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March 10, 2026
Every Fourth iPhone No Longer Comes From China: This Country Has Taken Dominance
During 2025, Apple produced an incredible 55 million iPhones in India, meaning every fourth device worldwide now originates from this country. This is a huge jump from the previous year when the figure was around 40 million. The main reason for such a drastic change is the tech giant's desire to reduce its dependence on China as quickly as possible and avoid trade conflicts.
TL;DR
- Apple produced 55 million iPhones in India in 2025, making it the origin of every fourth iPhone globally.
- This represents a substantial increase from approximately 40 million iPhones produced the previous year.
- The primary driver for this shift is Apple's desire to reduce dependency on China and avoid trade conflicts.
- India's role evolved from assembling older models for its domestic market in 2017 to becoming a global production hub for the latest models since 2022.
- Reasons for relocating production include China's strict pandemic lockdowns, power restrictions, and trade tariffs imposed by Donald Trump.
- Suppliers invested $16 billion by early 2024 to move production to more secure regions.
- Apple is also expanding production to other countries like Vietnam, where the Apple Vision Pro is manufactured.
- This trend directly impacts Chinese suppliers and means consumers, including those in Serbia, will increasingly see 'Assembled in India' on their device boxes.
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