Today’s “By the Numbers” post is a bit of a deviation from what you may be used to seeing here. Rather than looking at social networks, apps and services, I am looking at a company that offers a little bit of everything to the digital world. Of course, I am referring to Apple.

After all, if it weren’t for Apple computers, devices and software, half the stuff I give you stats on probably wouldn’t exist.

As most of you likely know, Apple Computer, Inc began in 1976 in the garage of co-founder Steve Jobs’ childhood home. Their first product was the Apple I, which was released and sold for the equivalent of almost $3,ooo in today’s dollars.

Apple has had its ups and downs along the way and some could say that the lows (the 90’s) were really low and the highs (the return of Jobs – present day) were/are really high. Although Steve Jobs has since left us, Apple stands as a titan of modern industry and one of the largest companies in the world.

Apple has truly revolutionized the world of technology through its innovative hardware and software solutions, so I thought it would be fun to take a look at just how gigantic their global reach is. Here are a few Apple Inc facts and statistics that I was able to dig up…

Please note that some of these numbers are easier to find than others. A few of these Apple Statistics come from Apple’s own reports, but some are based on news reports and not official company tallies. Basically, this is the best I can find and I don’t guarantee anything to be 100% accurate.

Apple Facts and Statistics

Number of Active Apple Device Users:

1.3 billion

Last updated 2/1/18

Reported number of active Mac users:

100 million users

Last updated 4/4/17

Apple’s market capitalization:

$800 billion

Last updated 5/10/17

Percentage of all Macs shipped that are notebooks:

80%

Last updated 4/4/17

Percentage of all Macs shipped that are desktops:

20%

Last updated 4/4/17

Average number of Macs sold per minute:

31

Last updated 8/1/16

Apple revenue for their FY 2017:

$229.2 billion

Apple Q4 (calendar) 2017 revenue:

$88.3 billion

Apple Q3 (calendar) 2017 revenue:

$52.6 billion

Number of Macs sold in Q4 (calendar) 2017:

5.1 million

Number of Apple TV apps:

8,000 apps

Last updated 10/27/17

Number of Apple TV apps that are games:

2,000 apps

Last updated 10/27/17

Number of Apple TVs sold all time:

37 million

Last updated 3/8/16

Apple TV’s share of streaming device sales:

20%

Last updated 11/30/15

Apple’s share of all mobile devices activated during Christmas week 2015:

49.1%

Mac’s share of the global operating system market:

7%

Last updated 2/1/16

Number of paid subscribers for Apple Music:

27 million

Last updated 6/5/17

Number of iCloud users:

768 million

Last updated 2/12/16

Average number of requests Siri gets per week:

over 2 billion

Last updated 7/20/16

Number of Apple stores worldwide:

489 stores

Last updated 12/5/16

Total number of Apple employees:

123,000 employees

Last updated 9/30/17

Important Dates in Apple History

Date of Apple founding:

April 1, 1976

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Date of first Apple computer release:

July 1976 (Apple I)

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Date of first iPod release:

November 10, 2001

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Date of first iPhone release:

June 29, 2007

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Date of first iPad release:

April 3, 2010

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Get the full Apple report with over 250 stats here.

Image credit: Synthesis Studios via flickr