Apple Has Now Sold 3 Billion iPhones
Apple, the tech giant, has reached a monumental milestone, announcing the sale of 3 billion iPhones since its groundbreaking launch in 2007. This significant achievement was confirmed by Apple CEO Tim Cook during the company’s recent third-quarter earnings call, underscoring the iPhone’s enduring global popularity and market dominance.
The journey to this staggering figure highlights the iPhone’s accelerated adoption. It took Apple nine years to sell its first billion iPhones, a benchmark celebrated in July 2016. Remarkably, the subsequent two billion units were sold within a comparable nine-year period (2016-2025), demonstrating a significant surge in demand and a testament to the product’s expanding reach across diverse markets globally.
Despite this celebratory sales milestone, Apple has navigated a challenging landscape in the stock market this year, where it has seen its valuation fall behind tech powerhouses like Nvidia and Microsoft. However, a major cause for optimism within the company is the unexpectedly robust performance of its iPhone sales during the latest quarter, defying broader market trends.
The iPhone, Apple’s flagship product and primary revenue driver, reported a substantial 13% year-over-year increase in sales. This surge generated an impressive $44.6 billion in revenue, as disclosed during the earnings call. This figure alone accounts for nearly half of the company’s total revenue for the quarter, which reached $94 billion, reaffirming the iPhone’s pivotal role in Apple’s financial ecosystem.
While the strong Q3 performance is a positive indicator, some industry experts, including Bloomberg managing editor and Apple authority Mark Gurman, suggest this uptick in sales might be influenced by external factors. Gurman speculated that fears surrounding potential tariff plans by President Trump, which could lead to a significant increase in iPhone prices in the United States, might have prompted consumers to accelerate their purchases in the last quarter.
