India to become key iPhone market

Apple sold 2.5 million iPhones in India in the year to September – boosted by improvements in local 4G networks – as sales in most other countries, including China, are slowing down

iPhone global sales (million units)
Model release dates

Jun 2007 Apple releases first generation iPhone 1.39
iPhone 3G 11.63
3GS 20.73
4  39.99
4S 72.3
Sep 2012 iPhone 5 released 125.04
5C, 5S 150.26
6, 6 Plus 169.22
6S, 6S Plus 231.22
SE, 7, 7 Plus 211.87

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$10.22bn Fall in Apple’s   Greater China* revenue in year to September –  down 30% on previous year

Sources: Apple, Statista
*Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan