The smartphone brands Vivo, Oppo, OnePlus and Realme rank second in global market share, and they all stem, in one way or another, from BBK.
Vivo smartphones on display Credit: Patcharaporn Puttipon 636, Shutterstock
You may have heard about the popularity of Chinese smartphone brands like Vivo and Oppo, but are you familiar with the name “BBK Electronics?”
Duan Yongping, the company’s secretive billionaire founder, is sometimes referred to as the “godfather” of China’s smartphone industry and is, in one way or another, behind the mobile phone brands Vivo, Oppo, OnePlus and Realme. Together, these brands sold more than 250 million mobile handsets last year — more than Apple, Huawei or Xiaomi
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