Global Tablet Shipments to Grow 12x by 2015

Global shipments of tablets will grow to 242.3 million units in 2015, up by a factor of more than 12 from 2010, a new IHS iSuppli report says.

Media tablet shipments will grow to more than 202 million units in 2015, up from 17.4 million in 2010. Shipments of PC-type tablets—i.e., tablets that have full PC functionality implemented via PC operating systems—will climb to 39.3 million units in 2015, up from 2.3 million in 2010.

Total shipments of tablets will amount to 242.3 million units in 2015, up from the newly finalized IHS iSuppli estimate of 19.7 million in 2010.

Global Tablet Shipments to Rise by Factor of 12 by 2015