List of Apple Inc. suppliers

Apple is an American technology company with a global supply chain. Until 2003, Apple's own factories in the United States, Singapore, and Ireland were involved in assembly.^[1]: 119 Although initially an advocate for production at these facilities, CEO Steve Jobs stated in 2005 that it "didn't work."^[1]: 159

In 1985, Apple reduced its parts suppliers from 1,500 to 250 and closed down plants in Texas, Ireland, and California.^{[2]: 182–190} In the mid-1980s, the LaserWriter was the first branded product designed by Apple to be manufactured by a third-party (Canon).^{[1]: 39–40} After in-house issues with the Macintosh Portable, PowerBook engineering and manufacturing was outsourced to Sony.^{[1]: 41–42 [2]: 255} In 1994, Apple began interviewing manufacturers in Taiwan due to unfavorable economic conditions in Japan. Production for the Newton was shifted from Sharp to Inventec.^[1]: 43 South Korean firms, including Samsung and LG, worked closely with Apple as parts partners for the iMac, iPod, and iPhone before it increased its reliance on Taiwan and China.^{[1]: 74–232} Taiwanese Apple suppliers such as Foxconn, Wistron, Pegatron, and Quanta established a sizable manufacturing presence in China. By 2019, Apple had more suppliers on their top 200 list from China than the United States.^[3] By the 2020s, orders were shifting to Chinese firms such as to Luxshare, BYD Electronic, Goertek, and Wingtech. By 2021, Apple's supplier list had more companies from China than Taiwan.^{[1]: 337 [4][5]} But due to tariffs, labor costs, and the 2022 Shanghai lockdown, Apple and its suppliers diversified production "away from China to India,^[6][7] Mexico, the United States,^[8][9] and Vietnam."^{[10][11][1]: 373}

Apple has exercised control over its suppliers (and related costs) by purchasing materials on their behalf, buying machinery for their facilities, and training their workforces.^{[1]: 277–280} Apple has also threatened to penalize suppliers millions of dollars per leak to enforce confidentiality. Some supplier executives have opted for vague phrasing when discussing their relationship with Apple in public.^[12]

Apple released a list of its major suppliers for the first time in 2012.^[13][14][15] The list has generally been released in yearly intervals since.^[4][5][16] The following tables list suppliers and information about their operations related to Apple products.