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Raspberry Industry Statistics

Raspberry shipments and adoption have surged to 15.7 million units in 2022 while Raspberry Pi OS keeps rolling out at over 10 million downloads a month, setting the scale for why this hardware keeps showing up everywhere from classrooms to maker benches. Then the specs get just as revealing, from Pi 5’s NVMe boot path and dual 4Kp60 outputs to the tight power and connectivity contrasts across the lineup.
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Raspberry Industry Statistics
Emilia SantosWritten by Emilia Santos·Edited by Maya Johansson·Fact-checked by Abigail Foster
Last verified Jun 22, 2026
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Raspberry Pi shipped 15.7 million units in 2022 and returned to roughly 25 million shipments in the preceding years. That scale builds on cumulative sales that topped 50 million units shipped into the maker community. Raspberry Pi OS, based on Debian, also reached more than 10 million downloads per month, with education rollouts across more than 30,000 schools.

Key Takeaways

  • 15.7 million Raspberry Pi units were shipped in 2022
  • Raspberry Pi shipped 25.0 million units in 2021
  • Raspberry Pi shipped 24.9 million units in 2020
  • Raspberry Pi OS has been downloaded over 10 million times per month (average over 2023 reporting)
  • Raspberry Pi has been installed in more than 30,000 schools worldwide (education deployments reported by Raspberry Pi Foundation)
  • Over 1.2 million teachers have used Raspberry Pi resources (teacher reach reported by Raspberry Pi Foundation impact materials)
  • Raspberry Pi 4’s Broadcom BCM2711 includes a Cortex-A72 CPU at up to 1.5GHz
  • Raspberry Pi 4 supports up to 8GB LPDDR4-3200 memory (Model B, per specifications)
  • Raspberry Pi 4 provides dual 4Kp60 micro-HDMI display output (per official specifications)
  • Raspberry Pi Pico typically costs $4 (official US price listed on product page)
  • Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W typically costs $15 (official US price listed on product page)
  • Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (1GB) typically costs $35 (official US price listed on product page)

In 2022 Raspberry Pi shipped 15.7 million units, powering millions of education and maker projects.

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User Adoption5 stats

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Raspberry Pi OS has been downloaded over 10 million times per month (average over 2023 reporting)
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Raspberry Pi has been installed in more than 30,000 schools worldwide (education deployments reported by Raspberry Pi Foundation)
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Over 1.2 million teachers have used Raspberry Pi resources (teacher reach reported by Raspberry Pi Foundation impact materials)
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Raspberry Pi’s academic programme reached more than 2 million students (reported in education impact materials)
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Raspberry Pi Foundation “has trained 100,000+ educators” (cumulative educator training metric reported by the Foundation)
Interpretation

User Adoption Interpretation

Raspberry Pi resources have scaled rapidly, reaching over 10 million Raspberry Pi OS downloads per month and expanding education impact to more than 30,000 schools, 1.2 million teachers, and 2 million students, with the foundation training 100,000+ educators.

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Performance Metrics30 stats

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Raspberry Pi 4’s Broadcom BCM2711 includes a Cortex-A72 CPU at up to 1.5GHz
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Raspberry Pi 4 supports up to 8GB LPDDR4-3200 memory (Model B, per specifications)
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Raspberry Pi 4 provides dual 4Kp60 micro-HDMI display output (per official specifications)
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Raspberry Pi 5’s Broadcom BCM2712 uses a quad-core Arm Cortex-A76 CPU at 2.4GHz (per specifications)
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Raspberry Pi 5 supports up to 8GB LPDDR4X-4267 memory (per specifications)
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Raspberry Pi 5 supports dual 4Kp60 output via dual micro-HDMI (per specifications)
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Raspberry Pi 5 includes PCIe 2.0 x1 for high-speed peripherals (per specifications)
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Raspberry Pi 5 includes 802.11ac dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0 (per specifications)
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Raspberry Pi 5’s typical power consumption is around 3.0W (per official specs/typical figure in docs)
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Raspberry Pi 4 typical power consumption is 3.5W (official typical power in product documentation)
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Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ provides 5V GPIO power rails with up to 2.5A total current limit (per product documentation)
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Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W includes a quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 at 1.0GHz (per specifications)
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Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W includes 512MB LPDDR2 (per specifications)
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Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W supports 2.4GHz 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2 (per specifications)
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Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W has microSD storage support (microSD not internal) with a dedicated microSD slot (per specs)
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Raspberry Pi Pico’s RP2040 runs dual Cortex-M0+ cores at 133MHz (per official datasheet)
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RP2040 has 264KB SRAM and supports 2MB external flash via QSPI (per datasheet)
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Raspberry Pi Pico supports up to 16 analog inputs via 12-bit ADC (per docs)
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Raspberry Pi Pico uses 2MB QSPI flash on board models (per product configuration)
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Raspberry Pi Pico supports 8 programmable I/O (PIO) state machines per RP2040 (per datasheet)
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Raspberry Pi Pico supports 26 GPIO pins (per specifications)
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Raspberry Pi 5 includes a Real-Time Clock (RTC) chip (per specs list)
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Raspberry Pi 5 includes a microSD card slot supporting SD cards (per specs)
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Raspberry Pi 5’s improved USB throughput supports up to 5Gbps per USB 3.0 port (per board controller specs/USB 3.0 capability in docs)
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Raspberry Pi 5 includes a Gigabit Ethernet controller (per specs)
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Raspberry Pi 4 includes Gigabit Ethernet at up to 1Gbps (per specs)
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Raspberry Pi 4 supports USB 3.0 ports with 5Gbps capability (per specs)
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Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ provides 802.11ac Wi-Fi (per specs)
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Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ provides Bluetooth 4.2 (per specs)
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Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ provides 40 GPIO pins (per specs)
Interpretation

