Chinese maker Xiaomi aims to ship more than 100 million smartphones for next year, following a 70% increase on a quarterly basis, according to Lei Jun's founder and CEO.
Η Chinese company provided 23,16 with millions of devices in the second quarter of 2017. The sale number was increased by 70% compared to the previous quarter, which was also very high compared to previous quarters, Lei said in Beijing.
Xiaomi has reportedly regained more growth momentum after two years of "adjustments" as the company faced severe restrictions on itstreatment, Lei stated. It was the biggest challenge Xiaomi has ever faced since its founding, but product shipments last quarter show the company's production capacity is gradually improving, he added.
The company is also developing very ambitious plans for extension των δραστηριοτήτων της τόσο στο εσωτερικό όσο και στο εξωτερικό. Εκτός από τα βασικά διαδικτυακά κανάλια πωλήσεων της εταιρείας στην Κίνα, η Xiaomi έχει ανοίξει 123 stores in the country so far.
Σε διεθνές επίπεδο, τα έσοδα από την ινδική αγορά αυξήθηκαν κατά 328% το πρώτο εξάμηνο του 2017 σε σύγκριση με την ίδια περίοδο πέρυσι. Το μερίδιο αγοράς της εταιρείας στην India reportedly moved up to second place. Indonesia, Russia and Ukraine are also key overseas markets for Xiaomi, according to Lei.
Lei added that the company will hire more than 1.000 staff personnel for research and development next year.
Its elements research firm IDC showed that Xiaomi shipped a total of 9,3 million devices in China alone in the first quarter of 2017, hitting a 9% market share. The company with this percentage deservedly takes the fifth place behind the companies Huawei, Oppo, Vivo and Apple.
