Verizon announced today they activated over 5.3 million Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhones this holiday season. Their total smartphone activation was 9.8 million. These figures are found in a recent 8-K filling with the SEC.
For comparison Verizon activated 7.7 million smartphones in the fourth quarter of 2011 of which 4.2 million were iPhones.
What do all these statistics mean for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and shareholders? That’s uncertain but you won’t have to wait long because Q1 earnings release will happen on Jan 24, 2013.