iPhone 5 pre-orders topped 2 million in the first 24 hours of availability, Apple has announced. This figure more than doubles the previous record of one million devices pre-ordered, held by iPhone 4S.
“iPhone 5 pre-orders have shattered the previous record held by iPhone 4S and the customer response to iPhone 5 has been phenomenal,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.
The overwhelming demand for the iPhone 5 has exceeded supply. Apple claims the "majority" of pre-orders will be delivered to customers on Sept. 21, but "many" are scheduled to be delivered in October.
Earlier today, AT&T announced the iPhone 5 is the best-selling iPhone the company has ever had.