Apple sets India revenue record on iPhone 17 surge

Apple on Thursday said it set an all-time new revenue record in India, in line with its best quarterly worldwide sales to date of $102.5 billion in the September quarter.

- Shouvik Das

With this, Apple registered a 14th consecutive quarter in which it sold more iPhones in India than before-marking a steady rise in line with new retail outlets and expansion of manufacturing plans in India.

Demand for the iPhone 17 was a key driver of Apple's record results, chief executive Tim Cook said, adding that the company expects the momentum to continue into the December quarter.

"We grew in the vast majority of markets we track and had September quarter revenue records in dozens of markets ... We also set a September quarter revenue record in emerging markets, and an all-time revenue record in India," Cook said during Apple's post-earnings analyst call.

Cook also highlighted that part of the record quarter stemmed from Apple's two new retail outlets in India.