Chart: iPod vs. iPhone

It took the iPod 17 quarters to reach 30 million units. The iPhone did it in 10.

iPod quarters date from fiscal Q1 2002; iPhone from Q3 2007. Source: Company reports

Thanks to AAPLinvestors' Terry Gregory for gathering the data from Apple's (AAPL) quarterly reports. You can see his spreadsheet here.

Below the fold: A version of the chart that extends the iPod numbers to the end of fiscal 2009.

UPDATE: Also, per reader request, a chart showing sales per quarter for the first 20 quarters.

Source: Company reports

Source: Company reports

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