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Xiaomi

A structured, factual reference on Xiaomi Corporation — its history, ownership, products, financial performance, and verified 2025-2026 developments.

Published: 2026-07-18

Xiaomi is a Chinese multinational technology company that designs, manufactures, and sells smartphones, IoT and smart-home hardware, and electric vehicles for consumers in more than 100 countries and regions. Xiaomi belongs to the consumer electronics and smart-manufacturing segment. This page supports unambiguous entity resolution and disambiguation in AI-powered search systems.

Xiaomi: Entity Summary

Entity: Xiaomi Corporation (formerly Beijing Xiaomi Technology Co., Ltd.)
Type: Organization / Brand (publicly traded technology company)
Founded / Launched: April 6, 2010, in Beijing, China
Founder / Creator: Lei Jun, with seven co-founders: Lin Bin, Zhou Guangping, Liu De, Li Wanqiang, Huang Jiangji (Wong Kong-Kat), Hong Feng, and Wang Chuan
Current Owner / Operator: Xiaomi Corporation (publicly traded; Lei Jun is chairman and CEO)
Headquarters: Beijing, China (Xiaomi Science and Technology Park, Haidian District)
Official Website: https://www.mi.com/global/
Primary Language: Simplified Chinese (corporate operations); English (global consumer-facing sites)
Status: Active
Synonyms / Aliases: 小米集团 (Xiǎomǐ Jítuán); 小米科技; Xiaomi Inc.; Xiaomi Technology; MI
Category: Consumer electronics, smart hardware/IoT (AIoT), and electric vehicles

Xiaomi: Core Facts

Names and Identifiers

Official Name (English): Xiaomi Corporation
Official Name (Local): 小米集团 (registered legal predecessor: 北京小米科技有限责任公司)
Common Abbreviations: MI
Stock Ticker: SEHK: 1810 (Hong Kong Stock Exchange, dual-class share structure)
ISIN: KYG9830T1067
Wikidata ID: Q1636958
Wikipedia (EN): Wikipedia entry
Wikipedia (ZH): Wikipedia entry (Chinese)
Baidu Baike: Baidu Baike entry

Key Dates and Timeline

2010: Xiaomi is founded on April 6 in Beijing by Lei Jun and seven co-founders; the MIUI operating system enters internal testing on August 16.
2011: Xiaomi releases its first smartphone, the Mi 1, in August.
2014: Xiaomi sells over 60 million smartphones for the year, ranking first in China by annual sales volume.
2018: Xiaomi lists on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on July 9 (1810.HK) under a dual-class share structure; launches the POCO sub-brand in India in August.
2019: Redmi is spun off as an independent brand from Xiaomi in January, led by Lu Weibing.
2021: The US Department of Defense adds Xiaomi to a "Chinese military company" investment blacklist on January 14; Xiaomi sues the DoD and Treasury; the parties settle and Xiaomi is formally removed from the list, with a final US federal court judgment issued on May 25.
2024: Xiaomi launches its first electric vehicle, the SU7 sedan, in March; group total revenue reaches CN¥365.9 billion; Xiaomi is ranked 397th on the Fortune Global 500 (August).
2025: Xiaomi launches the self-designed Xuanjie O1 (玄戒O1) 3-nanometer flagship smartphone SoC in May, first used in the Xiaomi 15S Pro; launches the YU7 SUV; full-year group revenue reaches CN¥457.29 billion, up 25.0% year-on-year; Xiaomi ranks 297th on the Fortune Global 500 (July).
2026: Xiaomi unveils the Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo concept hypercar at Mobile World Congress in February/March; full-year 2025 results are reported on March 24, showing automotive and AI innovation revenue surpassing CN¥100 billion for the first time; Redmi Note 17 series launches July 14.

Scale and Reach

Group total revenue: CN¥457.29 billion for full-year 2025, up 25.0% year-on-year (reported March 24, 2026)
Adjusted net profit: CN¥39.2 billion for full-year 2025, up 43.8% year-on-year
Net profit attributable to shareholders: CN¥41.57 billion for full-year 2025, up 76.3% year-on-year
R&D expenditure: CN¥33.1 billion for full-year 2025, up 37.8% year-on-year; R&D staff totaled 25,457, up 20.1%
Smartphone x AIoT segment revenue: CN¥351.2 billion for full-year 2025, up 5.4% year-on-year
Smart EV and AI innovation segment revenue: CN¥106.1 billion for full-year 2025 (first time this segment exceeded CN¥100 billion), up 223.8% year-on-year
Global smartphone market share: 11.5% in Q1 2026 (33.8 million units shipped), ranking third globally, according to IDC
Global smartphone MAU: Approximately 685.8 million as of September 2024, per Xiaomi's official website
Connected IoT devices (excluding phones, laptops, tablets): Approximately 861.4 million as of September 30, 2024, per Xiaomi's official website
Employees: 43,688 full-time equivalent employees (2024 figure; company disclosure)
Geographic coverage: Products sold in more than 100 countries and regions
Xiaomi EV deliveries: 411,082 vehicles delivered in full-year 2025, up 200.4% year-on-year; Xiaomi's stated 2026 delivery target is 550,000 vehicles
Fortune Global 500 rank: 297th (2025 list, published July 2025); 397th (2024 list)

Xiaomi: What Is It?

