Xiaomi leads smartphone sales in India, but slumps on home turf

Despite ending 2018 with a dominant position in the growing India smartphone market, Xiaomi’s sales declined in its home market in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to a report from the International Data Corp (IDC).

With 10% market share in the China smartphone market, Xiaomi came fifth in the list of top smartphone players in China. The company had 13.9% share in the fourth quarter of 2017, showed the report on Thursday.

In India, Xiaomi grabbed 28.9% market share in the fourth quarter of 2018.