Apple opened two new stores in India within two days of each other in September 2025: Apple Hebbal in Bengaluru on September 2, and Apple Koregaon Park in Pune on September 4. A year later, Apple’s own store-news page lists no India opening for 2026 at all. Whatever comes next for Apple’s retail presence in the country, Apple has not yet said what it is or when it happens.
That gap is worth stating plainly rather than guessing at. Apple’s newsroom is the only place it records where and when a store opens, and right now that record has a one-year hole in it for India specifically, even as Apple’s retail activity elsewhere continued into early 2026.
Key facts
| Detail | What Apple has published |
|---|---|
| Apple Hebbal, Bengaluru | Opened September 2, 2025 |
| Apple Koregaon Park, Pune | Opened September 4, 2025 |
| India store openings announced for 2026 | None, on Apple’s store-news page |
| Source | Apple’s newsroom store-news topic page |
| Total India Apple Store count | Not published as a running figure by Apple |
2025’s two-day stretch, and what came after
| Year | India store openings on Apple’s own page |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Two: Hebbal (Bengaluru), Koregaon Park (Pune) |
| 2026 (through September 12) | Zero |
Both 2025 openings landed in the same week, in different cities, roughly a year before this article. Apple’s releases for each store describe them as new locations rather than relocations or renovations of an existing site, distinct from how Apple has described some of its other openings elsewhere in the world. Nothing in Apple’s published material since has named a third Indian city, a date, or even a general timeframe for further India expansion.
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Both stores remain open and operating today, and nothing in Apple’s published material suggests otherwise. This article is about what Apple has said regarding new openings, not about whether Hebbal or Koregaon Park continue to trade, which is not in question.
What Apple’s global store-news page shows instead
Apple’s 2026 store-news output, worldwide, has been thin. The newsroom’s store-news topic page has carried only two items all year: the announcement of Apple Upgrade, its financing program, and a companywide post marking Apple’s 50th anniversary. Apple’s one confirmed physical store opening anywhere in 2026, Apple Sainte-Catherine in Montreal, predates this week’s product launches by eight months. Against that backdrop, the absence of an India opening in 2026 is not unique to India. It is part of a broader pattern in what Apple has chosen to publish about retail this year, even though the pattern looks different in each market.
Why this matters this week
India is one of the storefronts where pre-orders for the iPhone 18 Pro, built around Apple’s A20 Pro chip, opened this week alongside the United States and dozens of other countries, and where Apple Watch Series 12, Apple Watch Ultra 4 and AirPods 5 will also go on sale September 18. Existing Indian Apple Stores, including Hebbal and Koregaon Park, will carry that lineup starting then. A larger retail footprint would put more of the new lineup within physical reach of Indian buyers, but Apple has not published anything indicating that is coming this year.
What Apple has published for India this week sits on the pricing side rather than the store side. The Indian store page lists “up to 6 months of No Cost EMI” and “up to ₹7,000 instant cashback” for eligible American Express, Axis Bank and ICICI Bank cards on the new lineup. That offer applies at any Indian storefront, existing or future, and is unrelated to how many physical locations Apple operates in the country.
What Apple has not said
- Any third India store, city, or opening date for 2026.
- A total count of Apple Stores currently operating in India.
- A reason for the pause between the September 2025 openings and now.
- Any plan tying a future India store to the iPhone 18 Pro or iPhone Duo launches.
As of Saturday, September 12, 2026, Apple’s store-news page still shows Hebbal and Koregaon Park as the most recent India openings, both from September 2025, with nothing since. This article will update only if Apple’s own newsroom does.