Apple has reported record first quarter financial results on the back of booming iPhone and Mac sales.
Revenue and net profit for the three months ended December 26, 2009 rose to $15.68 billion (£9.7b) and $3.38 billion (£2.1b) respectively, up from $11.88 billion (£7.4b) and $2.26 billion (£1.4b) a year earlier.
Apple sold 3.36 million Macs during the quarter, up 33 per cent year-on-year, as well as 8.7 million iPhones, representing 100 per cent unit growth. iPod sales declined eight per cent to 21 million.
“If you annualise our quarterly revenue, it’s surprising that Apple is now a $50+ billion company,” said Apple CEO Steve Jobs. “The new products we are planning to release this year are very strong, starting this week with a major new product that we’re really excited about.”
Apple is expected to officially announce a game-focused tablet computer at a San Francisco reveal event on January 27.