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Apple iPhone 16 has emerged as the most-popular smartphone in India in 2025. As reported by Counterpoint, Apple sold around 6.5 million units of iPhone 16 in the first 11 months. The report also highlights the a shift in consumer preferences in a market long dominated by entry-level and mid-range Android devices.

The Counterpoint data further highlights that apart from position iPhone 16 at the top of the chart, the Cupertino-based tech giant managed to place the 2023 launched iPhone 15 in the top five best-selling smartphones of the year. As per the report, iPhone 16 led Apple’s shipments in India, driven by strong demand across both metro and smaller cities. iPhone 16 was also the 'top deal' during Flipkart's Big Billion Day sale.

Reports suggest that the iPhone 16 was among the highest-selling devices during the sale. With just three months remaining, one can easily say that iPhone 16 is the most-popular iPhone of 2025.

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The iPhone 16 led the market and maintained the first position for the third consecutive quarter. Thanks to a sales boost in India driven by festive promotions and sustained recovery in Japan, the iPhone 16 was able to restrict the iPhone 16 series’ seasonal decline due to the iPhone 17 series launch.

Apple clocks ‘record revenue’ in India

Apple’s operations in India stood out once again for the US tech and electronics major which set an all-time revenue record in the country just as it clocked an 8% growth in global revenues — at $102.5 billion, led by “a tremendous response” to the new iPhone17 series and the previous-gen iPhone16.India stood out once again for its stellar performance, not just in the production of iPhones but also because of the strong revenues.

“We also set a Sept quarter revenue record in emerging markets and an all-time revenue record in India,” Cook said while releasing global financial numbers.He attributed the surge to growth in the retail footprint of the company across geographies, including in India. “In the last few months, we’ve opened new stores in emerging markets like India and the UAE and new locations in the US and China.”

Apple becomes $4 trillion company for the first time ever

In October this year for the first time Apple became the $4 trillion company.

This milestone was followed by a surge in the company shares. As per report, Apple's shares climbed by 25% in between the month of June and August. It is said that the company witnessed this growth due to the strong sales of iPhone 17 models which were launched in September this year and reportedly out-performed their predecessors. Apart from Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft reached the $4 trillion mark in July.