2025-01-31 15:00:00 :
Apple Inc. In the 11th consecutive quarter of revenue records in India from October to December, analysts estimate that the total revenue of iPhone last year reached US $ 10 billion.
Apple has been in the stage of strong growth in India, which is largely due to the continuous upgrading of the demand for the Indian iPhone. The company’s retail price of the smartphone lineup is more than three times the average price of the Indian smartphone market, and its number of growth has always been a group value-three times the annual sales of the year since 2021.
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, delivered a speech in the company’s analyst’s later income, and emphasized that India’s role as the export hub of the consumer market and Apple.
Although the iPhone manufacturer did not break the number specific to India, Cook said that he was “particularly keen on India, which created the December quarterly record in this quarter.”
“We will open four new stores in India (India). In addition, iPhone is the best -selling model in India this quarter. It is the second largest smartphone market in the world and the third largest market for PC and tablets. The huge and we have a very moderate share in these markets, so I think there are many benefits there.
On Wednesday, market researcher Counterpoint said that in the December quarter, Apple has 11 % of the market share in India, which is the company’s milestone because the company broke into the top five brands in the Indian smartphone market.
The consensus of four analysts surveyed by Mint estimates that Apple operated 12-12.5 million iPhone in India in 2024. The average selling price is close to $ 800 ( Bleak69,000) In India, Apple may reach nearly $ 10 billion in iPhone sales in 2024.
MacBook notebook computers and iPad tablets are two other key income generators of Apple. It is expected that it will produce a total of $ 200 to 300 million last year.
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India’s more growth space
According to researchers’ analysis, the India and International Data Corporation (IDC) that Mint saw that India’s iPhone sales increased from 2.7 million units in 2020 to nearly 12.5 million at the end of last year.
In contrast, India’s overall smartphone market has increased by 7 % within five years because consumers have shrunk due to the upgrading of smartphones as appropriate.
Analysts said Apple still has enough room for growth in India.
IDC’s Vice President of India Navkeyar Singh said that although the sales of personal computers in enterprises are “tricky” due to market balance, Apple can find a key growth driving force in this field.
“Apple has established a specialized enterprise sales team in India to push its Mac lineup to the company. Although third -party publishers have stayed there for a long time, Apple’s internal team can help get special technical support. Including the sale of new generations of equipment to exchange older equipment, because Apple’s equipment is 2-3 times the average price of the industry, “Singh said.
He added that even if Apple “is unlikely” to produce the PC brand HP, Dell and Lenovo owned in India, “because Apple’s basic effect in India has increased a considerable room for growth.”
Tarun Pathak, director and partner of Countpoint India, added that Apple may continue to see the iPhone sales of “at least two or three years” in iPhone sales year -on -year.
“The latest iPhone has great demands due to high -end mobile phones affordable. In addition, it is expected that the company will launch a mid -end iPhone” SE “in India and have a updated design, which can further increase its market foundation.” Pathakakak. “Pathakaka explain.
Cook also said that in Apple’s income, the company will soon launch the Indian dialect version of Apple intelligence in the country. Once these factors are proposed, Apple’s growth in India in the next two years should maintain a strong double -digit, that is, about 20 %. “He said.
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