Xiaomi first hit the Fortune Global 500 rating and arranged a big sale on this occasion

Fortune magazine has published its traditional ranking of the world's largest companies Fortune Global 500, and for the first time in it

hit the Chinese company Xiaomi.

What does it mean

The Fortune Global 500 ranking, as the name implies, includes the 500 largest companies from around the world. The main criterion for inclusion or non-inclusion of the company in the list is revenue.

Xiaomi is located at 486 place next door toNokia and NEC. At the end of last year, its revenue amounted to $ 26.44 billion, which is almost 56% more than in 2017. The company's assets are estimated at $ 21.15 billion.

Also in this ranking are Apple (11th place), Samsung (15th place), Foxconn Electronics (23rd place) and Alphabet (37th place).

Gifts to employees

In honor of her success, Xiaomi did a goodgift to your team. According to the head of the company, Lei Zun, all employees (and this, for a moment, 20,538 people!) Will receive 1,000 shares of the company as a bonus. Taking into account the current value of Xiaomi shares, this is about $ 1,145 per person.

Big sale

But the holiday does not end there. Xiaomi arranged a sale in China, reducing prices for more than 40 of its products (including the Redmi sub-brand). These are smartphones, laptops, televisions, vacuum cleaners, washing machines and other household appliances.

For example, Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 with 8/128 GB of memory can beBuy for $ 377, although its regular price is $ 523. Redmi Note 7 Pro and 43-inch TV Mi TV 4A fell $ 30, and the smartphone Black Shark 2 - $ 73. Notebook Mi Notebook Pro (15.6-inch screen, Intel Core i5, 8/512 GB of memory) give for $ 770 - almost $ 90 cheaper. And last year's flagship Mi 8 Pro costs $ 260 instead of $ 436.