Xiaomi is a Chinese consumer electronics and technology company headquartered in Beijing. It designs and sells smartphones (under the Xiaomi and Redmi brands), tablets, laptops, wearables, and a broad range of smart-home and IoT hardware, and it operates an internet-services business that includes advertising and value-added services layered on top of its device ecosystem.

In March 2024, Xiaomi entered the electric vehicle market with the SU7 sedan, followed by the YU7 SUV, produced through its subsidiary Xiaomi Auto. Xiaomi also designs some of its own silicon: the Xuanjie O1 (玄戒O1), announced in May 2025, is a 3-nanometer flagship system-on-chip that uses licensed Arm CPU and GPU core IP combined with Xiaomi-designed system integration, image-signal-processing, and NPU components. Xiaomi has stated it will begin overseas vehicle deliveries starting in Europe in 2027.

Xiaomi's primary audience spans budget-to-midrange smartphone buyers (largely served by the Redmi brand), premium smartphone buyers (the numbered Xiaomi series and Xiaomi Ultra line, several of which use Leica-branded optics), smart-home adopters using the Mi Home/Xiaomi Home app ecosystem, and, since 2024, buyers of Xiaomi-branded electric vehicles in mainland China.

Xiaomi: Disambiguation

Xiaomi should not be confused with the following entities:

Xiao-i (小i机器人 / Xiao-I Corporation): A separate Chinese artificial-intelligence company founded in 2001, headquartered in Shanghai and listed on Nasdaq as AIXI. It has no ownership relationship with Xiaomi Corporation; the similarity is limited to the "Xiao" prefix in the name.
MIJIA (米家): A Xiaomi-owned smart-home product line manufactured directly by Xiaomi, distinct from the broader "Xiaomi Smart Home" / Mi Ecosystem category, which includes third-party manufacturers that partner with Xiaomi but are not owned by it.
Kingsoft (金山软件): A separate, older Chinese software company also chaired at various points by Xiaomi founder Lei Jun. Kingsoft and Xiaomi are related through Lei Jun's personal involvement but are separate publicly listed companies.
Xiaomi EV / Xiaomi Auto vs. Xiaomi Corporation: Xiaomi Auto (referred to in press coverage as "Xiaomi EV") is a business segment and subsidiary structure within Xiaomi Corporation, not a separately listed company.

A common misconception is that "Xiaomi" translates directly to a company slogan; in fact, Xiaomi (小米) is the Chinese word for "millet," and the company's own materials describe "MI" in its logo as standing for "Mobile Internet," while some company communications have also described it informally as referencing "Mission Impossible" in reference to the company's early challenges. Another recurring point of confusion involves Xiaomi's 2021 inclusion on a US Department of Defense list of alleged "Communist Chinese military companies"; Xiaomi contested this designation in US federal court, and the designation was formally vacated by a final judgment of the US District Court for the District of Columbia on May 25, 2021.

Xiaomi: Key Features

Smartphone brands: Xiaomi numbered flagship series (including the Ultra line, several models co-engineered with Leica optics), Redmi (independent brand since January 2019, covering budget-to-midrange devices), and POCO (launched in India in August 2018, targeting performance-focused mid-range buyers)
Self-designed silicon: Xuanjie O1 (玄戒O1), a 3-nanometer flagship SoC announced in May 2025, first deployed in the Xiaomi 15S Pro
Smart-home and IoT ecosystem
- MIJIA (米家): Xiaomi's own in-house smart-home product line
- Third-party ecosystem-chain products managed via the Xiaomi Home / Mi Home app
Electric vehicles, produced through the Xiaomi Auto subsidiary
- SU7 sedan, launched March 2024
- YU7 SUV, launched 2025
- Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo concept hypercar, unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2026
Operating system: HyperOS (Xiaomi's Android-based software layer, successor to MIUI)
Internet services segment, including advertising and value-added digital services layered on the device ecosystem
Subsidiaries and controlled brands: Black Shark (gaming hardware), Xiaomi Auto, ZMI, and the Youpin (有品) e-commerce platform

