China’s annual sale begins
Lu Weibing, President of Xiaomi Group and General Manager of the Redmi Brand, confirmed on Weibo that Xiaomi and Redmi have set multiple records during China’s 618 Annual Sale.
In just 12 minutes, $140 million worth of goods were sold. In an hour and a half, the mark of 422 million dollars was taken, and in four hours the amount of sales revenue approached 600 million dollars.
Xiaomi earns almost $600 million in 4 hours
Lu Weibing added that Xiaomi and Redmi smartphones were the best-selling among all mobile devices on the popular JD.com and Tmall sites.
In addition, Mijia air conditioners ranked first in their category, with sales exceeding $60 million in a few hours.