Comment by kshacker
19 hours ago
I wonder what the impact of Apple withdrawing from China will be. I know we are talking about UK, but this made me think.
Not only their sales will reduce, but hey Chinese manufacturing cuts down. By how much? Will it be impactful? I would think so but wonder if it is quantifiable.
Almost all iPhones are made in China. They cannot pull out without shutting down.
They make on average 60,000 ios devices there every hour, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Your math adds up to 525,600,000 iOS devices per year. That can't possibly be right
> In 2023, Apple shipped 234.6 million iPhones, capturing 20.1% market share and growing 3.7% year over year, according to IDC data. [0]
So, probably not 525.6 million iOS devices a year, but safe to assume it's going to be 300+ million for 2025.
35k devices an hour, give or take.
[0]: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2024/01/16/apple-1...
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