MacRumors reports that according to new figures from IDC, Apple’s newly announced 9.1 million iPads sold in the first quarter of this year represents its highest share of the worldwide tablet market in that quarter since 2014.
IDC says that iPads represented 28.8% of tablet shipments over the first quarter of the year, up from 24.9% in the year-ago quarter. The last time Apple enjoyed such growth in the iPad market share was in 2014, when it was at 32.7%. The highest ever iPad first-quarter market share recorded by IDC was back in 2013, when it was 40.2%. It has been declining ever since then, with this year’s figure representing the first time that overall decline trend has reversed since 2013.
According to IDC’s figures, worldwide tablet shipments from all vendors declined by 11.7% in the first quarter of this year, which makes the iPad’s stellar performance all the more worthy of celebration, and the iPad is still, as ever, the most popular tablet around the world, maintaining that position since just after it was launched back in 2010.
Table: IDC
Source: iPad Recorded Highest Market Share in First Quarter Since 2014 According to IDC
