by 2020.
