Vivo India has registered a 63% annual growth and has broken its previous shipment record of 3.6 million (Q2,2018) to clock a record, shipping 5.8 million units in Q2, 2019 according to Canalys Q2 2019 report. This is during the same quarter when India’s overall smartphone shipment declined by 0.5%. As per the report, the top selling devices this quarter were the Vivo Y17 and Vivo Y91, which shipped over 1.5 million units.

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By launching devices in both the less than 20K segment (Y series) and the 20k plus segment (V series), vivo was able to secure the third position with 18% market share in Q2, 2019, up from 10% a year ago and 15% in Q1, 2019, according to company. 

Nipun Marya, Director-Brand Strategy, Vivo India said, “The continued growth momentum is a testimony to vivo’s innovation in products and an unremitting focus on customers. We have always believed in keeping the fundamentals right and building a competitive product portfolio that offers unique value. 

Earlier in Q1 2019, the smartphone brand registered a phenomenal growth of 119 percent Y-o-Y as per Counterpoint Research, becoming the fastest growing brand in India.

''Both our budget-friendly Y series and innovation-led V series has received a tremendous response from our customers. India remains an important market for vivo globally. Going forward, we shall continue to revolutionize smartphone technology and surprise our customers with innovative products,''Marya added.