New iPad Tops Three Million

Although Apple never released the actual figures, analysts estimated that one million iPad 2 were sold during the launch week.

This year, Apple has sold three million iPad (3rd generation) in three days.

For fun’s sake, here is how this compares to Q4 2011 (in thousands):

Keep in mind that this is cheating as the sales will probably decrease over time as the hype fades; but still, it’s an impressive feat and certainly one that deserved a press release.