January 27th news, according to the media reports, while the sales of the slim and lightweight iPhone Air fell short of expectations among Apple’s new generation of iPhones launched last fall, the strong demand for the iPhone 17 series boosted iPhone sales in the fourth quarter of last year. Reports from multiple market research institutions show that iPhone shipments in the fourth quarter of last year increased significantly year-on-year, with one market research institution’s data showing 81.3 million units, accounting for nearly 25% of the market share.
The substantial iPhone shipments in the fourth quarter of last year mean that the iPhone product line will generate considerable revenue in Apple’s first fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2026, ending at the end of December last year.
An investment bank report predicts that Apple’s revenue in the first fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2026 will reach $139.8 billion, higher than $124.3 billion in the same period of the previous fiscal year, with iPhone revenue expected to reach $80.2 billion.
In the first fiscal quarter of 2025, the iPhone product line contributed $69.138 billion in revenue to Apple. If the revenue reaches the $80.2 billion projected by investment banks in the first fiscal quarter of 2026, it will represent an increase of $11.062 billion year-over-year, a growth rate of nearly 16%.
However, the final revenue figure for Apple’s first fiscal quarter of 2026, and the extent of the iPhone’s contribution, will be revealed after Apple releases its financial report. They have announced on their website that the quarterly report will be released after the US stock market closes on January 29th, local time.
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