Apple Raises iCloud Contacts Limit to 50,000 [iOS Blog]

Apple has updated a support document on its website to reflect that iCloud now has a limit of 50,000 contacts, double the previous limit of 25,000 contacts (via iFun.de). iPhone, iPad and Mac users can now store up to 50,000 contacts between their iCloud-enabled devices, while all other limits for calendars, reminders and bookmarks have not been changed.

Contacts

Total number of contact cards: 50,000

Maximum size of a contact card: 256 KB

Maximum size of a contact photo: 224 KB

Maximum size of a contact group: 256 KB

Maximum size of all contact cards:

Card text: 24 MB

Card photos: 100 MB

Supported file types for a contact photo: JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF

vCard import limits:

Total number of vCards: 50,000

Maximum size of a vCard: 256 KB (photo + text)

Maximum photo size for a vCard: 224 KB