Oppo
Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer
Oppo (stylized in lowercase "oppo" ) is a private Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer and technology company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong.
Founded in 2004, its major product lines include smartphones, smart devices, audio devices, power banks, and other electronic products.
The company is one of the largest smartphone manufacturers in the world, with around 9% of the global market share, and 600 million global monthly active users across more than 60 markets. The company is also in the top three smartphone brands by sales in 20 regional markets, competing with major smartphone manufacturers like Samsung and Xiaomi.
Oppo also owns other smartphone brands such as Realme and OnePlus.
History
The brand name "Oppo" was registered in China in 2001 and launched in 2004 by Tony Chen in Dongguan, China. In 2005, they introduced their first device internationally, the Oppo X3 MP3 player. Since then, the company has expanded to over 50 countries and become a major player in electronic devices around the world.
In June 2016, Oppo became the largest smartphone manufacturer in China, selling its phones at more than 200,000 retail outlets.
In 2018, Oppo Digital announced that they were discontinuing their disc player business in major markets, and focusing on mobile devices.
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