Apple sold more than $10 billion worth of products and services in India in the 12 months to March 2026, crossing that mark for the first time, according to a Bloomberg report. Revenue grew at a double-digit rate from about $9 billion a year earlier. iPhones made up the significant majority of the total, with demand for iPads and MacBooks rising alongside them.The year Apple grew into carries the sharper story. India shipped 31 million smartphones in the first quarter of 2026, down 4.1 per cent year on year, and Counterpoint Research placed the quarter at a six-year low. Apple added about a billion dollars of Indian revenue while the category it sells into contracted, and the gap between those two lines is where the interesting mechanics sit.About The AuthorAt heart, I am a storyteller drawn to the watershed moments that bend the technology landscape. I braid narrative with data, humanise statistics, and trace the arc from first spark to world-changing impact. My reportage, features and reviews are witty, sardonic, visual and vivid, using anecdote to illuminate rather than eviscerate.
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