Xiaomi to Hit 100 Million Smartphone Sales Target Two Months Ahead of Schedule
Liao Shumin
DATE:  Oct 26 2018
/ SOURCE:  Yicai
Xiaomi to Hit 100 Million Smartphone Sales Target Two Months Ahead of Schedule Xiaomi to Hit 100 Million Smartphone Sales Target Two Months Ahead of Schedule

(Yicai Global) Oct. 25 -- Xiaomi's is expected to hit its annual smartphone sale target of 100 million units by the end of this month, up from 90 million achieved last year.

This year will mark the first time that Xiaomi has shipped 100 million units, the Beijing-based firm said in a statement. The company last aimed for 100 million shipments in 2015 and was ultimately unsuccessful that year following a market downturn.

Xiaomi shipped more than 90 million mobile phones last year and company Chairman Lei Jun proposed the 100 million target at a supplier conference in October 2017.

Xiaomi's last financial report shows that handset sales reached 32 million units in the second quarter, up 43.9 percent annually, and making the company the fastest growing smartphone maker in terms of shipments.

The company's early achievement of the goal is inextricably related to its strong performance in overseas markets though the company did not reveal specific market data in the statement. The company jumped to second place in the Indonesian market with a 25 percent share in the second quarter, while shipments in western Europe have increased by over 2,700 percent, data from the International Data Corporation shows.

Xiaomi ranks first in the Indian handset market with a 27 percent share in the third quarter, following the of new Redmi 6 series and expansion in offline channels, according to data from Counterpoint Technology Market Research.

Shares in Xiaomi [HK:1810] hit a new low of HKD11.7 (USD1.5) in trading this morning despite the positive news. After 75 days of trading, the prices has fallen by close to 30 percent as of yesterday. Stocks eventually closed up 3.4 percent at HKD12.8 today.

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