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Apple hails 'extraordinary' iPhone demand as boss Tim Cook heads out
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Apple has seen demand for its iPhone reach new heights with sales growth in China outpacing all other regions.
Key facts
- Overall, sales of Apple products grew 17% to $111bn (£81bn) in the first three months of the year, compared to the same quarter a year ago, the company said in financial results released Thursday
- The platform, which hosts online forums and topical chat groups, said its revenue hit $663bn for the quarter, a jump of 69%
- Given Cook's imminent move from chief executive to chairman role, he took a moment to praise John Ternus, the longtime Apple hardware executive who will become the next Apple boss on 1 Sept
- During a call with financial analysts, Reddit's chief executive Ladd Huffman, noted that 200 million people in the US, more than half of the country's population, visits Reddit every week
Summary
Overall, sales of Apple products grew 17% to $111bn (£81bn) in the first three months of the year, compared to the same quarter a year ago, the company said in financial results released Thursday. Tim Cook, Apple's outgoing chief executive, said that recent demand for the iPhone had been "extraordinary", making the iPhone 17 the "most popular launch in history. Despite continued iPhone success, sales of Apple's other products, including the Mac computer and wearable devices like the Apple Watch, remained relatively flat. However, Cook told financial analysts on a call to discuss the company's performance that the new Macbook Neo was seeing "off the charts" demand.