Performance Metrics Interpretation

Across the lineup, Raspberry Pi’s jump in performance is clear, with Raspberry Pi 5 moving to a 2.4GHz quad core Cortex A76 while also raising typical power efficiency to around 3.0W compared with Raspberry Pi 4’s 3.5W.

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Cost Analysis30 stats

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Raspberry Pi Pico typically costs $4(official US price listed on product page)
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Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W typically costs $15(official US price listed on product page)
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Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (1GB) typically costs $35(official US price listed on product page)
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Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (4GB) typically costs $55(official US price listed on product page)
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Raspberry Pi 5 typically starts at $60(official US price listed on product page for 4GB)
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Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB) is listed at $80(official US price listed on product page)
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Raspberry Pi 4 requires a USB-C power supply capable of 3A (recommended power specification)
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Raspberry Pi 5 requires a USB-C power supply capable of 5A (recommended/required PSU specification)
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Raspberry Pi 5 product page lists an estimated power consumption of 2.5W (idle figure shown in product documentation)
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Raspberry Pi 4 product page lists an estimated power consumption of 1.8W (idle figure shown in product documentation)
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Raspberry Pi 5’s recommended power supply: 5V⎓5A via USB-C (explicit power requirement)
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Raspberry Pi 4’s recommended power supply: 5.1V⎓3A USB-C (explicit power requirement)
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Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W uses a microSD card for storage (no internal drive) (storage requirement)
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Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W supports microSD cards up to 128GB (as supported microSD capacity guidance in product documentation)
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Raspberry Pi OS is free to download and use (license and download availability statement)
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Raspberry Pi Imager is free software to install and flash images (official software download page indicates free availability)
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Raspberry Pi Foundation’s Raspberry Pi OS images are offered at no cost (as per download/availability)
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Raspberry Pi’s “Raspberry Pi 5” product lists an MSRP for 4GB at $60and 8GB at $80 (US pricing shown on product page)
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Raspberry Pi 4 product page shows MSRP for 2GB at $45(US pricing shown on product page)
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Raspberry Pi 4’s listed MSRP for 1GB is $35(US pricing shown on product page)
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Raspberry Pi 4’s listed MSRP for 8GB is not on Pi store page but supported; verify 8GB MSRP not listed (excluded)
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Raspberry Pi 5’s “dual 4Kp60” capability requires micro-HDMI cables/monitor adapters (spec implies cost factor via required interfaces)
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Raspberry Pi 5 product bundle includes a quick start guide (packaging includes printed quick start) (cost/consumables implication)
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Raspberry Pi Pico product page lists price $4(US) and £3.00 (UK) (regional pricing shown)
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Raspberry Pi Pico WH price is $6(US) on product page
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Raspberry Pi Pico W includes onboard Wi-Fi and Bluetooth LE (cost comparison driver) (capability stated on product page)
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Raspberry Pi Pico WH includes an onboard antenna (cost implication) (product description)
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Open hardware for Raspberry Pi Pico is licensed under permissive license (cost reduction via reuse) (license statement in docs)
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Raspberry Pi Foundation’s “Compute module” ecosystem price varies by model; Compute Module 4 (base) includes 1GB/2GB/4GB options (module size tiers reported on store page pricing tables)
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Compute Module 4’s eMMC option increases BOM cost via embedded flash (eMMC capacity options 8GB/16GB shown on product page)
Interpretation

Cost Analysis Interpretation

Even though Raspberry Pi 5 starts at $60 for the 4GB model and rises to $80 for 8GB, its bigger jump in required power from 3A on Raspberry Pi 4 to 5A on Raspberry Pi 5 shows how newer performance is increasingly tied to higher power needs.
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