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xiaomi: a chinese startup out to challenge google, amazon
by：Yovog
2023-09-19
SEOUL, South Korea
Xiaomi, a Chinese mobile phone manufacturer, helped createlow-
Pricing smartphones is preparing for the biggest tech IPO likely since e-commerce
In 2014, the business giant Alibaba. The 8-year-
Old, the star of China\'s unicorn company, refers to startups valued at more than $1 billion.
It has dedicated Chinese fans and media.
Smart leaders are Asian celebrities.
But it was not tested outside the region.
Can a Chinese company be cool outside of Asia? Whether Xiaomi can achieve its goal of surpassing hardware and become Xiaomi and its upcoming Internet service company companyA guide in Hong Kong :-—
Where did Xiaomi come from-
Pronounced \"SHEE-YOW’-mee” —
Founded in 2010 by CEO Ray and seven colleagues including Alphabet veterans, in June
Google, Microsoft.
And Motorola.
Their first smartphone, Mi1, was released in 2011 and was immediately welcomed with little marketing.
Consumers are raving about their low price of 1,999 yuan. $305)
Competitive quality
It helps Xiaomi ignite an unusual fan culture and develop products based on that.
Customers are involved in design decisions by sending suggestions through social media.
In 2013, Xiaomi sold more mobile phones than Apple in China.
In the second year, it became the first in China.
Selling smartphones
Later, sales of Huawei, Oppo and Vivo surpassed local competitors.
But after a downturn in 2016, Xiaomi grew faster than other smartphone makers in the second year.
According to IHS, while Samsung, Apple and Huawei grew flat or below 10 percentage points in 2017, Xiaomi\'s sales rose 58 percentage points.
Last year, despite the company\'s small market share in Europe and the United States, the company\'s share of the global smartphone market was 6. ——
How much did Xiaomi MAKEXiaomi lose last year? A lot.
The company reported a loss of 43. 9 billion yuan ($6. 8 billion)
Income is 114. 6 billion yuan.
Even if the company turns things around, CEO Lei has promised to keep consumers low by keeping hardware sales margins at 5 cents, a position that could upset investors.
\"Xiaomi is not just a hardware company,\" Lei said in a public letter to investors . \".
\"While our hardware business is critical to building our user base, we don\'t expect it to be the main source of our profits.
90 of Xiaomi\'s revenue comes from hardware sales, but it claims to be an Internet content company.
It wants to make money by serving more than 100 million users of its connected devices and 0. 19 billion people using its software MIUI. ——
How much money the IPO is expected to raise billions of dollars
This could be the biggest deal in technology since Alibaba raised $22 billion in 2014.
Although the forecast is much lower.
It aims to raise $6.
Bloomberg and the South China Morning Post quoted anonymous sources familiar with the matter as saying 1 billion of the IPO.
Investors may think Xiaomi is valued at $63.
Choi Won-$680, below previous expectations, up to $100 billion due to its \"low profitability\"
Seok of Sinhan investment company
Said in a report.
\"Compared to other Chinese tech companies, this will be an attractive price point for investors,\" Choi wrote . \". ——
Why are investors optimistic about Xiaomi, a successful Chinese brand overseas?
\"Xiaomi may be one of the few Chinese companies that have not received enough international attention in a negative way,\" said Melissa Zhou, deputy research director at research firm IDC.
In India, Samsung has fallen as \"no.
Smartphone sales first.
This is a bright spot, Zhou said, as India is one of the few fast-growing mobile phone markets.
Korean fashionistas like Xiaomi.
Other Asian fans are raving about Xiaomi air purifiers, suitcases and vacuum cleaners on YouTube and social media.
Admirers compare Xiaomi\'s minimalist design with Apple\'s or Japan\'s Balmuda.
It is also one of the few hardware manufacturers that can use hardware products as an entry point for selling services and software.
\"If you think of other hardware manufacturers, you can only think of Apple,\" Zhou said . \".
Lei said in a letter to investors that,
The founders hope to build the \"coolest company\" in our users \".
\"Good companies are profitable and good companies have won people\'s hearts,\" Lei wrote . \".
\"As a technology company with a rare\" fan culture \", we are even more proud. ”‘——
What happens next, but can it stir up similar enthusiasm among investors and Western audiences? S.
European consumers who are more wary of Chinese brands.
Another challenge is to show investors companies like Google or Amazon. com Inc.
It can profit from the service and reduce its dependence on mobile phone sales.
Selling Chinese internet services to global consumers may be harder than selling Chinese phones.
However, the vision of Xiaomi\'s founders echoes that of many Silicon Valley Internet companies.
\"Fundamentally, the internet is about transparency, efficiency and equality,\" Lei said in a letter to investors . \".
