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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 7, 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.

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What's next1

  1. Nov 2026

    IDC worldwide Q3 2026 smartphone table after the Q2 2026 print

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Products2

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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).

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Operations & revenue

Operating status

Private; shipping smartphones, Q3 2026 IDC table unpublished

IDC's public worldwide table is still Q2 2026 final (21.2 million units, 7.7% share, -19.6% YoY), page updated 17 Sept 2026; no Q3 shipment figure is published. Global English vivo.com still prints no X300 Ultra price or on-sale date. vivo India announced the X300 Ultra on 6 May 2026 at INR 159,999, on sale 14 May. Global English newsroom newest item remains 4 March 2026 UNESCO. Official 2025 sustainability report still supplies 1995 founding, Shen Wei as CEO, and Dongguan headquarters.

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Timeline1

  1. 2026

    1. 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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