The company meets expectations thanks to healthy iPhone sales, but falls short on iPad sales. Check out some of the big numbers from Apple's third quarter. July 23, 2013 2:43 PM PDT The bulk of the line to buy an iPhone 5 at the Paris Apple store wound back and forth between metal barriers. (Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET) Apple reported a big figure for iPhone sales in its third quarter and earnings that were just above what Wall Street was expected. The company saw $35.6 billion in sales, which is slightly up from its earnings in the same period last year. Not all the figures met expectations though. Sales for iPads and Macs were down from the previous year and Apple didn't even bother to report iPod sales. Apple sold 6.8 million iPods in the third quarter of 2012. Here's a look at some of the 2013 Q3 numbers that Apple did want to share: $35.6 billion in sales. Apple's sales were mostly driven by iPhone sales, which CEO Tim Cook took care to highlight in his statement to the press. He also mentioned the iOS platform as a growing revenue source. This sales figure is up from $35 billion in Q3 of last year. 14.6 million iPads iPads sold. iPad sales were down from last year, when Apple broke a quarterly record, selling 17 million iPads. 3.8 million Macs sold. That's down slightly from 4 million Macs sold in Q3 of 2012. Related stories Inside Scoop: The bottom line on Apple's bottom line Apple admits to middle age truth: It's finally slowing down Twitter is loopy for Vine videos 31.2 million iPhones sold. The iPhone sales was a quarterly record for Apple. The figure compares to the 26 million iPhones sold last year. Users have created 320 million iPhone accounts, sending 900 billion iMessages, 125 billion photos and triggering 8 trillion push notifications. 1 billion TV episodes and 390 million movies downloaded in iTunes. Apple said these huge figures break down to users downloading 800,000 TV episodes and 350,000 movies each day. 50 billion apps downloaded from App Store. Apple recently celebrated the App Store's 5-year anniversary and its recent figures shows the platform is going strong. There are over 900,000 apps available in the store, with 375,000 apps made specifically for the iPad. Developers have earned $11 billion from sales, and half of that was earned in the last four quarters, according to Apple. $667 million from its retail stores. Apple said its retail locations had 48 million visitors this quarter, with 16,000 visitors per store, per week. The company added 6 new stores and expanded to 5 new countries, brining the total number of stores to 408 stores, including 156 outside the U.S. It expects to open 9 new stores this year, with 27 new stores total for this year. Apple relocated 4 stores due to growth, bringing the total number of relocations this year to 23.

Back to Home »
The company meets expectations thanks to healthy iPhone sales, but falls short on iPad sales. Check out some of the big numbers from Apple's third quarter. July 23, 2013 2:43 PM PDT The bulk of the line to buy an iPhone 5 at the Paris Apple store wound back and forth between metal barriers. (Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET) Apple reported a big figure for iPhone sales in its third quarter and earnings that were just above what Wall Street was expected. The company saw $35.6 billion in sales, which is slightly up from its earnings in the same period last year. Not all the figures met expectations though. Sales for iPads and Macs were down from the previous year and Apple didn't even bother to report iPod sales. Apple sold 6.8 million iPods in the third quarter of 2012. Here's a look at some of the 2013 Q3 numbers that Apple did want to share: $35.6 billion in sales. Apple's sales were mostly driven by iPhone sales, which CEO Tim Cook took care to highlight in his statement to the press. He also mentioned the iOS platform as a growing revenue source. This sales figure is up from $35 billion in Q3 of last year. 14.6 million iPads iPads sold. iPad sales were down from last year, when Apple broke a quarterly record, selling 17 million iPads. 3.8 million Macs sold. That's down slightly from 4 million Macs sold in Q3 of 2012. Related stories Inside Scoop: The bottom line on Apple's bottom line Apple admits to middle age truth: It's finally slowing down Twitter is loopy for Vine videos 31.2 million iPhones sold. The iPhone sales was a quarterly record for Apple. The figure compares to the 26 million iPhones sold last year. Users have created 320 million iPhone accounts, sending 900 billion iMessages, 125 billion photos and triggering 8 trillion push notifications. 1 billion TV episodes and 390 million movies downloaded in iTunes. Apple said these huge figures break down to users downloading 800,000 TV episodes and 350,000 movies each day. 50 billion apps downloaded from App Store. Apple recently celebrated the App Store's 5-year anniversary and its recent figures shows the platform is going strong. There are over 900,000 apps available in the store, with 375,000 apps made specifically for the iPad. Developers have earned $11 billion from sales, and half of that was earned in the last four quarters, according to Apple. $667 million from its retail stores. Apple said its retail locations had 48 million visitors this quarter, with 16,000 visitors per store, per week. The company added 6 new stores and expanded to 5 new countries, brining the total number of stores to 408 stores, including 156 outside the U.S. It expects to open 9 new stores this year, with 27 new stores total for this year. Apple relocated 4 stores due to growth, bringing the total number of relocations this year to 23.

