Apple said it has sold three millionth iPad since the device was introduced in the US.

"People are loving iPad as it becomes a part of their daily lives," said Steve Jobs, Apple?s CEO. "We?re working hard to get this magical product into the hands of even more people around the world, including those in nine more countries next month."

Developers have created over 11,000 new apps for iPad that take advantage of its Multi-Touch user interface, large screen and high-quality graphics, APple said. iPad will run almost all of the more than 225,000 apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your iPhone or iPod touch.

In addition to the United States, the iPad is currently available in Australia, Canada, France, German, Italy and Japan, among other countries. It will be rolled out in nine more markets in July.