Commodore-Amiga Sales Figures
Information on the sales of the Amiga throughout the world may be
lacking in many respects. However, there are some figures available
that indicate how many were sold during the Commodore era. These
only show official figures, the number of Amigas world-wide has
been estimated to be 4 times as much.
One source of statistics for the number of Amigas owned
world-wide comes from the June 1993 edition of Amiga Format. They
indicate a total of 4,850,000 Amiga owners. However, it should be
pointed out that their mathematics were questionable at best. Their
breakdown of Amiga ownership indicates a figure of 3,800,000 in
Europe- this covers the UK, Germany, France, and Italy. However,
when added together the total comes to 3,650,000 - 150,000 short.
To give them the benefit of the doubt I have added these 'missing'
owners to 'other European Countries'. The results on the rest of
the world are also questionable...
| North
America |
700,000 |
| Australia & New
Zealand |
350,000 |
| United
Kingdom |
1,500,000 |
| Germany |
1,300,000 |
| France |
250,000 |
| Italy |
600,000 |
| Other European
Countries |
150,000 |
| Rest of
World |
0 |
A second Amiga magazine provide a similar figure, while
providing a breakdown of many other European countries.
| United
Kingdom |
1.5 million |
| Germany |
1.4 million |
| Italy |
700,000 |
| France |
275,000 |
| Scandinavia |
90,000 |
| Benelux |
45,000 |
| Rest of
Europe |
35,000 |
| North
America |
600,000 |
| Rest of
World |
400,000 |
Breakdown of world-wide statistics according to
country
These figures are open to interpretation and can never be
accurately predicted. A breakdown of these results to distinguish
which machines sold more could be further queried. However, few
Commodore subsidiaries prepared to release such information. One of
the few people to make such information available was Dr. Peter
Kittel, who worked for Commodore Germany until it filed for
liquidation proceedings. He suggests there is a total of 5,292,200
Amigas world-wide and provides a breakdown of the number of
machines sold in Germany. These are based upon recorded serial
numbers of machines sold before December 31st, 1993 (Source:
Marketing Department, Commodore Frankfurt).
Germany
| Amiga CD32 |
25,000 |
| Amiga CDTV |
25,800 |
| Amiga 500 |
1,081,000 |
| Amiga 500+ |
79,500 |
| Amiga 600 |
193,000 |
| Amiga 1000 |
27,500 |
| Amiga 1200 |
95,500 |
| Amiga
2000 |
124,500 |
| Amiga 3000 |
8,300 |
| Amiga
4000/030 |
7,500 |
| Amiga
4000/040 |
3,800 |
| Amiga
3000(T) |
CA.6000 |
| Amiga 3000(T)- 040 (030 CPU
absent) |
CA. 80 |
| A1060
Sidecar |
CA.3-5000 |
So, there are 10 times more A500 (and A500+) in Germany than
Amiga 1200s! This provides a sum total of 1,677,480 Amigas sold in
Germany (excluding the A1060 sidecar).
| C128 |
284.300 |
| C16/116 |
286.500 |
| C64 |
3.050.000 |
Thanks to Dr. Peter Kittel for releasing these figures.
Britain
Official figures on other countries are patchy. The only
information I could find was that the CDTV sold almost 30,000 units
in the UK. This is based upon information provided by Kelly Sumner,
former head of Commodore UK, in an Amiga Format interview (June
1993).
Yearly Results
The year-by-year statistics are also incomplete, but a combination
of press releases and magazine announcements give some clues on how
many Amigas were sold during a particular year. At the moment this
only covers 1992
UK Sales by Year
| Year |
Machine |
Units sold |
Source |
| July 1987 - June 1988 |
A500 |
40,000 |
Amiga
Format Annual 1993 |
| July 1988 - June
1989 |
A500 |
160,000 |
| July 1989 - June 1990 |
A500 |
200,000 |
| July 1990 - June 1991 |
A500 |
250,000 |
| July 1991 - June 1992 |
A500/A600 |
300,00 |
World-wide Sales by Year
| Year |
Machine |
Units sold |
Source |
| 1992 |
A600 |
200,000 |
Amiga Format May
1993 |
| A1200 |
44,000 (Oct -
Dec) |
| Other Amigas |
146,000 |
| 1993 |
A1200 |
100,000 (Jan - Aug?) |
Amiga Format September 1993 |
If anyone has additional statistics to add and can authenticate
their source I can be contacted through the email address on the
main page.
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