Question: when did the kindle fire first come out
Answer: Manufacturer Quanta Computer Type Tablet computer Generation 1st Release date November 15 , 2011 ( 2011 - 11 - 15 ) ( US ) September 6 , 2012 ( 2012 - 09 - 06 ) ( Europe ) December 18 , 2012 ( 2012 - 12 - 18 ) ( Japan ) Units sold 7 million ( as of October 2012 ) Operating system Based on Android OS 2.