The iPhone 17 is seeing brisk sales around the world and benefiting from a resurgence in the key market of China, says IDC in a new forecast.
The data crunched by IDC shows that Apple is on pace to ship 247.4 million iPhones in 2025, up 6% year-over-year.
That’s more than the record 236 million devices that were sold in 2021 when the iPhone 13 was released.
IDC calls the iPhone 17 a “phenomenal success” and says that there is “massive demand” for the smartphone in China after years of declining sales.
Shipments refer to the number of devices sent by a vendor such as Apple to its sales channels such as e-commerce partners and stores and are an approximation for sales.
IDC sees Apple’s shipments in China rising 17% year-over-year in 2025. The iPhone still accounts for roughly half of Apple’s annual revenue.
The latest forecast from IDC follows a similar one from Counterpoint Research that forecast Apple would ship more smartphones than Samsung in 2025 for the first time in 14 years.
AAPL stock has risen 17% this year to trade at $286.19 U.S. per share.
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