New Delhi: Apple has broken records in sales of their iPhone, which, if we look at the record, are similar to the combined populations of China and India, which is pretty good sales they have maintained. Apple has recently held its third fiscal quarter earnings call, during which the company have announced that it has now shipped 3 billion iPhones. Since the launch of the iPhone in 2007, it has taken Apple 18 years to reach this milestone.
During the earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Kevan Parekh shared insights into the device sales, where it was revealed that last year’s iPhone 16 models were now popular among users upgrading to a new iPhone.
Tim Cook also mentioned that the iPhone 16 sales increased to strong double digits in comparison to iPhone 15 sales. And there might some reason for the quite good sales for the iPhone, because since the Apple has announced that, their latest update iOS 26 with the new redesigned of the software and the layout of the iPhone’s, by the presently Liquid Glass design which Apple will introduced in their iPhone’s in upcoming weeks, so this might be the reason for the sales of iPhone’s.
3 billion iPhones sold!
Thank you to everyone who’s made iPhone such an important part of their lives. I’m incredibly excited for what’s ahead!
— Greg Joswiak (@gregjoz) July 31, 2025
It seems Apple’s strong push to upgrade to the iPhone 16 for the latest Apple Intelligence worked in its favor. This comes despite the criticism the Cupertino giant faced for the misleading marketing around the Apple Intelligence features, as those features didn’t arrive or meet users’ expectations. Apple’s Senior Vice President of Marketing, Greg Joswiak, also shared a post on X (formerly Twitter), they are also celebrating the milestone.
A billion is a big number, and it took Apple only 4 years to reach the milestone of 3 billion iPhone sales. That’s faster than the 5 years it took to go from 1 to 2 billion, but it seems that the 4th billion might take longer, especially as the technology landscape might move in a different direction in the coming years.
Recently, Mark Zuckerberg said on that AI glasses for the future, and those without them will be at a disadvantage. When some sources asked Tim Cook whether the AI devices, like the one being developed by Jony Ive and Sam Altman, could replace the iPhone, Cook responded that he believes such devices will complement the iPhone, not replace it.
