Apple now manufactures one in four iPhones in India: report

Apple now manufactures 25% of its iPhones in India – a record high JPMorgan predicted back in 2022 – as part of its long-term plans to reduce dependence on China, Bloomberg reported.

Last year, India produced 55 million iPhones out of the estimated 220 million to 230 million produced worldwide, A Bloomberg report said. Apple has also moved quickly to expand this commitment: it has started to produce everything iPhone 17 manufacturing in India ahead of the launch of last September, and Apple CEO Tim Cook said that most of what the US wants is it is now being fulfilled by iPhones made in India.

The shift intensified in 2025, when Apple faced uncertainty in China due to ever-changing US tax laws, forcing it to shift production to several countries. The stakes were so high that President Donald Trump himself warned Cook growth in India at a trade conference in Doha in May.

India is also becoming an important market for Apple. The company shipped 14 million units there last year, up 9% year-on-year, according to analysts. Counterpoint. Separately, Bloomberg noted that the total sales of the iPhone the country exceeded $9 billion last year. Apple is said to be in talks to launch Apple Pay in India this year and open it India’s sixth store last month.