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Apple Touts Record 2025 for Services With Apple TV Viewing Up 36% in December

Apple highlighted engagement gains across its platforms, withholding precise subscriber counts.

Overview

  • Apple said December set a new monthly viewing record for Apple TV, driven by Pluribus, the F1 film’s streaming debut, The Family Plan 2 and holiday programming.
  • Apple Music reached all-time highs for both listenership and new subscribers during 2025, according to Eddy Cue.
  • The App Store averaged more than 850 million weekly users, and developers have earned over $550 billion on the platform since 2008, with holiday traffic and spending hitting new highs.
  • Apple reported Apple Pay prevented well over $1 billion in fraud and generated more than $100 billion in incremental merchant sales globally.
  • Apple cited product expansions and consumer impact, including Apple Pay availability in 89 markets and AirTag/Find My airline integration linked to a 90% drop in unrecoverable luggage per SITA.