700,000 units were sold within the first 2 years [https://www.homecomputermuseum.nl/en/collectie/amstrad/amstrad-pcw-8256/ Source].
By 1989, 1.5 million units had been sold [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_PCW Source].
The Daily Telegraph estimated in 2000 that 100,000 were still in use in the UK.
== Similarities to the CPC ==