In numbers: Apple’s staggering sales

Last night Wall Street was rocked by Apple’s show-stopping quarterly revenue report. Shares spiked ten per cent in after hours trading while Apple’s results trended on Twitter.

HEADLINE RESULTS

Apple’s quarterly profits, $13 billion, exceeded Google’s entire revenue ($10.6bn).

It is believed Apple’s quarterly revenue ($46bn) is the largest recorded by any company in history.

Apple sold 37 million iPhones in the three months ending December.

Apple sold 15 million iPads in the three months ending December.

Apple now has $97 billion in cash.

OTHER FIGURES

Another 5.2 million Macs were sold in the quarter

Apple sold about 15 million iPod devices, including Touch

iPhone sales are accelerating; up 128% year-on-year

iPad sales are accelerating; up 111% year-on-year