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Apple Hits Record Sales Of $386 Million on App Store On New Year’s Day

Apple has recorded the highest single-day sales on App Store on New Year’s day, the company has hit the new mark of $386 Million spendings on a single day.

Apple has closed the earnings of historic 2019, the company said it received a remarkable performance and earnings during the year 2019 and celebrated the contributions of some most popular products including; Apple TV+, Apple Music, iCloud, App Store, Apple Arcade and Apple Card.

Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue said, “The year 2019 was historic in Apple’s history with several exciting new experiences for our customers introduced. We have also started the new decade which great momentum, attitude, and gratitude to our customers who have made our products successful because of their continued interest.

Highlights of Apple Services

App Store Spending sour to $1.42 billion from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Eve, a 16% increase as compared to the last year, only $386 million spent on the new year’s day showing a 20% increase as compared to the past year.

‌Apple News attracts more than 100 million monthly active users in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada.

Apple News‌ will show the live coverage of key moments in the US presidential election partnering ABC News in 2020.

Apple Podcasts now delivers listeners over 800,000 shows in 155 countries.

Apple provided contactless tickets on iPhone and Apple Watch during 2019, for more than 150 stadiums, arenas and entertainment venues around the globe.

During 2019 it was recorded that more than 75% of ‌iCloud‌ users protected themselves with two-factor authentication, an extra layer of security that enables users to protect their data from unauthorized access.

According to Apple CEO Tim Cook almost all Apple’s services had set new all-time revenue records, including its search ad business, ‌‌Apple Music‌‌, Apple Care, cloud services, and the ‌‌App Store‌‌. Apple’s services category is now the size of a Fortune 70 company by revenue.

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