Holiday Gift Guide »

As of today Apple has sold 100 Million iPods

Categories: Random
By: , IntoMobile
Monday, April 9th, 2007 at 2:59 PM

The iPod came out on November 2001.

A little over half a decade later they sold 100 million.

Here is another big number:

Nokia sold 106 million phones from October 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006.

3 months.

SPONSORED MESSAGE
Get free domestic and international calls and texts to anyone with the Vonage Mobile app available as an iPhone calling app or Android calling app.

About The Author

Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • alberto

    wow i find that spec so amazing!!

    by the way stefan,

    i am currently using a nokia 6820 and sony ericsson k790 and i was wondering,

    from all the image pics u have seen, do u think the nokia n95 takes better quality images then my k790?

    thanks!

  • Alessandro

    Ciao Stefan,

    and probably 10% of those 106 millions can play music in addition to all the rest!
    Alessandro

  • hakeemm

    I never had an ipod,because im not interested.I prefer mobile phones =)

  • Stefan Constantinescu

    Like I said, it’s just a big number :-)

    I had two iPod’s actually, neither for more than 6 months. I tried really hard to understand why they were so hip, but I just ended up using my tried and true flash based Creative player.

  • James @ The Creative Life

    Hey Stefan, are you an iTunes user? For me it’s the complete and utter ease of use of the whole iPod experience that gives the edge over every other music playing device. I’ve been using the N95 for music in the last couple of weeks – it’s good, but it’s not ‘iPod’ good.

    As for trying to understand why the iPod is so hip . . . I blame Jonathan Ive, the guy is a genius! The design of the iPod is iconic, it’s almost perfect.

    I for one, truly hope that the iPod goes on to sell another 100 million!! To me, music is the ultimate expression of human emotion – it a language which never ceases to amaze, surprise and inspire me – Personally, I feel the iPod is the only device that pays proper respect to music.