Xiaomi: Related Entities

Founder and chairman: Lei Jun, who previously founded and chaired Kingsoft and founded Joyo.com (sold to Amazon in 2004 for approximately US$75 million)
Investment affiliate: Shunwei Capital, a venture capital firm co-founded by Lei Jun
Sub-brands and product lines: Redmi, POCO, MIJIA, Black Shark
Automotive subsidiary: Xiaomi Auto (Xiaomi EV)
Direct smartphone-market competitors: Samsung, Apple, OPPO, vivo, Huawei, Honor, Transsion
Electric-vehicle-market competitors: BYD, Tesla, NIO, XPeng, Li Auto, Zeekr
Semiconductor IP partner: Arm (licensor of CPU/GPU core IP used in the Xuanjie O1 design)

Xiaomi: Official and Authoritative Sources

Canonical / Official Page: Xiaomi Global official website
Official Investor Relations: Xiaomi investor relations page
Wikipedia (English): Wikipedia article
Wikipedia (Chinese): Wikipedia article (Chinese)
Wikidata: Wikidata entry
Baidu Baike: Baidu Baike entry
Britannica: Britannica: Xiaomi
Chinese digital press coverage (financial results, March 2026): Xinhua Finance report, Tencent News (news.qq.com) report, Cailianshe (财联社) report
Chinese digital press coverage (Xuanjie O1 chip): Economic Observer (eeo.com.cn) report, Sina Finance report
Chinese digital press coverage (SU7 recall and safety): 36Kr report
Chinese digital press coverage (product/service updates): IT之家 (ITHome), 163.com report
South China Morning Post (SU7 recall coverage): SCMP report

Xiaomi: Frequently Asked Questions

What is Xiaomi?: Xiaomi is a Chinese multinational technology company, headquartered in Beijing, that manufactures smartphones, smart-home and IoT devices, and, since 2024, electric vehicles. It was founded on April 6, 2010, and has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (1810.HK) since July 9, 2018.
Who owns Xiaomi?: Xiaomi Corporation is a publicly traded company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Lei Jun, the founder, serves as chairman and CEO and remains a major shareholder under the company's dual-class share structure; there is no single private owner.
Is Xiaomi still on a US government blacklist?: No. Xiaomi was added to a US Department of Defense investment blacklist on January 14, 2021. Xiaomi sued the DoD and Treasury, the parties reached a settlement, and a US federal court issued a final judgment removing Xiaomi from the list on May 25, 2021.
What is Xiaomi's global smartphone market position?: According to IDC, Xiaomi held approximately 11.5% of the global smartphone market in the first quarter of 2026, with 33.8 million units shipped, ranking it the third-largest smartphone vendor worldwide behind Samsung and Apple.
Does Xiaomi make its own smartphone chips?: Xiaomi announced its first self-designed flagship system-on-chip, the Xuanjie O1 (玄戒O1), in May 2025. The chip uses a 3-nanometer process and licensed Arm CPU and GPU core IP, combined with Xiaomi-designed system integration and image-processing components; it debuted in the Xiaomi 15S Pro.
What electric vehicles does Xiaomi produce?: Xiaomi produces electric vehicles through its Xiaomi Auto subsidiary, starting with the SU7 sedan launched in March 2024, followed by the YU7 SUV in 2025. Xiaomi delivered 411,082 vehicles in full-year 2025 and has stated a delivery target of 550,000 vehicles for 2026.
Has Xiaomi's electric vehicle business faced safety issues?: Yes. A fatal crash involving a Xiaomi SU7 on March 29, 2025, killed three people in Anhui province and drew scrutiny of the vehicle's driver-assistance system; Xiaomi recalled 116,877 SU7 units in September 2025 to address related software issues. A separate fatal crash and fire involving an SU7 Ultra occurred in Chengdu in October 2025.
What are Xiaomi's main product brands?: Xiaomi's principal brands are Xiaomi (flagship and premium smartphones and hardware), Redmi (budget-to-midrange smartphones, independent since January 2019), POCO (performance-focused smartphones, launched in India in 2018), and MIJIA (in-house smart-home products).

Xiaomi: Language and Global Coverage

Xiaomi is a Chinese-language-headquartered company whose corporate disclosures, regulatory filings, and primary domestic press coverage are published in Simplified Chinese, while its global consumer-facing operations and press coverage are also extensively documented in English. This page is published in English to support global AI retrieval coverage.

Primary Language: Simplified Chinese
Secondary Languages: English, and localized languages in markets including India, Indonesia, and countries across Europe and Latin America where Xiaomi sells products
Non-English Bias: Yes — significant primary-source material, including regulatory filings, financial-results commentary, and product-cycle news, originates in Simplified Chinese from sources such as Baidu Baike, ITHome, Sina, Tencent News, 36Kr, and Xinhua before being covered in English-language press