NEW DELHI: In terms of channel-wise performance, online channels accounted for the highest 53% on-year growth while offline channels grew by 33% on-year, especially in smaller towns and cities, and third-party e-tailer platforms registered 23% on-year growth, according to International Data Corporation (IDC<\/a>) India Monthly Smartphone Tracker<\/a>
Vivo<\/a> led in 44 of the major 50 cities within the offline channel while Xiaomi<\/a> led in 34 of the major 50 cities within the online channel.
Notably, bigger cities preferred online channels majorly, with 57% online share in the top 5 metros. However, fewer walk-ins impacted the performance of offline channels.
According to the IDC India Monthly City-Level Smartphone Tracker, which tracks sell-out units, a record 22 million smartphone units were sold in October, registering a strong on-year growth of 38%, driven by consumer purchases during the pre-Diwali month.
Top-tier cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Kolkata, held 25% of the total market share and grew more than 50% on-year in October due to e-learning initiatives.
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