Apple has reportedly set a new milestone in smartphone manufacturing in India, achieving its fastest-ever growth in iPhone production as well as exports during the first half of 2025.
This is iPhone-maker’s strongest ramp-up since it began assembling smartphones in the country in 2017.
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) took to the social media platform X to celebrate the achievement, posting, “Apple harvests record iPhone output from its India orchard,” highlighting the country’s growing role in global tech manufacturing.
According to data by market research firm Canalys, iPhone production in India jumped 53 per cent year-on-year (YoY) between January and June 2025, reaching 23.9 million units.
The move is said to be an attempt on Apple’s part to diversify global production amid threat of higher US tariffs on Chinese imports.
As per research firm Cybermedia Research (CMR), iPhone export volumes touched 22.88 million units in H1 2025, from 15.05 million a year earlier, an increase of 52%.
In value terms, Apple exported $22.56 billion worth of iPhones from India in the first half of 2025, compared to $14.71 billion a year earlier as per CMR.
“This shift reflects improving yield rates, line maturity, and Apple’s growing confidence in India as a core manufacturing base,” said Sanyam Chaurasia, analyst, Canalys.
The United States was the biggest destination for iPhones made in India, receiving 78 per cent of all exports — up from 53 per cent a year earlier.
Other markets such as the Netherlands, the UAE, the UK, and Japan saw a decline in their share of Indian iPhone shipments.
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Tata Group has also emerged as a strong player, now accounting for nearly 40 per cent of Apple’s iPhone exports from India.
The development is also a big boost to the ‘Make in India’ initiative, which aims to position the country as a global manufacturing hub.
