iPhone 17 Breaks Records: Apple Achieves Global Sales Milestone
Apple achieved its best financial quarter in the history of its most famous device, the iPhone, with record sales of $85 billion during the first quarter of 2026, compared to $69 billion in the same period last year.
The company highlighted that this record performance was driven by a significant increase in iPhone sales in China and India, where sales in Greater China jumped from $18.5 billion to $25.5 billion.
Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, said during the earnings announcement conference:
"The iPhone achieved its best quarter ever due to unprecedented demand, with record numbers in every geographic region."
Cook explained that these results reflect the immense enthusiasm for the iPhone 17, which Apple unveiled in September, and which has far surpassed the popularity of the previous model.
He added:
"In China, we saw tremendous growth in sales, with record revenue and double traffic in our stores compared to last year."
Cook also highlighted India as one of the fastest-growing markets, stating:
"We recorded a quarterly revenue record during the December quarter, and we saw record numbers in sales of iPhones, Macs, and iPads, along with unprecedented service revenues."
Apart from the iPhone, Apple's earnings reports revealed a sales increase in all geographic regions:
• Americas: from $52.6 billion to $58.5 billion.
• Europe: from $33.8 billion to $38.1 billion.
Cook described this quarter as a "fantastic quarter" in markets that consider India the second-largest smartphone market and the fourth-largest personal computer market in the world.
Apple thus reaffirms its ability to break records globally and proves that consumer demand for its products, especially the iPhone 17, continues to rise.
