Apple Now Has More Than 1.8 Billion Active Devices Worldwide

[MacRumors]

Apple now has over 1.8 billion active devices worldwide, a new record, Apple CEO Tim Cook said during today's earnings call covering the first fiscal quarter of 2022.

Apple's active install base includes iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch, and it has grown from 1.5 active billion devices in January 2020 and 1.65 active billion devices in January 2021.

Cook did not break out numbers for individual devices, but last year said that Apple had more than billion active iPhones worldwide.

Article Link: Apple Now Has More Than 1.8 Billion Active Devices Worldwide

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

FYI, for those who talk about Apple‘s software not being as stable as it once was…
This is one of the biggest contributing factors to that

 

[applicious84]

FYI, for those who talk about Apple‘s software not being as stable as it once was…
This is one of the biggest contributing factors to that

Ugh, then they should just ask for the ones that make their software unstable back

 

[TurboDrooler]

1.8 Billion Pockets Y’all

 

[_Spinn_]

That is an incredible number of devices! I wish they would have provided a breakdown on the numbers for each device.

 

[citysnaps]

That is an incredible number of devices! I wish they would have provided a breakdown on the numbers for each device.

I suspect Apple competitors wish the same thing!

 

[dumastudetto]

And the vast majority of these active users are running the latest and greatest software from Apple across all their devices. Google?

 

[Analog Kid]

I heard one of them had a paint chip you could see if you held it under the light.

 

[jayducharme]

I remember when Steve Jobs said he'd be happy if iPhone captured 1% of the US mobile phone market. Now Apple is close to 25% of the world's population owning an Apple device. It's mind-boggling.

 

[Michael Scrip]

I wish they would have provided a breakdown on the numbers for each device.

Others have speculated in the past. From memory:

1 billion iPhones
400 million iPads
100 million Macs
100 million Apple Watches
100 million AirPods

Those are the big ones. And the rest would be AppleTV, HomePods, etc.

Of course this is just an estimation... but I can see it.

 

[alpi123]

And the vast majority of these active users are running the latest and greatest software from Apple across all their devices. Google?

How is that relevant? Google has way bigger things to care about than who is running the latest Android. It's obvious they're not that serious about the smartphone world, they know they can't dominate as well as the rest of the competition. Give them a break.

 

[now i see it]

now if I could just get those 1.8B users to send me $0.01 cent...

 

[Unregistered 4U]

Others have speculated in the past. From memory:

1 billion iPhones
400 million iPads
100 million Macs
100 million Apple Watches
100 million AirPods

Those are the big ones. And the rest would be AppleTV, HomePods, etc.

Of course this is just an estimation... but I can see it.

AirPods aren’t included, but I think adding that 100 million to the iPhone wouldn’t be insane.

 

[The Cockney Rebel]

now if I could just get those 1.8B users to send me $0.01 cent...

You write the code, I’ll market it … 50/50.

 

[DocMultimedia]

I'm a small chunk. AW, iPhone, 2 iMacs, MacBook pro, 2 Airs, and 2 HomePods. That's a lot of Apple devices.

 

[InuNacho]

And the vast majority of these active users are running the latest and greatest software from Apple across all their devices. Google?

I would hardly call any of Apple's latest software "greatest".

 

[Michael Scrip]

AirPods aren’t included, but I think adding that 100 million to the iPhone wouldn’t be insane.

Ah... I didn't know if AirPods counted or not. I guess they are only counting things that run an OS.

Thanks!

 

[Phil77354]

I remember when Steve Jobs said he'd be happy if iPhone captured 1% of the US mobile phone market. Now Apple is close to 25% of the world's population owning an Apple device. It's mind-boggling.

I had a very similar thought when I saw this article - it seems like just yesterday when Apple was struggling and hardly a significant competitor in the PC industry. Nobody would have believed that the company would eventually grow to such a huge and significant company as they are today. Even Steve, I think he would also be amazed by how this has all grown and succeeded.

It is a tremendous accomplishment and I hope that Steve is able to look down on what he inspired and began, and be proud of what it has become.

 

[szw-mapple fan]

Now Apple is close to 25% of the world's population owning an Apple device. It's mind-boggling.

I highly doubt that. I'd be more than willing to bet it's closer to 10% given how many people have more than one device and how unaffordable Apple devices are for a large percentage of the world's population. Doesn't make it any less impressive however.

 

[szw-mapple fan]

now if I could just get those 1.8B users to send me $0.01 cent...

This is pretty much why Apple has an App Store

 

[BWhaler]

Congrats Apple. We’ll deserved.

And it’s important to note, these devices are privacy-forward devices. Without Apple, we would live in a world where Zuck and China and Korea and faceless data brokers and Google would know everything about everyone.

 

[dumastudetto]

I would hardly call any of Apple's latest software "greatest".

Every OS has a few bugs. The way Apple quickly addresses those problems, and provides day one access to those updates to every supported device.... it is industry leading.

 

[Rafterman]

Why does my wallet feel like I have half of them?

 

[Boris Bronson]

Not that great a number when the fanbois have 200 devices each - gotta keep one nearby to talk up their favourite corporation.

 

[Unregistered 4U]

You write the code, I’ll market it … 50/50.

50% That’s UNFAIR! Marketing shouldn’t cost anything more than (some random percentage less than 50, but based on pretty much nothing)!