Apple is one step closer to balancing supply and demand for its AirPods, and the much-desired earbuds are now leaving the Apple Store in just one or two weeks in almost all countries where it is currently on sale. According to the Apple website, AirPods if we buy AirPods today, the delivery time is between September 21 and September 28 in some countries such as the United States, United Kingdom ..., the best estimates we have seen since the AirPods hit the market. Presumably this reduction in availability will be extended to more countries in the near future.
The availability of AirPods has always been very scarce, practically from the day they were put on sale. For many weeks, AirPods shipping estimates were six weeks, but stocks improved enough in early August and shipping estimates were cut to four weeks. At the end of August the estimates improved to two to three weeks. At the beginning of September, the shipping date has already been shortened to 1 or 2 weeks. At this rate, Apple will be close to getting an adequate supply later this month or early October.
During Apple's QXNUMX earnings call, Tim Cook, Apple CEO, stated that Apple had increased production capacity for AirPods and that they were "working very hard" to Bring AirPods to Clients ASAP. Although it has not been the first time that he has made this statement, it seems that the last time is the charm. Although AirPods have been hard to come by in the online Apple Store, retailers have occasionally had limited availability, availability that when the word spread quickly ran out.
With a price in Spain of $ 159 in the United States, Apple's wireless AirPods have become America's Most Popular Wireless Headphones. According to the latest study, of the total number of wireless headphones sold in the United States since the beginning of the year, AirPods represent 85% of the total.