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realme | |
Industry | Consumer electronics |
Founded | 4 May 2018 |
Founder | Sky Li |
Headquarters | |
Key people | |
Products | Smart Phones Tablet computers Earphones Powerbanks Phone cases Bags Smart TVs Smart Watch Laptop |
Parent | Oppo |
Divisions | Realme Techlife Realme Dizo |
Website | realme |
Realme (stylized in all lowercase or as гealme; Chinese: 真我; pinyin: Zhēn wǒ) is a Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer based in Shenzhen, Guangdong. It was founded by Li Bingzhong (known as Sky Li) on May 4, 2018, who was a former vice president of Oppo. Starting originally as a sub-brand of Oppo, Realme eventually ventured as its own brand. Realme then became the fastest-growing 5G smartphone brand in Q3 2021.
In June 2020, the number of Realme's global smartphone users reached 35 million, and AIoT product sales broke a record of 1 million. According to Counterpoint Statistics, Realme ranked 7th in the ranking of the number of smartphones produced globally in the first quarter of 2020, with an annual growth rate of 157%, ranking first in the world.[1]
Currently, Realme has entered 27 markets worldwide, including Asia, Europe, Russia, Australia, and Egypt.[2]