About 275 million I Pods that have been sold over the years The iPod touch is maybe the most popular MP3 player in the world today. It's popular, though, because it's a lot more than just an MP3 player. Since it runs the iOS—the same operating system used by the iPhone—the iPod touch is also a web browsing device, a communications tool, a portable game system, and a video player Apple had sold well over 100 million iPod touches all time. This is an awesome website if you want to find out the specifics of the iPod!!!