GPT-4 Answer:
There are different ways to know whether iPhone sales in China are decreasing, such as:
- Looking at Apple’s quarterly revenue reports by geographical region¹, which show how much money Apple makes from selling its products and services in different markets, including China.
- Comparing the market share of iPhone with other smartphone brands in China³, which indicate how popular iPhone is among Chinese consumers relative to its competitors, such as Huawei and Xiaomi.
- Reading news articles and analysis about the trends and factors affecting iPhone sales in China²⁴, which provide insights and opinions from experts and journalists on the challenges and opportunities for Apple in the Chinese market.
Some of the sources that can help you find this information are:
- [Apple’s revenue broken down by geographical region 2012–2024, by quarter](¹^), a statistic from Statista that shows Apple’s revenue from different regions over time, including China.
- [One in Three iPhones Sold in China in 2022 Was iPhone 13](³^), a news article from Gizmochina that reports on the smartphone market share in China in 2022, based on data from Counterpoint Research.
- [Apple iPhone sales in China fell 30% in first week of 2024: Jefferies](²^), a news article from CNBC that cites a note from Jefferies analysts that estimates the decline of iPhone sales in China in the first week of 2024, compared to the same period in 2023.
- [China Surpasses USA to Lead iPhone Sales in Q2 2023](⁴^), a blog post from TechInsights that discusses the surprising result of China becoming the largest single country for iPhone sales in Q2 2023, according to data from Canalys.
Quelle: Unterhaltung mit Bing, 2024/2/13
(1) Apple sales revenue by country/region 2024 | Statista. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382175/quarterly-revenue-of-apple-by-geograhical-region/.
(2) One in Three iPhones Sold in China in 2022 Was iPhone 13. https://www.gizmochina.com/2023/03/28/china-smartphone-market-apple-iphone-13/.
(3) Apple iPhone sales in China fell 30% in first week of 2024 … — CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/08/apple-iphone-sales-in-china-fell-over-30percent-during-first-week-of-2024-jefferies.html.
(4) China Surpasses USA to Lead iPhone Sales in Q2 2023. https://www.techinsights.com/blog/china-surpasses-usa-lead-iphone-sales-q2-2023.
(5) Apple sales revenue by country/region 2024 | Statista. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382175/quarterly-revenue-of-apple-by-geograhical-region/.
(6) One in Three iPhones Sold in China in 2022 Was iPhone 13. https://www.gizmochina.com/2023/03/28/china-smartphone-market-apple-iphone-13/.
(7) Apple iPhone sales in China fell 30% in first week of 2024 … — CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/08/apple-iphone-sales-in-china-fell-over-30percent-during-first-week-of-2024-jefferies.html.
(8) China Surpasses USA to Lead iPhone Sales in Q2 2023. https://www.techinsights.com/blog/china-surpasses-usa-lead-iphone-sales-q2-2023.
Human Check:
Check out the sales concerning regions:
As we can see, in the last quarter of 2023, only Greater China (consisting of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan) decreased sales in opposite to other regions. It leads to follow-up questions: Is China facing a financial problem? or Chinese prefer other brands so that the market share in China changed?
