Apple sells a spectacular number of iPhones every hour, and 2022 was its all-time high.
Apple sold more iPhones than ever in 2022 and the data is devastating: nearly 28,000 iPhones per hour. This year’s turnover exceeded that of any previous year, standing very close to that harvested last year.
Keep in mind that this data is not mainly collected by the iPhone 14, rather by the iPhone 13 generation. Apple presents its new models at the end of the year, so the majority of iPhones sold in the following year belong to this new model released the previous year
These are the iPhones sold by the hour by Apple in its history
According to the data we collect, Apple sold a total of 27,968 iPhones per hour in 2022. It’s clearly an average of the total number of iPhones sold and the hours we spent in the year, but it makes us see how impressive the numbers are. In 2021, where iPhone 12s were strong, the data remained at 24,201.
Before these last two periods, the record was set in 2015 with 26,395 units sold every hour. It was the year following the presentation of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, which broke all sales records. It took Apple 6 years to beat those numbers.
Year | iPhone sold per hour | |
---|---|---|
2022 | 27.968 | |
2021 | 27.055 | |
2020 | 24.201 | |
2019 | 21.804 | |
2018 | 24.889 | |
2017 | 24.744 | |
2016 | 24.187 | |
2015 | 26.395 | 2014 | 19.317 |
2013 | 17.153 | |
2012 | 14.275 | |
2011 | 8.252 | |
2010 | 4.565 | 2009 | 2.366 |
2008 | 1.328 | |
2007 | 313 |
As can be seen in the table, iPhone sales increased dramatically in the first years, doubling its data several times until reaching the year 2015 and its record of 26,395 units sold, powered by the ‘iPhone 6. From then on, we saw a little stagnation.
But since last year, we see how Apple is recovering its best numbers, despite the fact that iPhones are now more expensive than in 2015. Their popularity has increased a lot, and We will see if this data is maintained or improved throughout 2023. powered by iPhone 14 generation.