Apple Has 1.5 Billion Active Devices Across the World

Jan. 29, 2020



Apple recently released its first-quarter earnings report for the holiday season. In the report, the tech giant mentions thatthere are over 1.5 billion active Apple devicesacross the globe.

“During the holiday quarter our active installed base of devices grew in each of our geographic segments and has now reached over 1.5 billion. We see this as a powerful testament to the satisfaction, engagement and loyalty of our customers — and a great driver of our growth across the board.”,saidTim Cook, Apple’s CEO.

Appleearned a whopping $91.8 billion in revenue this fiscal quarter, a 9 percent growth from the same period last year. It is worth noting that this quarter marks the highest quarterly revenue for the company. Almost 61 percent of the quarter’s revenue came from international sales.

Tim Cook says that this achievement was “fuelled by strong demand for iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro models”. The Cupertino giant also witnessed an all-time record revenue for services and wearables.

Speaking of wearables, it is worth mentioning theAirPods and AirPods Pro– products that are selling like hotcakes across the world, reportedly contributingalmost $6 billion in revenue.

Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.