Xioami sells over 8.5 million devices during the festive season

Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker on Monday said that it sold over 8.5 million Xiaomi devices during the festive season.

The company said in a statement that it sold over 6 million smartphones, 400,000 Mi LED TVs and over 2.1 million other products along with accessories from the Mi Ecosystem.

"This year, we have outdone ourselves by selling 6 million smartphones and 8.5 million devices. We are thrilled and equally humbled by all the love we received from our customers from across India," said Raghu Reddy, Head of Categories and Online sales, Xiaomi India.

"Redmi Note 5 Pro" and "Redmi 6A" were best selling Xiaomi smartphones on Flipkart and Amazon respectively, along with 4.5 times escalated demand for "Mi Air Purifier 2S" across platforms.

The company added that it achieved a Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) of $1 billion between October 9 and November 8 by selling products across categories like smartphones, wearables, Mi LED TVs, Mi Routers and other Mi ecosystem product, along with accessory products that were sold across Xiaomi's own website, Mi Home and partner channels.