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Redmi sold one billion smartphones in ten years

November 30, 2023

Redmi One Billion Sales of Smartphones in Ten years

Redmi celebrated its 10th year anniversary on the 29th of November, 2023 in Beijing China. Not only did it unveil the Redmi K70 Series, Redmi Book (2024), Redmi Buds 5 Pro, and Redmi Watch 4. But just some days prior, the Xiaomi subbrand also made a special announcement about its sales in over ten years. Redmi has reached a whopping one billion smartphone sales in a decade. More about this in our article!

Redmi’s One Billion Sales in Ten Years:

Redmi has achieved this groundbreaking achievement by shipping one billion smartphones in a decade. There are a number of factors behind this success which we are discussing today.

Value for Money Products

This Chinese brand has always been known for providing the best value-for-money products at super competitive pricing. It was founded in 2013 under Xiaomi and gained an independent status in January 2019. Its global inception was met with wild success – the Redmi 1S sold like hotcakes in Indian and Asian markets. Its popularity further skyrocketed with the Redmi Note Series, which has been the highest-selling Redmi phone, even up to this day.

Online Marketing

If you remember, Redmi phones used to be completely sold online. In our neighboring country India, people used to go bonkers over the flash sales with stocks sold out within some seconds! This strategy from Redmi garnered more attention and it really didn’t have to spend much on marketing. Slowly, the brand moved towards the offline market, which also helped to spread its market shares accordingly.

Fan Centric Approach

Another articulating factor behind Redmi’s success is its fan-centric approach. Actually, the idea came from its parent company Xiaomi, sprouting the Mi Fans moniker. The company holds meet-ups and launch events amongst fans in various countries. Not only this the Xiaomi community also organizes multiple contests time and again. So, this approach has worked greatly for both Redmi and Xiaomi.

Brand Image

With the growing user base, Redmi has managed to gain the trust of its customers through pricing and specs. It is spotted as one of the top names in the budget and midrange segment. So, the massive popularity and user base have contributed to a good brand image in that segment. Of course, the brand is not free from criticisms of some of its products and MIUI skin to be general. But things might finally change with the newly announced HyperOS.

Redmi K70 colors — The newly launched Redmi K70

Redmi in Nepal

Redmi in Nepal operates under Xiaomi Nepal, which entered Nepal in March 2016. Currently, there are two official distributors of Xiaomi/Redmi phones in Nepal: Vatsal Impex Pvt. Ltd. and Teledirect Pvt. Ltd. Vatsal Impex serves customers inside the Kathmandu Valley, whereas Teledirect looks after the sales and provides services to customers outside the valley. The Note Series along with the Redmi Number Series have been the primary reason for Xiaomi bagging the top market share in the Nepalese smartphone market.