Smartphones India’s top export with $30 billion shipments- Apple, Samsung key drivers

Smartphones have become India’s top export category, with overseas shipments worth $30 billion in calendar year 2025, Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday, PTI reported. Major companies like Apple and Samsung are the key drivers of this growth.

The minister shared the update in a post on social media, calling it a milestone in India’s push to become a global manufacturing hub. “Becoming the smartphone manufacturing factory for the world,” Vaishnaw said. According to details shared in the post, exports of smartphones stood at $30 billion during January–December 2025.