Xiaomi has just set a Guinness World Record for most mobile phones sold on a single online platform within 24 hours. They have just sold 2.11 Million phones in a single full day.
The company completed its 5 years on April 6th. While during their “Mi Fan Fest” event, the company bagged ~$335 Million (2.08 Billion Yuan) within 12 hours and sold total of 2.11 Million phones. The last year record was 1.3 Million sales with ~$242 Million revenue in 12 hours which was crossed this year in just first 8 hours.
In total, the company received 3.05 million orders, generated revenue of 2.08 billion Yuan, 2.11 million phones sold. In addition 770,000 Units of Intelligent Smart Appliances, 247,000 units of Mi Power Strip, 208,000 units of Mi Band, 79,000 units of Mi Wi-Fi and 38,600 Units of Xiaomi Mi TV were sold generating revenue of 190 Million Yuan (~$274 Million).
Lei Jun, CEO of the company, thanks their fans while expecting to improve more next year
Today, it is really an exciting day, In Xiaomi fan festival, the only regret is even after stocking a large number of products, still lack observed. For next year some improvement, we will make. Thanks again for the support my friends!
Lin Bin, President Xiaomi, also adds
Mi Students (staff) have worked hard. Ebullient performance they seemed. Youth, did a hard work. Thank you all.
Hugo Barra, Vice President Xiaomi, credits its company’s overseas fans for all this.
Congratulations, Xiaomi broke his own record! Everyone was amazing! Xiaomi overseas fans also contributed in this. We must continue to work to break more records.
