Apple has released a total of eight different Apple AirPods generations so far. The first model was released in 2016, with the latest arriving in 2025 with the AirPods Pro 3. We've included every AirPods release ever on this list, with the standard AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max all included.

Thanks to their competitive sound quality, seamless usability and genuinely useful Apple-only features, AirPods have snowballed in popularity since their arrival in late 2016 to become the Cupertino giant’s best-selling accessory. Indeed, over 550 million AirPods have been sold in their nine years on this earth, as reported by Digital Music News.

Apple's AirPods Pro 3 are expected to debut at Apple's "Awe dropping" event on Tuesday, September 9. It will be the first

Apple’s third-gen pro earbuds make a very strong case for upgrading. Alongside all those iPhones and Watches, Apple revealed the AirPods Pro 3, packing in major new features, like live translation and heart-rate sensing,

Three years since the previous major update, Apple's flagship earbuds are ready to undergo their most ambitious revamp yet. The AirPods Pro 3, which should launch alongside the iPhone 17 at Apple's September 9 event,