The data displays global tablet shipments by operating system from the second quarter of 2010 to the most recent quarter. In the second quarter of 2018, Apple shipped 11.6 million iPads worldwide.
Global tablet shipments - operating systems
Android was the leading operating system worldwide for tablets in 2016, shipping a total of 130.6 million units throughout the year. Android’s closest competitor was Apple’s iOS, which was installed on 42.7 million iPads, that were shipped worldwide in 2016.
As of 2016, Android’s market share of the global tablet market stood at 66.
