Biggest selling electronic devices in the world
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Electronic goods are one of the biggest selling items all across the world. But not all gadgets survive the cut-throat business of innovation and marketing.
Let's take a look at some of the biggest selling electronic devices in the world.
NOTE: Some of these devices are already practically obsolete. Some have seen their best days behind them, so their numbers will not go up anymore. Android phones have been grouped together, as are Symbian phones.
Source: therichest.org
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Image: A view of a bridge across the Golden Horn bay in Vladivostok, Russia.
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Nintendo
Industry: Video games
Headquarters: Kyoto, Japan
Units sold: 555.06 million
Overall rank: 1
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Image: A Nintendo promotion woman shows off the next-generation hand-held console Game Boy Advance in Tokyo, Japan.
Photographs: Susumu Toshiyuki/Reuters
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Android
Developer: Google
Headquarters: Mountain View, California
Units sold: 500 million
Overall rank: 2
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Image: An employee of LG Electronics poses with Optimus G smartphone in Seoul, South Korea.
Photographs: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters
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Symbian
Developer: Accenture
Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland
Units sold: 500 million
Overall rank: 3
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Image: A woman takes a picture with her mobile phone during the Italian motorcycling Grand Prix at Mugello circuit.
Photographs: Giampiero Sposito/Reuters
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iPod
Industry: Music
Headquarters: Cupertino, California
Units sold: 350 million
Overall rank: 4
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Image: Lauren McGowan, 32, listens to her ipod on Labor Day in Central Park, New York.
Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
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PlayStation
Industry: Video game consoles
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Units sold: 330 million
Overall rank: 5
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Image: A woman in a costume plays a game on the Sony Playstation 3 in Beverly Hills.
Photographs: Fred Prouser/Reuters
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iPhone
Industry: Smartphones
Headquarters: Cupertino, California
Units sold: 250 million
Overall rank: 6
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Image: A woman uses her Apple iPhone 4 smartphone in Seoul, South Korea.
Photographs: Truth Leem/Reuters
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BlackBerry
Industry: Handheld devices
Headquarters: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Units sold: 200 million
Overall rank: 7
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Image: A woman uses her mobile phone at the Blackberry World Event in Orlando, Florida.
Photographs: David Manning/Reuters
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Xbox
Industry: Video game console
Headquarters: Redmond, Washington
Units sold: 94 million
Overall rank: 8
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Image: Assistants demonstrate the game Kinect Adventures for Kinect for Xbox 360 in Los Angeles.
Photographs: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
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Sega
Industry: Video and arcade games
Headquarters: Ota, Tokyo, Japan
Units sold: 91 million
Overall rank: 9
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Image: A woman dressed in a combat outfit points a weapon as she promote SciFi game Binary Domain from Sega at E3 in Los Angeles, California.
Photographs: Fred Pouser/Reuters
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iPad
Industry: Tablet computers
Headquarters: Cupertino, California
Units sold: 84 million
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Overall rank: 10
Image: A model is reflected in a mirror while she reads her iPad backstage before the Peter Som Fall/Winter 2012 collection show during New York Fashion Week.
Photographs: Carlo Allegri/Reuters
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