Source: Apple
It seems to have been a hoppin’ holiday season for AirPods. CNBC has a new guesstimate from TF International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. According to Young MC, Apple sold 90-million pairs of AirPods during the December-quarter. The way he sees it, sales last quarter “will translate to 20% year-over-year revenue growth [for] Apple’s wearable gadget business,” according to CNBC.
The analyst says 27-million of the 90-million pairs of AirPods were the newest version of the entry-level earbuds - AirPods Series 3, introduced last fall. Outside of that, he did not break out sales of individual models. That gives him something in common with the Cupertino-company. CNBC points out that “Apple doesn’t break out its wearables revenue,” lumping them instead in its “Other Products” line item. That said, Apple’s “Other Products” took in close to $13 billion revenue in the December-quarter of 2020, making that a number to watch.
