While iPhone sales have slightly decreased from the record highs of 2022, Apple’s flagship product kicks off 2025 with another remarkable milestone.
According to data from TechGaged.com, the iPhone has now surpassed an astounding $2 trillion in lifetime sales.
iPhone has generated twice the revenue of NASA’s entire spending history.
For the last eighteen years, the iPhone has been the cornerstone of Apple’s success, serving not only as a major revenue driver but also playing a pivotal role in shaping the broader Apple ecosystem and solidifying its position as one of the most valuable and recognizable brands worldwide.
In this line, there were around 1.38 billion active users worldwide in 2024, 3.6% more than the year before, representing over 21% of all smartphone users worldwide.
In FY 2024, Apple grossed $201.1 billion from iPhone sales, slightly up from $200.5 billion reported a year before, pushing its lifetime sales to a whopping $2.03 trillion. To put this into perspective, the iPhone had sold nearly twice the total market value of Tesla, which stands at around $1 trillion, and more than the combined valuation of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
Compared to the US ecommerce market, the iPhone alone has generated nearly double the value of a year’s worth of US online shopping. Even more shocking is that Apple grossed twice as much revenue from iPhone sales as the total amount spent by NASA throughout its history. If it wanted, the tech giant could have built 13 International Space Stations (ISS) at $150 billion each, all funded by iPhone sales, showing its influence stretches beyond tech, impacting the global economy as well.
2022, 2023, and 2024 were the top three years for iPhone sales
Although the iPhone has been on the market since 2007, its sales skyrocketed in the past four years. After mastering premium innovation, including powerful chips, high-quality cameras, and continuous software updates, iPhone users became hooked to their devices. Also, the seamless integration within Apple’s ecosystem, featuring services like iCloud and the Apple Watch, has made it nearly impossible for users to switch brands.
According to Apple’s data, 2024 was the second-best year for iPhone sales, with $201 billion in total revenue, trailing only behind an all-time high of $205.5 billion in 2022. Statistics show 2023 sales were also around $200 billion, while 2021 was $9 billion short of reaching that mark. Together, these four years account for over 40% of the iPhone’s lifetime sales, totaling more than $800 billion.
The official sales figures also show Apple shipped nearly 900 million iPhones during this period, pushing its lifetime shipments to an incredible 2.3 billion. That is around 15% of all smartphones that have ever been shipped globally.
