The size of the Russian tablet market in the first half of the year increased 4.6 times in terms of money raised over the same period in the previous year. The market volume is now 15.2 billion roubles, according to the Svyaznoy Group, which is engaged in the sale of tablet computers. The three leaders of the Russian market of tablets include: Apple (44 percent of market value), Samsung (22 percent), and Aset (10 percent). Other producers share 24 percent of the market. In terms of units actually shipped, the market grew by 412 percent to 800 thousand units. The share of market leaders by volume was as follows: Apple had 32 percent, Samsung 19 percent, Asset 10 percent, and the other brands 39 percent. The average price for tablet PCs fell by 11 percent from the previous year’s level to 18.8 thousand roubles.