--- title: In the time it takes you to read this sentence, Apple made $20k - The Hustle description: How much money Apple makes by the second, minute, hour, and day. image: https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/807519484-News-Brief_2021-11-11T014343.492Z-scaled.webp --- # In the time it takes you to read this sentence, Apple made $20k ![Jacob Cohen](https://thehustle.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5670-1-modified-768x768.png?width=48&height=48&name=IMG_5670-1-modified-768x768.png) [Jacob Cohen](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/author/jacob-cohen) [Jacob Cohen Twitter profile ](https://twitter.com/ImJacobCohen) Published: November 11, 2021 Updated: October 11, 2023 *Visual: Singdhi Sokpo* ![In the time it takes you to read this sentence, Apple made $20k](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/807519484-News-Brief_2021-11-11T014343.492Z-scaled.webp?width=595&height=400&name=807519484-News-Brief_2021-11-11T014343.492Z-scaled.webp) It’s hard to comprehend how quickly Apple rakes it in. In the 12 months ended Sept. 25, 2021, the company saw [$365.8B+](https://www.apple.com/newsroom/pdfs/FY21_Q4_Consolidated_Financial_Statements.pdf) in net sales. Of that, **~$192B** came from iPhone, **~$68.4B** from services, **~$38.4B** from wearables,** ~$35.2B** from Mac, and** ~$31.9B** from iPad. That’s **$1B+** every day, **~$41.8m** every hour, **~$696k** every minute, or **~$11.6k** every second. We expect Apple’s numbers to surge next quarter, when revenue from its truly groundbreaking [$19](https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MM6F3AM/A/polishing-cloth) screen cleaning cloth is reported. 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