Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has significantly increased iPhone manufacturing in India, highlighting the company’s efforts to diversify production away from China amid ongoing trade tensions and tariff concerns, according to a Bloomberg report published Tuesday.
Apple assembled approximately 55 million iPhones in India in 2025, representing an increase of about 53% compared with roughly 36 million units produced the previous year, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
That level of production now represents around one quarter of Apple’s total global iPhone output, which is estimated at about 220 million to 230 million devices per year.
The expansion reflects Apple’s broader strategy to develop India as a key manufacturing base as the company works to reduce its dependence on China, where shipments have been affected by U.S. tariffs linked to the ongoing trade dispute between the two countries.
India’s growing role in Apple’s supply chain has been supported by production-linked incentive programs introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi aimed at strengthening domestic manufacturing and boosting exports.