According to
Counterpoint's Q3 2020 smartphone shipment report two weeks ago, young brand
realme grew 132% QoQ in Q3 2020, becoming the world’s fastest brand to hit
50million shipments since inception.
The youngster-focused and online-centric
brand, realme has grown rapidly in South East Asia since it entered the market
in Q4 2018. In the SEA region, realme grew by 196% YoY and 47% QoQ,
demonstrating clear leadership in key countries including the Philippines,
Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam, solidifying its top-5 position in
the region.
The Counterpoint’s Q3 2020 Quarterly Smartphone Market
Monitor has reported that the team in
realme Malaysia achieved 50% QoQ growth and
ranked as Top 2 Smartphone Brand in
Malaysia market compared to other SEA countries.
“realme has
been winning tens of millions of fans globally and has become a leading choice
smartphone brand for many younger consumers. Inevitably, the COVID-19 pandemic
has caused negative effects to the global smartphone industry, such as supply
chain disruption, delayed market demand, and reduced consumer confidence.
During this period, we expect consumers to shift more towards the mid and
budget smartphone segments, opting for value-for-money products. This is the
price range where realme has a clear competitive edge with strong product
offerings,” commented by Flora Tang,
Research Analyst at Counterpoint on realme’s significant growth in Q3.
Flora added that, “According to our observation, realme
continued the aggressive product launch plan in 2020 despite the pandemic’s
shadow, bringing fresh air to the market with realme 6/6 Pro/6i series, realme
X3/X3 SuperZoom, the new narzo series, and various models within the realme C
series. These models, with premium features such as multiple cameras,
AI-capable chipsets, long battery life, and stylish form factors, have received
positive feedback among consumers from various SEA countries including
Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and more”.
“According
to the recent 2020 e-Conomy report launched by Google, Bain and Temasek, more
than 1 in 3 digital service users are new because of the pandemic. And we
expect Malaysia's Internet economy to grow 3X to reach $30B in 2025. Mobile
connectivity will serve an important role to our economic trajectory, and I am
pleased to see realme Malaysia continuing to be an important enabler in this
ecosystem by launching delightful products on their YouTube channel. As
recently as September and October, realme phones were one of the top 10
trending Google searches in Malaysia in those months. Thank you realme Malaysia
and congratulations on an amazing milestone to be proud of,” said Marc Woo,
Managing Director of Google Malaysia.
realme
Malaysia caters the demand of online purchase while practising contactless
delivery through its e-commerce platforms during the pandemic period. Last week,
realme has just recently achieved tremendous sales growth as compared to Double
11 in 2019.
"It
has been a pleasure to witness how realme has further widened its digital
presence in Lazada Malaysia and become one of the fastest-growing LazMall
brands this year in the Mobile & Tablets category. We look forward to
continuing to achieve new milestones together!” said Sherry Tan, Chief Business
Officer, Lazada Malaysia.
Regional
Managing Director of Shopee, Ian Ho also mentioned that “We are honoured to be
realme's trusted e-commerce partner of choice. From smartphones to wearables,
as well as health products and lifestyle offerings, realme’s wide range of
products are loved by many Malaysians who shop on Shopee. This makes realme one
of the best-selling mobile and gadget brands on the platform. Shopee
congratulates realme on this new milestone that they have unlocked, and we look
forward to exciting times ahead”.
realme
Malaysia would like to thank all the fans for their unconditional support and
the team will keep the strong growth momentum by developing more products in
various ranges for Malaysians to live a smarter lifestyle.
realme, a young and
trendsetting technology company, has just been named by Counterpoint's Q3 2020
smartphone shipment report to be the fastest growing brand to reach the 50 million smartphone sales milestone surpassed
Apple, Samsung and Huawei. Channeling the energy of youths and young
professionals, who form the bulk of its fans and customers, realme leapfrogged
global competitors to this achievement in merely nine quarters. In addition to
this milestone, realme also recorded a history
high level of quarterly shipments of 14.8 million and is the world’s fastest-growing brand in Q3 as it
grew 132% QoQ for the quarter, gaining momentum and surpassing analysts
expectations.
According to Counterpoint, realme’s growth rate in
shipments volume represents “the strongest growth momentum among major global
OEMs”. realme accelerated to 50M sales because it enjoyed great success with
youths and young people all over the world, with this segment of users making
up most of its customer base. realme has gained a niche following amongst
youths globally, given how diverse this user group is across countries and
cultures. “realme grew to become one of the top 5, or even top 3, brands in its
key markets, including India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Philippines and some other
Southeast Asian countries”, says Research Analyst Abhilash Kumar at
Counterpoint. realme may shake up the position of the global top six industries
players and become the industry’s biggest dark horse with the fastest growing
rate in the world.
Source: Counterpoint Q3 2020 Global Smartphone
Shipments Report
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Source: Counterpoint Q3 2020 Global Smartphone
Shipments Report
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realme, whose slogan is ‘Dare to Leap’, adopts a strategy
of selling leapfrog performance and trendy design-driven quality products that
resonate with its young crowd at affordable and attractive price points. “With
its efforts to bring the affordable yet premium-like products to consumers, as
well as its ability to offer smooth digital shopping and after-sales services
in different countries, realme has emerged as the most resilient brand during
and after the pandemic crisis”, Research Analyst Abhilash Kumar commented on
realme’s performance. realme’s trendsetting image and product reputation has
contributed to building customer trust and brand awareness.
