Top 5 tablet manufacturers

Apple Inc was the major player in the tablet market for so long. Now, Microsoft has entered the tablet field with the Surface tablets based on the Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT operating systems. The new Microsoft surface tablet is going to be a rival to the Apple's new iPad. As per a research firm, IHS iSuppli, Apple iPads account to about six in 10 tablets that are shipped.

Here is a list of the top five tablets manufacturers as per last year.

Apple (iPad)

• 40.5 million global shipment


• 62% market share

Samsung (Galaxy tablets)

• 6.1 million global shipment


• 9.3% market share

Amazon (Kindle Fire)

• 3.9 million global shipment


• 6% market share

Barnes & Noble (Nook tablets)

• 3.3 million global shipment


• 5.1% market share

Asus (Transformer line of tablets)

• 2.1 million global shipment


• 3.2% market share

Others

• 9.4 million global shipment


• 14% market share