Gartner Says Worldwide Media Tablets Sales to Reach 119 Million Units in 2012

"Gartner Says Worldwide Media Tablets Sales to Reach 119 Million Units in 2012. Gartner Research. April 10, 2012."

From the news release: "Worldwide media tablet sales to end users are forecast to total 118.9 million units in 2012, a 98 percent 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 percent of worldwide media tablet sales to end users in 2012.

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." Read more

See also
“iPad and Beyond: The Future of the Tablet Market,” Special Report prepared by Gartner.