"At realme, we live out our philosophy, which is to dare to leap into the forefront of innovation, design and product value, which is something young people can identify with, says Sky Li, realme's CEO. Though young, realme has won five top international design awards and collaborated with world-class notable designers on its products through the realme Design Studio.
realme has also delivered on technological
innovation, being one of the first companies to utilize the Snapdragon 865/765G
processor and introducing the 64MP camera on a phone. More importantly these
innovations have enabled realme to introduce 5G-enabled smartphones to youths
and young consumers, increasing its popularity and reputation in Malaysia and
internationally.
realme’s international team and DNA has enabled
the company to grow quickly. Just like its young clientele, realme has taken
risks to expand quickly to over 61 markets globally and is amongst the Top 5 brands in over 13 markets globally
in just two years, ranking seventh globally. For young consumers, realme has
expanded quickly to offer a variety of AI of Things (AIoT) products such as
smart audio, visual and lifestyle products to complement their increasingly
digitally connected lives.
These products have also quickly become popular.
In India, realme sold over 1 million smart individual audio devices, reaching
first spot in market share in Q2 2020. So far, realme has released over 50 AIoT
products in 2020, with plans to double it in 2021. Through realme, young people
can dare to leap into the future, well-equipped to live life to the fullest.
Apart from that, realme Malaysia’s latest product
line 'realme by narzo' has achieved its first amazing result on Lazada's 11.11
Biggest One-day Sale. The latest realme narzo 20 with the mission of
“Entertainment for You” was ranked as No.
1 Best-selling New Smartphone in Lazada 2020 (1 Jan - 11 Nov 2020) and The Best-selling Smartphone Series in
Lazada 2020 (1 Jan - 11 Nov 2020).
The total unit of realme smartphones sold yesterday has
also led them to be the Top 4
Best-Selling Smartphone Brand on Lazada 11.11.
realme Malaysia also received tremendous results on
Shopee as its sales growth has increased
5053% as compared to the Double 11 sales in 2019.
This 11.11, realme was crowned No 1 for the
following categories during Shopee 11.11 Big Sale as of 1 Jan until 11 Nov 2020:
- No 1 Audio Brand
- No 1 Wearables Brand
- No 1 Mobile Accessories Brand
- No 1 Best-Selling 8GB+128GB Smartphone
realme, a trendsetting brand is also recognized as
the Top 4 Best-selling Health Care Brand
with its realme Smart Scale that was launched in October.
The outstanding sales results of realme is a solid
proof from Counterpoint Q3’s 2020 smartphone shipment report where realme was
named as the fastest growing brand to reach 50 million smartphone sales
milestone. “We are truly grateful for the love and
support from realme fans who dare to leap with us and contribute to the
remarkable sales achievement of realme in both e-commerce platforms throughout
the year. We are proud to announce that realme narzo 20 has achieved two
best-seller titles on its first sale during Double 11 with Lazada. It is indeed
a good start for realme narzo 20 series and we are committed to strive for the
best and serve you better despite the pandemic and a challenging year for all
of us,” said Tiffany Teh, Brand Manager of realme Malaysia.
realme also recently recorded a history high level of quarterly shipments of 14.8 million and is
the world’s fastest-growing brand in Q3
as it grew 132% QoQ for the quarter, gaining momentum and surpassing
analysts expectations.
To find out
more about realme’s events and promotions, do follow realme
Facebook page as well as Instagram at @realmemalaysia.
16 Comments
congratulations realme! this is a well-deserved success.
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ReplyDeleteCongratulations real me. I always like real me products. They are very good and affordable
ReplyDeleteJenama realme ni memang popular amongst students and antara jenama yang cepat mengeluarkan model terbaharu.
ReplyDeleteWah... Tahniah Realme! Dah ramai pengguna lebih suka kan teknologi yang ada kat Realme. Harga pun cun!
ReplyDeleteWell-deserved, realme. Affordable without compromising on quality. Everybody needs a smartphone these days, it should be made accessible to everyone.
ReplyDeletecongratulation Realme for 50 Million sales, Now Realme femes product in the world.
ReplyDeleteHebat! Tapi memang bagus laa..setanding jenama lain. Sis baru belikan Suami hp Realme apa entah hartu, setakat dia pakai jee tengok email, buat backup, not bad..
ReplyDeleteAku bukanlah jenis yang suka gajet. Tapi aku tengok ramai jugak kawan kawan aku yang pakai Realme. no wonderlah kan Top 2. Btw bro selamat berkenalan. Nama aku Qbal
ReplyDeletei have actually not heard about the brand before but their growth is amazing. need to check out the phones!
ReplyDeleteWahhh tahniah realme..memang cepat betul dia caras jenama lain ek haha..tp mmg berbaloi sbb dia mmg famous dan jd pilihan
ReplyDeleteBrand realme ni memang best! My husband pakai realme x2pro. Function fast charge dia memang bagus. 15 dah nak hampir fully charge!
ReplyDeleteWahh Tahniah realme. Realme memang cepat je keluarkan design design baru. Harga pun berpatutam dengan spesifikasi yang tinggi
ReplyDeleteSkrg Realme dah popular cpt btl twrkenal sbb harga dia berpatutan, husband pun beli satu
ReplyDeleteCongrats realme! Another great brand to watch out for! Havent had the chance to try yet but will check out soon. Wanted to buy a new handphone.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great news!! Congratulation Realme for such a great ranking you have made!!!
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