Xiaomi announced that it has retained its market leadership in the India, continuing to occupy the number one smartphone vendor position in Q2 2018, as per IDC’s latest Quarterly Smartphone Tracker, Q2 2018. With a market share of 29.7%, approximately one out of three smartphones sold in India were Xiaomi devices in Q2 2018. The quarter also marks the first time a smartphone brand shipped nearly 10 million units within a single quarter.
Key highlights of the IDC’s latest Quarterly Smartphone Tracker, Q2 2018:
Overall Smartphone Shipments, IDC Quarterly Smartphone Tracker, Q2 2018
S.No | Smartphone Vendor | Market Share |
1 | Xiaomi | 29.7% |
2 | Samsung | 23.9% |
3 | vivo | 12.6% |
4 | OPPO | 7.6% |
5 | Transsion | 5.0% |
Online Smartphone Shipments, IDC Quarterly Smartphone Tracker, Q2 2018
S.No | Smartphone Vendor | Market Share |
1 | Xiaomi | 55.6% |
2 | Huawei | 7.8% |
3 | Samsung | 7.3% |
4 | Lenovo | 6.6% |
5 | OnePlus | 3.5% |
Highest Shipped Smartphone, IDC Quarterly Smartphone Tracker, Q2 2018
S.No | Smartphone | Market Share |
1 | Redmi 5A | 9.82% |
2 | Redmi Note 5 Pro | 6.22% |
3 | Redmi Note 5 | 5.22% |
4 | Redmi 5 | 4.40% |
5 | Vivo Y71 | 4.29% |
Manu Jain, Vice President, Xiaomi and Managing Director, Xiaomi India said, “This is a proud moment for Xiaomi India as we have continued ranking as the number one smartphone vendor in India for the fourth quarter in a row. We are so grateful for the immense love and support we have received from millions of Mi Fans, who have believed in us every step of the way. Our mission to deliver amazing products at honest pricing has changed people’s lives and started a new chapter in the mobile Internet era in India, and I believe we will become an even bigger part of people’s lives as we are committed to gaining our users’ sustained trust and appreciation through constant innovation across our products, business model and infrastructure.”
Xiaomi entered India in July 2014 and has since disrupted the smartphone industry.. Today, Xiaomi has four offices across Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Mumbai and Kolkata with the 750+-seater headquarters based in Bengaluru. The company has six smartphone manufacturing plants, one PCBA manufacturing plant and one power bank manufacturing plant across India. Boasting of an extensive service network, Xiaomi has over 1000 authorized smartphone service centers and over 500 Mi TV service centers in India. Xiaomi has an expansive online and offline retail presence, and coupled with over 500 highly efficient employees, it is one of the most promising technology companies in the country.