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Xiaomi usually rely on online flash sales of Android smart phones which is the only way of reaching to consumers directly eliminating all the channels in between.
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Chinese company Xiaomi Inc. announced that it had tripled its smartphone sales to 61 mn handsets in January 2015 and it had more than doubled its revenues to USD 12.1 billion over its 2013 results. The company became the world's most advanced technology start-up in 2014 after another round of funding, after it was revealed it had become the world's fourth largest smartphone seller. Xiaomi mainly focuses on smartphones.Xiaomi usually rely on online flash sales of Android smart phones which is the only way of reaching to consumers directly eliminating all the channels in between. Xiaomi missed its own target of 80-100 million because it shipped only 70 million handsets in 2014.
In last five years, it has grown from a start up to a global player which is focussing at both low end and high end of the market. It will soon move beyond Asia. Xiaomi’s primary markets are China, India and Indonesia. From the top 12 smart manufacturers, 9 of them are based in China because government in China provides incentives to these manufacturers for the growth of tech industry. Manufacturers have various incentives such as government provides manufacturing infrastructure or tax breaks which costs them low so the manufacturers can sell their product at lower price or at very low margins which helps them to capture a big share in the market.
Xiaomi is fighting with Apple to capture the largest share in China. Although competition is increasing day by day so to survive in the market by depending on the home market only is not a good idea. Therefore company is looking for sales in other countries also and studying the consumer base and distribution channels of other countries .Xiaomi is focussing mainly on emerging markets for its growth and to meet its target sales. • To know more on technology and telecom, click here • https://www.kenresearch.com/technology-and-telecom/telecommunications-and-networking/xiaomi-inc-worlds-fourth-largest-smartphone/23807-105.html • Contact: • Ken Research • Ankur Gupta, Head Marketing & Communications • query@kenresearch.com • +91-124-4230204