Archive · 29 Dec 2025
iPhone 16 is India's best-selling smartphone
Apple's iPhone 16 is the most popular smartphone in India.
In the first 11 months of 2025, Apple sold about 6.5 million iPhone 16 units, making it the top-selling phone in the country.
This is a big change because India has always liked cheaper phones.
Apple is making more iPhones in India and opened new stores in Bengaluru, Pune, and Noida.
They also offer easy payment plans to make expensive phones more affordable.
Apple is now making a lot of iPhones in India and sending them to other countries too.
This helps Apple sell more phones in India and not depend so much on China.
iPhone 16 is the best-selling smartphone in India, with 6.5 million units sold in the first 11 months of 2025.
Apple outpaced Android rivals in India, reflecting a shift in buyer behavior towards premium smartphones.
Apple has expanded local manufacturing in India, reducing reliance on China and assembling high-end Pro and Pro Max models locally for the first time.
Apple opened three new stores in Bengaluru, Pune, and Noida, bringing the total to five stores in India.
Financing options like no-cost EMIs, cashbacks, and bank schemes have made high-end phones more attainable for consumers.
- Who
- Apple
- What
- iPhone 16 is the best-selling smartphone in India
- When
- First 11 months of 2025
- Where
- India
- Why
- Strategic push to expand local manufacturing, reduce reliance on China, and target younger, aspirational buyers
- Product
- iPhone 16
- Market
- India
- Units Sold
- 6.5 million (first 11 months of 2025)
- Company
- Apple
- Production Strategy
- Expanded local manufacturing and reduced reliance on China
- New Stores
- Three new stores opened in Bengaluru, Pune, and Noida, totaling five stores in India
- Financing Options
- No-cost EMIs, cashbacks, and bank schemes
- Exports
- $2 billion in November 2025
- Domestic Sales
- $9 billion in FY25
- Global Production
- 12% of Apple’s global production value
