Since the App Store launched in China in 2010, developers have earned more than 200 billion yuan, Apple said in its recently released 2019-2020 China Corporate Responsibility Report.
By the end of 2019, Apple had nine companies and 70 branches in the Chinese mainland and 52 retail stores in Greater China.
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In this report, Apple also announced other key numbers.
During the Covide-19 pandemic, Apple donated 50 million yuan to the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation to support emergency relief.
It has now supported the China Development Research Foundation's "Digital Project for Children in Poor Areas," which has benefited more than 250,000 people.
The number of schools in China offering Swift programming clubs has increased by about 30 percent over last year, the report said.
The number of colleges offering iOS development courses has increased by nearly 60 percent over last year, and the number of colleges setting up iOS clubs for students has increased by more than 90 percent over last year.
