Apple’s India iPhone assembly rises to 55m units, nearing a quarter of global output
Business Today, citing Bloomberg and Reuters, says Apple assembled about 55 million iPhones in India in 2025, up from roughly 36 million in 2024. Foxconn and Tata Electronics are central to the scale-up as Apple diversifies production and targets India for more US-bound devices.
What happened
Apple’s India iPhone assembly scaled sharply, with Bloomberg estimating 55 million units in 2025. Reuters said Apple aimed to source most US-bound iPhones from
Key facts
- 55 million iPhones assembled in India in 2025
- approximately 36 million in 2024
- roughly 53% year-on-year increase
- near one-quarter of global iPhone output
- ₹2.14 lakh crore Indian mobile-phone production in FY2020
- ₹5.5 lakh crore in FY2025
- more than 204,000 purported Tata Electronics files
Why this matters
Apple’s India scale-up makes local component suppliers, logistics providers, and manufacturing partners increasingly strategic targets for alliances or acquisition-led capability expansion.