Apple’s App Store and other services launch in dozens more countries

Apple is launching its main companies, together with the App Retailer, iCloud, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Arcade, in 20 new international locations at present. As well as, Apple Music is increasing to 52 new international locations. The growth signifies that the App Retailer particularly is now accessible in a complete of 175 international locations and areas.

The checklist of locations Apple’s companies are increasing to is various, and consists of international locations in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Center East, and Oceana. Right here’s Apple’s checklist of the international locations that its App Retailer, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and iCloud are increasing to:

Africa: Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Libya, Morocco, Rwanda, and Zambia.

Asia-Pacific: Maldives and Myanmar.

Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia.

Center East: Afghanistan (excluding Apple Music) and Iraq.

Oceania: Nauru (excluding Apple Music), Tonga, and Vanuatu.

Right here’s the checklist of locations the place Apple Music is launching:

Africa: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Chad, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Tunisia.

Asia-Pacific: Bhutan.

Europe: Croatia, Iceland, and North Macedonia.

Latin America and the Caribbean: the Bahamas, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Turks and Caicos, and Uruguay.

Center East: Kuwait, Qatar, and Yemen.

Oceania: Solomon Islands.

It’s a giant checklist, but it surely’s an essential one for Apple to develop as an increasing number of of its income comes from promoting companies alongside its {hardware}. In its final earnings launch, Apple CEO Tim Cook dinner boasted that its companies division had set an all-time income report for the corporate, following the launch of Apple TV Plus and Apple Arcade late final yr.