A few lucky people already have iPads in their grubby hands, while several more will be lining up at Apple Stores across the US this weekend for a chance to see or buy one of their one.

Gigaom takes a look at the numbers behind the iPad pre-orders in an attempt to see just how many fistfuls of cash Steve Jobs will be carrying around from this “revolution”. Sadly, the infographic has little numerical information beyond the Morgan & Stanley estimates of 9-million units sold in the first year, and an information GigaOm poll of “Will you buy the iPad”?

See the graphic after the break.

The iPad: Apple’s Next Gold Rush.