Apple reportedly allocated $45.77 billion to research and development in fiscal 2026, a record amount and a 32% increase over the previous fiscal year. The figure reflects the company’s spending on work to develop technologies, improve software and create components for future products.
That total averages roughly $125 million per day when spread across 365 days. Apple’s fiscal year does not necessarily follow the calendar year, however, and the reported figure does not identify which projects received the most funding.
The higher spending could give Apple more resources to develop new technologies and refine existing products and services. The overall amount alone does not reveal when any resulting products or features might be released; its impact will become clearer through changes that reach users.
Sources: Pplware.