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Apple is quietly turning India into its new iPhone factory
For years, the global iPhone supply chain revolved around one place: China. But that equation is changing fast.
According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple dramatically expanded iPhone production in India last year, boosting output by roughly 53%. The result? One in every four iPhones is now produced in India.
That’s not a small shift. It’s a strategic overhaul of Apple’s global manufacturing playbook.
The numbers behind the shift
Apple assembled around 55 million iPhones in India in 2025, up sharply from 36 million in 2024.
Globally, Apple produces roughly 220-230 million iPhones every year, meaning India now accounts for about 25 percent of total production.
Interestingly, that milestone was predicted years ago by analysts at JPMorgan, who said Apple would eventually move a quarter of its iPhone production out of China.
That prediction has now come true. And the momentum isn’t slowing.
Apple has already started assembling the entire iPhone 17 lineup in India, including the Pro and Pro Max models, something that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.
Why Apple is moving production
