It was back in 2007 when iPhone was introduced to the public by Apple. Since then, Apple has been unmatched by any other company in the entire world. Apple has managed to increase its revenues higher than any other company in the world.
It has been 14 years since iPhone has been around and the brand has helped Apple achieve a market capitalization of over $2 trillion.
Just recently, the company has gone ahead and shared its revenue generation and earnings report for the second quarter of 2021. Similar to the majority of the firms, Apple has also reported its earnings for the second quarter of 2021 on Tuesday, July 27, 2021.
In the report, Apple has reported that its sales have experienced a significant surge in terms of its earnings for Q2 2021. The rally for Apple’s iPhone smartphones picked up right after the lockdowns were lifted towards the end of December 2020.
Since then, Apple has been reporting a rise in its sales for the iPhones and the second quarter of 2021 is the very proof of that. As compared to the second quarter of 2020, Apple has generated 50% more revenue for the same quarter in 2021.
The tech giant has revealed that its revenue for the second quarter of 2021 is $39.6 billion. It is revenue that Apple has generated from the sales of iPhones. As for the overall revenue, Apple has confirmed that it has generated total revenue of $81.4 billion for the same quarter. As compared to the second quarter of 2020, Apple has managed to generate 36% more revenue in 2021.
The firm has revealed that it is the record highest revenue generated by Apple for the second quarter of any year. The firm also revealed that for the second quarter of 2021, the analysts had predicted that the maximum revenue generation by Apple would be $73.4 billion.
However, the actual revenue generation shows that Apple has far exceeded the expectations of the analyst. The firm has managed to generate $8 billion more revenue than what was expected from it.
Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple has made a statement while praising the contribution and efforts of the teams at Apple for making it happen. Cook stated that in the year 2021, the teams at Apple have demonstrated a great innovative approach for the advancement of the company.
It is the combined efforts of all the teams at Apple that have made this achievement and milestone possible for the company. The company is now focusing more on connecting people with each other through technology and innovation. Therefore, it is hoping to generate even more profits and revenues from the sales in the coming future.