News King Charles III packs 'fifty millionth Raspberry Pi' during visit to Sony factory

[Admin]

His Majesty King Charles III visited Sony's Technology Center in Pencoed, Wales, and during a tour of the factory packed the 50 millionth Raspberry Pi. But it may not have been the latest flagship board.

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[bit_user]

One thing I respect about Pi is their commitment to doing UK-based manufacturing.

Similarly, something I like about the ODROID boards is that they're South Korean, although I'm not sure where their manufacturing is done. UpBoard is USA-based (again, not sure about manufacturing).

 

[edzieba]

Keen-eyed readers will be thinking, "I thought that Raspberry Pi had sold 61 million units?" and you are correct. Back in February 2024 we asked Upton for the latest sales figures and he confirmed that 61 million units had been sold. This includes 4 million Raspberry Pi Picos. We've asked Upton to help us understand where the 50 million figure comes from.

Could be "50 millionth Raspberry Pi to come off of the Pencoed line" rather than "50 Millionth Raspberry Pi manufactured globally", as there have been other lines used in the past (both prior to the move to Pencoed, and for surge capacity and supply chain diversity when demand spiked during COVID).