Lei Jun: ia 854 million bonus received by Xiaomi founder for 2018

Its founder Xiaomi, Lei Jun, stated that he will donate the net amount that will remain after taxes to "charity».

Τthe impressive amount of 854 million in shares, received by its founder Xiaomi, Lei Jun, as a bonus from the Chinese company smartphones for the year 2018, according to with the BBC.

The company had previously stated that it intended to reward Lei Jun with a large sum in recognition of his eight years of "dedication" to the company. Lei in turn promised to donate the net amount left after taxes to "charity".

The 636,6 million shares were worth $ 7,54 billion ($ 962,0 million) based on Tuesday's closing price after rising 1% during the day.

In fact, the amount is not far from the amount of 1,3 billion dollars, which the company declares as adjusted net profit for the previous year.

This bonus is in addition to the other remuneration received for the year by the company Lei, ie salaries and dividends, the exact amount of which was not made public.

Let us remind that the Xiaomi, based in Beijing, is the fourth largest smartphone maker in the world in 2018, according to an IDC survey following Samsung, The Apple, and Huawei.

The number of devices sold during the year increased by 32,2% while the broader smartphone market fell by 4,1%.

Despite its strong activity and good sales both in the country and in other European countries, the Chinese company does not have the full range of its products on European soil.

In China, in addition to cell phones, watches, smart bulbs and electric scooters, it even has robotic vacuum cleaners, smart sneakers with automatic laces and many other products that create a fully interconnected ecosystem.

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