Apple is growing strongly in India, thanks in part to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 'Make in India' initiative. A new report from Bloomberg claims that the iPhone maker assembled around 55 million iPhones in India in 2025, up from 36 million units the previous year.

According to the report, Apple’s globaliPhone productionstood between 220 million and 230 million units, which means around one in every four iPhones was assembled in India. As per Bloomberg, this shift is part of Apple’s broader strategy to reduce risks from US-China trade tensions and lower its dependence on a single country for production.

The US-based tech giant has been increasing its production of iPhones in the last few years backed by the government's production-linked incentives (PLI) scheme which provides subsidies to companies like Apple in order to offset some structural cost disadvantages inherent to the region.

A Canalys report last year claimed India has overtaken China as the leading manufacturer of smartphones shipped to the United States. Apple now assembles all models in the latest iPhone 17 lineup in India, including the top-end Pro and Pro Max variants.

Manufacturing partners in the country including Foxconn, Tata Electronics, and Pegatron also produce older devices such as the iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 for both domestic sales and export markets.

The report also says that Apple’s long-term supply chain strategy is to build a second major iPhone manufacturing base to meet global demand. The Cupertino-based tech giant is also working to strengthen its local supply chain in the country, including manufacturing components such as lithium-ion batteries and accessories like AirPods.

India is also becoming an important consumer market for Apple with sales going past the $9 billion mark. Over the past year, the iPhone maker has expanded its physical retail stores in the country and is reportedly planning to launch Apple Pay in India later this year.

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