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PrivateFounded 1995🇨🇳Dongguan, ChinaCEO Shen Wei

vivo designs and sells branded smartphones. Its 2025 sustainability report is issued by vivo Holdings Limited, and that report calls vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. the China operating company.

Latest update Oct 28, 2026

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Overview

The report's timeline says the company was founded in 1995 and that vivo unveiled its iQOO sub-brand in 2019. Shen Wei signs the report as founder and CEO. The global English culture page says vivo is headquartered in Dongguan, China. IDC's final Q2 2026 shipment table places vivo fifth, at 21.2 million units and 7.7 percent share. The report does not state a revenue total.

asia-exstatic-vivofs.vivo.comUpdated Sep 30, 2026

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What's next1

  1. No date yet

    IDC worldwide Q3 2026 smartphone table after the Q2 2026 print

    TargetWhether the IDC share page, still dated 17 September 2026, replaces the final Q2 table

    Moved once, first target Nov 2026

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Latest news2

  1. IDC says Q3 phone shipments fell 22% to 255.3 million

    IDC's preliminary worldwide tracker, datelined Oct. 14 and posted Oct. 15, puts Q3 2026 smartphone shipments at 255.3 million units, down 22.0% from 327.3 million, which IDC calls the steepest year-over-year drop of any quarter. Samsung shipped 57.8 million (22.6%, down 5.8%) and Apple 57.3 million (22.4%, down 4.0%), while Xiaomi, OPPO and vivo shipped 30.7 million, 25.6 million and 19.1 million, down 29.2%, 34.5% and 31.5%. The table is preliminary branded shipments, and IDC says memory costs are up about 350% from a year earlier, with any recovery pushed to 2028 at the earliest.

    www.idc.com www.telecoms.com + Samsung Electronics+ Apple Inc.+ Xiaomi Corporation+ OPPO

  2. IDC says China phone shipments fell 15.4% as Huawei grew

    IDC lists preliminary China smartphone shipments of 57.9 million in Q3 2026, down 15.4%, and says Huawei grew 17.3%. TelecomLead and HYPRcurrent, citing that preliminary IDC table, put Huawei's share at 21.1%, up from 15.2%, and Apple second at 17.8% with China shipments down 4.3%. OPPO, vivo and Xiaomi were at 15.5%, 15.3% and 13.8%, with shipments down 17.6%, 24.9% and 20.4%. OPPO's China figure includes OnePlus and realme, and vivo's includes iQOO.

    www.idc.com telecomlead.com www.hyprcurrent.com + Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.+ Apple Inc.+ OPPO+ Xiaomi Corporation

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Products9

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Key metrics

Est. annual revenue
Undisclosed
IDC Q2 2026 worldwide smartphone shipments

21.2 million units, 7.7% share, fifth place; -19.6% versus 26.3 million / 8.8% in Q2 2025. Tracker dated 6 Aug 2026; promo page updated 17 Sept 2026.

Legal-entity founding versus brand timeline

2025 sustainability report: company founded 1995, vivo brand 2011. Wikipedia: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. founded 22 May 2009; 40,000 employees (2022).

IDC preliminary Q3 2026 worldwide smartphone shipments

19.1 million units, 7.5% share, fifth place; -31.5% versus 27.9 million / 8.5% in Q3 2025. Press release dated 14 October 2026.

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Operations & revenue

Operating status

Private; shipping smartphones

IDC's 14 October 2026 preliminary press release puts vivo shipments at 19.1 million, 7.5% share, down 31.5%. The public promo page, updated 17 September 2026, still prints only the final Q2 table of 21.2 million and 7.7% share. TelecomLead says the China preliminary vivo figure includes iQOO: 15.3% share, shipments down 24.9%. The worldwide press release does not name iQOO.

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Delivery record

How often vivo did what it said, when it said.

No dated milestone has been resolved yet.

  • 0 On time
  • 0 Done late
  • 0 Missed
  • 1 moved, no outcome

One milestone counts once however often it moved. Scheduled events never count. Compare companies

  1. Moved

    IDC worldwide Q3 2026 smartphone table after the Q2 2026 print

    First target Nov 2026 · Moved 28 Oct 2026 · still open

    On 28 October 2026 the IDC smartphone-market-share page was still marked Updated 17 September 2026 and still printed only the final Q2 2026 table. The 14 October preliminary press release is a separate document and is not the outcome of this milestone.

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Timeline2

  1. 2026

    1. IDC preliminary Q3 shipments: 19.1 million

      IDC's preliminary worldwide table puts vivo at 19.1 million smartphones in Q3 2026, 7.5% share, down 31.5% from 27.9 million. TelecomLead, citing IDC's preliminary China table, puts vivo at 15.3% share in China, with shipments down 24.9%, and says the China figure includes iQOO.

    2. X300 Ultra India launch at INR 159,999

      vivo India announced the X300 Ultra on 6 May 2026 at INR 159,999 for the 16 GB + 512 GB Eclipse Black and Victory Green variant, with sales from 14 May through Flipkart, Amazon, the vivo India e-store, and retail partners. Units are made at the Greater Noida plant. The global English parameter page still prints no price or on-sale date.

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