Global iPhone sales might be down, but US installed base is up to 189 million units

Apple’s struggles in crucial global smartphone markets like China and India are no longer a big secret, but at the same time, the company is certainly doing a decent job maintaining and even boosting its iPhone user base in the similarly essential US market.

According to the latest report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP), which is largely based on official financial results released by Apple for the October - December 2018 quarter, there are at least 189 million iPhones currently in use in the US.

That’s a significant improvement from the 166 million iPhone ...

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