San Francisco - Apple Inc said Tuesday it has sold 3 million iPads since the touch-screen tablet computer hit store shelves less than three months ago.
The giant consumer electronics company overtook Microsoft Corp to become the world's most valuable technology company.
"Improved supply and international expansion has helped Apple accelerate the rate at which it is selling the device," according to UBS analyst Maynard Um.
Apple sold 1 million iPads in the first month after the US launch on April 3, and had sold 2 million iPads by May 31.
It hit the 3 million mark on June 21, it said in a release on Tuesday.
In addition to the United States, the iPad is currently available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, among other countries. It will be rolled out in nine more markets in July.
- AFP