Apple sets record revenue in India, iPad sales soar in September quarter
New Delhi: Tech giant Apple has achieved an all-time revenue record in India, marking a double-digit growth in iPad sales during the September 2024 quarter, as reported by senior company officials. The company's total net sales globally grew by over 6% to $94.93 billion, up from $89.49 billion in the same period last year.
Apple CEO Tim Cook highlighted that the September quarter was successful across multiple regions, with record sales in the Americas, Europe, and parts of Asia-Pacific. He noted strong sales performance in countries such as the United States, Brazil, Mexico, the UK, and India, where Apple witnessed an unprecedented revenue spike. Cook also mentioned the recent opening of two new stores in India, located in Mumbai and Delhi, and announced plans for four additional stores in Pune, Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR, and Mumbai.
According to Counterpoint Research, Apple's iPhone held a 21.6% market share in India for the September 2024 quarter, placing it just behind Samsung. Product sales rose by 4.12% to $69.95 billion year-on-year (YoY), with iPhone sales up 5.5% to $46.22 billion. Service revenue saw a notable 12% growth, reaching an all-time high of $24.97 billion.
iPad sales in India were especially strong, increasing by approximately 8% YoY to $6.95 billion, with double-digit growth noted in emerging markets like Mexico, Brazil, and the Middle East, said Luca Maestri, Apple’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Despite Apple’s global growth, sales in China remained flat for the quarter and declined by 8% annually. While annual product sales dropped slightly by 2% to $185.23 billion, services revenue rose marginally.
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BJP trying to add illegal voters from outside in Bengal electoral rolls: Mamata
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the BJP was trying to include illegal voters from Bihar, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in the electoral rolls of the state to turn the poll outcome in favour of the saffron party.
Addressing an election rally in Paschim Medunipur’s Chandrakona, Banerjee also reiterated her plea before the gathering to ignore who the TMC candidates in the state’s assembly segments were and consider her as the candidate in all 294 seats.
“I was informed by Abhishek (Banerjee) yesterday that he had to rush to the EC office in Kolkata from the middle of his campaign schedule upon receiving information that about 30,000 forms were submitted in a single day to include fresh voters,” the TMC supremo said.
“The BJP is trying to include illegal voters from Bihar, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in the electoral rolls of Bengal. They are planning to transport outstation voters by means of railways, as they did in Bihar,” she alleged.
Claiming that the saffron party has "no respect" for Bengal and its people, the chief minister accused the BJP of colluding with the Election Commission and deleting names of women and minorities from the state’s electoral rolls in the garb of the SIR exercise.
“The BJP and EC are snatching the citizenship, constitutional and democratic rights of people. We will fight them every inch of the way,” Banerjee said.
Maintaining that the BJP would impose “ban on non-veg food consumption” of Bengalis if it comes to power in the state, the CM said the TMC would thwart the Centre’s attempts to implement NRC in the state through a backdoor and its plans of sending targeted citizens to detention camps.
