Xiaomi has reported a biggest ever quarter in India since it started its operations in the country in 2014. The Chinese smartphone maker has sold more than 1 million smartphones in India in Q3, 2015 (July, August and September).
“We are thrilled to achieve this significant milestone of crossing the one million mark in one quarter, for the first time ever. Our sales continue to grow every quarter, and we have witnessed an average quarterly growth rate of 45%, which signifies huge momentum for our journey in India. Additionally, our online selling platform Mi.com has been growing significantly since its launch in June 2015, recording over 10 million visits in the month of October itself. During our #DiwaliWithMi campaign, over 1 million unique visitors came to Mi.com on the first day of our sale (3rd November).”
said Manu Jain, India Head, Xiaomi in a statement.
Jain said that Redmi 2 Prime, Mi 4, Mi 4i, and Mi Pad witnessed a massive increase in demand while the Redmi 2 Prime smartphone, that is the first Made in India smartphone from the company emerged as the best-selling product. Last month, a report Canalys stated that Huawei has dethroned Xiaomi to become the number one smartphone maker in China.