The company meets expectations thanks to healthy iPhone sales, but falls short on iPad sales. Check out some of the big numbers from Apple's third quarter. July 23, 2013 2:43 PM PDT The bulk of the line to buy an iPhone 5 at the Paris Apple store wound back and forth between metal barriers. (Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET) Apple reported a big figure for iPhone sales in its third quarter and earnings that were just above what Wall Street was expected. The company saw $35.6 billion in sales, which is slightly up from its earnings in the same period last year. Not all the figures met expectations though. Sales for iPads and Macs were down from the previous year and Apple didn't even bother to report iPod sales. Apple sold 6.8 million iPods in the third quarter of 2012. Here's a look at some of the 2013 Q3 numbers that Apple did want to share: $35.6 billion in sales. Apple's sales were mostly driven by iPhone sales, which CEO Tim Cook took care to highlight in his statement to the press. He also mentioned the iOS platform as a growing revenue source. This sales figure is up from $35 billion in Q3 of last year. 14.6 million iPads iPads sold. iPad sales were down from last year, when Apple broke a quarterly record, selling 17 million iPads. 3.8 million Macs sold. That's down slightly from 4 million Macs sold in Q3 of 2012. Related stories Inside Scoop: The bottom line on Apple's bottom line Apple admits to middle age truth: It's finally slowing down Twitter is loopy for Vine videos 31.2 million iPhones sold. The iPhone sales was a quarterly record for Apple. The figure compares to the 26 million iPhones sold last year. Users have created 320 million iPhone accounts, sending 900 billion iMessages, 125 billion photos and triggering 8 trillion push notifications. 1 billion TV episodes and 390 million movies downloaded in iTunes. Apple said these huge figures break down to users downloading 800,000 TV episodes and 350,000 movies each day. 50 billion apps downloaded from App Store. Apple recently celebrated the App Store's 5-year anniversary and its recent figures shows the platform is going strong. There are over 900,000 apps available in the store, with 375,000 apps made specifically for the iPad. Developers have earned $11 billion from sales, and half of that was earned in the last four quarters, according to Apple. $667 million from its retail stores. Apple said its retail locations had 48 million visitors this quarter, with 16,000 visitors per store, per week. The company added 6 new stores and expanded to 5 new countries, brining the total number of stores to 408 stores, including 156 outside the U.S. It expects to open 9 new stores this year, with 27 new stores total for this year. Apple relocated 4 stores due to growth, bringing the total number of relocations this year to 23.

Posted by : Unknown Tuesday, July 23, 2013

The company meets expectations thanks to healthy iPhone sales, but falls short on iPad sales. Check out some of the big numbers from Apple's third quarter.

July 23, 2013 2:43 PM PDT

The bulk of the line to <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57517504-37/apple-fans-and-critics-converge-in-paris-for-iphone-5/">buy an iPhone 5 at the Paris Apple store</a> wound back and forth between metal barriers.

The bulk of the line to buy an iPhone 5 at the Paris Apple store wound back and forth between metal barriers.

(Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET)

Apple reported a big figure for iPhone sales in its third quarter and earnings that were just above what Wall Street was expected.

The company saw $35.6 billion in sales, which is slightly up from its earnings in the same period last year. Not all the figures met expectations though. Sales for iPads and Macs were down from the previous year and Apple didn't even bother to report iPod sales. Apple sold 6.8 million iPods in the third quarter of 2012.

Here's a look at some of the 2013 Q3 numbers that Apple did want to share:

$35.6 billion in sales. Apple's sales were mostly driven by iPhone sales, which CEO Tim Cook took care to highlight in his statement to the press. He also mentioned the iOS platform as a growing revenue source. This sales figure is up from $35 billion in Q3 of last year.

14.6 million iPads iPads sold. iPad sales were down from last year, when Apple broke a quarterly record, selling 17 million iPads.

3.8 million Macs sold. That's down slightly from 4 million Macs sold in Q3 of 2012.