Here are a few of the most interesting iPhone statistics and facts I was able to dig up including user counts. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.
What is iPhone?
Since its game-changing launch in the summer of 2007, the iPhone has been one of the strongest players in a very volatile smartphone market. While a number of tech giants have tried to out-innovate Apple and chip away at their market share, they have survived the challenges and remain a smartphone powerhouse with one of the most loyal user bases in history.
iPhone History
- Date of first iPhone release: June 29, 2007
- Date of iPhone 3G release: July 11, 2008
- Date of iPhone 3GS release: June 19, 2009
- Date of iPhone 4 release: June 21, 2010
- Date of iPhone 4S release: October 12, 2011
- Date of iPhone 5 release: October 14, 2011
- Date of iPhone 5C release: September 21, 2012
- Date of iPhone 5S release: September 20, 2013
- Date of iPhone 6/6 Plus release: September 19, 2014
- Date of iPhone 6S/6S Plus release: September 25, 2015
- Date of iPhone SE release: March 31, 2016
- Date of iPhone 7/7 Plus release: September 16, 2016
- Date of iPhone 8/8 Plus release: September 22, 2017
- Date of iPhone X release: November 3, 2017
- Date of iPhone XS/XS Max Plus release: September 21, 2018
- Date of iPhone XR Plus release: October 26, 2018
iPhone User Count
Number of iPhones sold (all time):
1.2 billion phones sold all time
Last updated 8/1/17
Number of iPhones sold (quarterly):
- Q1 (calendar) 2015: 61.2 million
- Q2 (calendar) 2015: 47.5 million
- Q3 (calendar) 2015: 48 million
- Q4 (calendar) 2015: 74.8 million
- Q1 (calendar) 2016: 51.1 million
- Q2 (calendar) 2016: 40.4 million
- Q3 (calendar) 2016: 45.5 million
- Q4 (calendar) 2016: 78.3 million
- Q1 (calendar) 2017: 50.76 million
- Q3 (calendar) 2017: 46.677 million
- Q4 (calendar) 2017: 77.316 million
- Q1 (calendar) 2018: 52.217 million
- Q2 (calendar) 2018: 41.300 million
- Q3 (calendar) 2018: 46.889 million
- Q1 (calendar) 2019: 43.8 million
- Q2 (calendar) 2019: 35.3 million
iPhone Revenue Totals
iPhone revenue for Apple (annual):
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- FY 2020: $137.7 billion
- FY 2019: $142.3 billion
- FY 2018: $164.8 billion
Additional iPhone Statistics
Percentage of US teens that own an iPhone:
Last updated 10/11/17
Average number of iPhones sold every minute:
Last updated 8/1/16
How many people have iPhones in the US?
Last updated 4/19/17
Number of iPhones sold in China in Q4 2020:
Percentage of smartphone industry profits that go to Apple:
Last updated 11/16/15
Increase in average selling price for the iPhone from 2014-2015:
iPhone share of the U.S. smartphone market:
Last updated 4/16/19
iPhone’s share of the European smartphone market:
Last updated 8/13/19
iPhone share of the North American smartphone market:
Last updated 5/9/19
Estimated amount an iPhone will cost you in energy per year:
Last updated 9/24/15
Most popular iPhone/iPad app of all time:
Last updated 9/9/15
Second most popular iPhone/iPad app of all time:
Last updated 9/9/15
Percentage of compatible iPhone owners that use Apple Pay:
Last updated 2/4/16
Most popular mobile device for email opens:
Last updated 2/16/16
Average amount US iPhone users spent on apps in 2015:
Percentage of money spent by US iPhone owners in 2015 on apps that was spent on games:
Estimated average number of iPhone sessions per day:
Last updated 1/11/17
Apple’s share of global smartphone profits in 2016:
iPhone’s share of the Chinese smartphone market:
Last updated 4/30/19
Number of iPhone batteries replaced by Apple in 2018:
Number of iPhone users in China:
Last updated 4/30/19
Percentage of Japanese smartphones that are iPhones:
Last updated April 2014
Percentage of Norwegian internet users that own an iPhone:
Last updated 10/1/15
The amount it costs to build an iPhone 5s:
Last updated 9/24/13
Amount Apple charges for the iPhone 5s (without contract):
Last updated 9/24/13
Total cost of an iPhone 5s (incl contract) in US:
Last updated 9/16/13
Total cost of an iPhone 5s (incl contract) in China:
Last updated 9/16/13
The amount it costs to build an iPhone 5c:
Last updated 9/24/13
Amount Apple charges for the iPhone 5c (without contract):
Last updated 9/24/13
Total cost of an iPhone 5c (incl contract) in US:
Last updated 9/16/13
Average number of games that were downloaded per US iPhone in 2015:
iPhone’s share of all streaming video starts from smartphones:
Last updated 6/5/15
Number of iPhone 6 ordered in first 3 days of availability globally:
Number of iPhone 6s and 6s Plus devices sold in their first weekend:
Average number of iPhone 6s and 6s Plus devices sold per minute in their first weekend:
Average number of iPhone 6s and 6s Plus devices sold per second in their first weekend:
Total cost of an iPhone 5c (incl contract) in China:
Last updated 9/16/13
Total iPhone 5s and 5c sold on launch weekend:
Last updated 9/23/13
Abandon rate of an iPhone app:
Last updated 9/6/13
iOS Share of global smartphone shipments:
Last updated 7/30/14
Number of iPhone 6 ordered in first 3 days of availability in China:
Percentage of iPhone 6 buyers that are previous iPhone owners:
Last updated 9/25/14
Reported amount that it costs to build an iPhone 6:
Reported amount that it costs to build an iPhone 6 plus:
Percentage of mobile web traffic that comes from Apple devices:
Last updated June 2014
Number of iPhones sold in 2013:
Last updated 10/28/13
Average amount of time iPhone owners hold onto their phone:
Last updated 7/5/16
Estimated amount an iPhone would cost if its parts were made in the US:
Last updated 6/13/16
Percentage of iPhone owners that have used Siri “sometimes or rarely”:
Last updated 6/3/16
Percentage of iPhone owners that have used Siri before:
Last updated 6/3/16
Percentage of iPhone owners that have never used Siri before:
Last updated 6/3/16
Apple’s share of the India smartphone market:
Last updated 8/5/16
Percentage of US iPhone owners that have an iPhone 7:
Last updated 4/19/17
Percentage of US iPhone owners that have an iPhone 7 Plus:
Last updated 4/19/17
Percentage of US iPhone owners that have an iPhone SE:
Last updated 4/19/17
Percentage of US iPhone owners that have an iPhone 6/6S Plus:
Last updated 4/19/17
Percentage of US iPhone owners that have an iPhone 6/6S:
Last updated 4/19/17
Percentage of US iPhone owners that have an iPhone 5/5S/5C:
Last updated 4/19/17
Percentage of US iPhone owners that have an iPhone 3G/4/4S:
4.1%
Last updated 4/19/17
iPhone Facts
Here is pretty much everything you ever wanted to know about iPhone.
- Website: Official Website
- Year Founded: 2007
- Headquarters: Cupertino, CA
- Parent Company: Apple
Please note that some of these numbers are easier to find than others. A few of these iPhone statistics come from their own reports, but some are based on news reports and not official company tallies. No information contained on DMR should be relied upon to make investment decisions. Basically, this is the best I can find and I don’t guarantee anything to be 100%.