The story appears on

Page A13

July 26, 2012

GET this page in PDF

Free for subscribers

View shopping cart

Related News

Home » Business » IT

Apple's China revenue up 48%

APPLE Inc's revenue growth rate in China, its second-biggest regional market, was double its global level in the second quarter of this year, though it posted less-than-expected revenue, the world's No. 1 tech firm revealed yesterday.

Apple's revenue in China, which accounts for 20 percent of its global income, posted a growth rate of 48 percent year on year in the April-June quarter, compared with a 23 percent growth globally.

Sales of iPhone jumped 100 percent year on year in China in the quarter after Apple, in partnership with China Unicom and China Telecom, launched the latest iPhone 4S in the country in the first quarter.

Apple's China revenue hit US$5.7 billion in Q2.

Though revenue decreased from the first quarter for seasonal reasons, Tim Cook, Apple's chief executive, commended the growth in China, calling it an "incredible rate."

In the first quarter when Apple launched the iPhone 4S, Apple's revenue in the country hit a record US$7.9 billion, up 94 percent from a year ago.

Sales of iPhone will continue to surge thanks to Apple's likely cooperation with China Mobile, the world's biggest mobile carrier by subscriber base.

Sales of iPad are also expected to grow after Apple settled a long-term trademark dispute and finally officially launched the latest iPad on the Chinese mainland last week, industry insiders said.

At the start of this month, Apple agreed to pay US$60 million to Shenzhen-based Proview to settle their dispute.

IT



 

Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.

沪公网安备 31010602000204号

Email this to your friend