Xiaomi, currently one of the top Chinese smartphone makers, traditionally shares its device sales numbers at the end of the year, but has now decided to omit such information for 2016, with CEO Lei Jun admitting the company moved “too fast” in its expansion. This comes as no surprise after the company’s failure to meet last year’s shipment target, along with the relative stagnation of its growth in the past 24 months. Last year was not particularly kind to the company, with its market share plummeting to the fourth place in its home country, where it held the crown just a few years back.
Historically, the company has a track record of explosive growth in terms of both popularity and sales, particularly during the 2012-2014 period. 2015, however, saw the company increase its sales by just 14.5 percent, as opposed to the more than 200 percent it achieved the year before. This trend appears to have continued in 2016, which isn’t particularly surprising, seeing as the global smartphone market hasn’t been experiencing much growth lately, while the company’s competitors, particularly Vivo and Oppo, have been steadily increasing their market share in China.
via TechCrunch
