Realme becomes fastest smartphone brand to sell 100 million handsets globally

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Kathmandu: Realme has announced a milestone of 100 million smartphones sold globally.

On the back of strong performance during the 2020 and 2021 economic challenges posed by Covid-19, Realme became the fastest global smartphone brand to reach this milestone in three years, according to Strategy Analytics, a market research consultancy.

Realme is also the fastest-growing major smartphone brand globally in Q2 2021 with a year-over-year growth rate of 149%, as data from research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) showed.

Realme is the fastest brand ever to ship 100 million units in the entire history of the smartphone, according to Strategy Analytics

Realme is also quite aggressive with its 5G push and led the market in 5G smartphone shipments, capturing more than 22% share in Q2 2021 in India as per Counterpoint. In addition to this achievement, Realme also grew a massive 140% Y-o-Y in Q2 2021 and captured the fourth position in the Indian smartphone market, gaining momentum.