Apple CEO Cook: Global iPhone Shipments Surpass 3 Billion Units
Opinion Net News: August 1st, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced at the third-quarter earnings call that global shipments of iPhones have surpassed 3 billion units since the first iPhone was released in 2007. This disclosure coincides with Apple's record-breaking quarterly revenue of $446 billion, with iPhone sales growing 13.5% year-over-year, exceeding market expectations.
According to knowledge, the iPhone reached its first milestone of 1 billion units shipped in its ninth year (2016) and then stopped disclosing specific sales data from 2018 onwards. Third-party analysts estimated that it took around 5 years for the second 1 billion-unit increase, reaching 20 billion in September 2021. This third milestone was achieved in less than 4 years.
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