\"We want everyone, regardless of gender, race, religion, nationality or education, to enjoy the benefits of technology.
Xiaomi, a Chinese mobile phone manufacturer, helped createlow-
Pricing smartphones is preparing for the biggest tech IPO likely since e-commerce
In 2014, the business giant Alibaba. The 8-year-
Old, the star of China\'s unicorn company, refers to startups valued at more than $1 billion.
It has dedicated Chinese fans and media.
Smart leaders are Asian celebrities.
But it was not tested outside the region.
Can a Chinese company be cool outside of Asia? Whether Xiaomi can achieve its goal of surpassing hardware and become Xiaomi and its upcoming Internet service company companyA guide in Hong Kong :-—
Where did Xiaomi come from-
Pronounced \"SHEE-YOW’-mee” —
Founded in 2010 by CEO Ray and seven colleagues including Alphabet veterans, in June
Google, Microsoft.
And Motorola.
Their first smartphone, Mi1, was released in 2011 and was immediately welcomed with little marketing.
Consumers are raving about their low price of 1,999 yuan. $305)
Competitive quality
It helps Xiaomi ignite an unusual fan culture and develop products based on that.
Customers are involved in design decisions by sending suggestions through social media.
In 2013, Xiaomi sold more mobile phones than Apple in China.
In the second year, it became the first in China.
Selling smartphones
Later, sales of Huawei, Oppo and Vivo surpassed local competitors.
But after a downturn in 2016, Xiaomi grew faster than other smartphone makers in the second year.
According to IHS, while Samsung, Apple and Huawei grew flat or below 10 percentage points in 2017, Xiaomi\'s sales rose 58 percentage points.
Last year, despite the company\'s small market share in Europe and the United States, the company\'s share of the global smartphone market was 6. ——
How much did Xiaomi MAKEXiaomi lose last year? A lot.
The company reported a loss of 43. 9 billion yuan ($6. 8 billion)
Income is 114. 6 billion yuan.
Even if the company turns things around, CEO Lei has promised to keep consumers low by keeping hardware sales margins at 5 cents, a position that could upset investors.
\"Xiaomi is not just a hardware company,\" Lei said in a public letter to investors . \".
\"While our hardware business is critical to building our user base, we don\'t expect it to be the main source of our profits.
90 of Xiaomi\'s revenue comes from hardware sales, but it claims to be an Internet content company.
It wants to make money by serving more than 100 million users of its connected devices and 0. 19 billion people using its software MIUI. ——
How much money the IPO is expected to raise billions of dollars
This could be the biggest deal in technology since Alibaba raised $22 billion in 2014.
Although the forecast is much lower.
It aims to raise $6.
Bloomberg and the South China Morning Post quoted anonymous sources familiar with the matter as saying 1 billion of the IPO.
Investors may think Xiaomi is valued at $63.
Choi Won-$680, below previous expectations, up to $100 billion due to its \"low profitability\"
Seok of Sinhan investment company
Said in a report.
\"Compared to other Chinese tech companies, this will be an attractive price point for investors,\" Choi wrote . \". ——
Why are investors optimistic about Xiaomi, a successful Chinese brand overseas?
\"Xiaomi may be one of the few Chinese companies that have not received enough international attention in a negative way,\" said Melissa Zhou, deputy research director at research firm IDC.
In India, Samsung has fallen as \"no.
Smartphone sales first.
This is a bright spot, Zhou said, as India is one of the few fast-growing mobile phone markets.
Korean fashionistas like Xiaomi.
Other Asian fans are raving about Xiaomi air purifiers, suitcases and vacuum cleaners on YouTube and social media.
Admirers compare Xiaomi\'s minimalist design with Apple\'s or Japan\'s Balmuda.
It is also one of the few hardware manufacturers that can use hardware products as an entry point for selling services and software.
\"If you think of other hardware manufacturers, you can only think of Apple,\" Zhou said . \".
Lei said in a letter to investors that,
The founders hope to build the \"coolest company\" in our users \".
\"Good companies are profitable and good companies have won people\'s hearts,\" Lei wrote . \".
\"As a technology company with a rare\" fan culture \", we are even more proud. ”‘——
What happens next, but can it stir up similar enthusiasm among investors and Western audiences? S.
European consumers who are more wary of Chinese brands.
Another challenge is to show investors companies like Google or Amazon. com Inc.
It can profit from the service and reduce its dependence on mobile phone sales.
Selling Chinese internet services to global consumers may be harder than selling Chinese phones.
However, the vision of Xiaomi\'s founders echoes that of many Silicon Valley Internet companies.
\"Fundamentally, the internet is about transparency, efficiency and equality,\" Lei said in a letter to investors . \".
\"We want everyone, regardless of gender, race, religion, nationality or education, to enjoy the benefits of technology.
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