Apple expected to sell 100 millionth iPad this year

Up to 60 million iPads will be sold this year, bringing the total sold since the tablet was introduced in April 2010 to more than 100 million, estimate analysts who cover Apple.
Some 55 million have been sold to date, according to Apple. The strength of iPad sales along with those of iPhones and Macintosh computers helped power Apple to a market valuation of $500 billion, a feat few other companies have accomplished.
Cisco, ExxonMobil, General Electric, Intel and Microsoft all once reached that level but have since fallen back.