Xiaomi celebrates Children’s Day by donating over 1,10,000 recycled notebooks to kids

by Priya Jadhav

Creates two GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS^® for the same

Bengaluru, INDIA, November 2019 – Xiaomi, India’s number one smartphone and smart TV brand, today announced that they donated over 1.1 lakh notebooks for underprivileged kids on the occasion of Children’s Day. The notebooks, weighing over 18,000 kg cumulatively, were made from recycled paper and were first used to make the world’s largest notebook mosaic.

This has also led to Xiaomi creating two Guinness World Records^®; one for the ‘World’s Largest Notebook Mosaic’ and another for ‘Largest single donation of school supplies in 24 hours’. The world’s largest notebook mosaic was made of the recycled notebooks and measured at 1950 sq. ft. The largest single donation record has been built basis the weight of the total notebooks.

Xiaomi has partnered with United Way, a community based organization, to distribute these 1.1 lakh notebooks to kids in need across the nation.

Anuj Sharma, Chief Marketing Officer, Xiaomi India said, “As a brand, we are always looking at opportunities to give back and help our community. This activity is extremely special to us, as we are trying to create potential opportunities for tomorrow’s generation. It’s a small gesture which we hope will be replicated by all our millions of Mi Fans to support the innovators of tomorrow.

“We are also excited about the fact that our outreach has helped us create two Guinness World Records^® simultaneously. It is definitely encouraging to be recognized while enabling the community, and we hope to keep working to make a difference.”

Rajesh Krishnan, Executive Director, United Way Bengaluru said, "Xiaomi and United Way Bengaluru have been partners for over 3 years now, with Xiaomi supporting Kempambudhi Lake. We are delighted to partner with them again for the notebook mosaic they created for underprivileged children, and donated over 1.1 lakh  notebooks made from recycled paper for children from underprivileged communities. Xiaomi and UWBe came together once again to make this happen. A very thoughtful gesture by Xiaomi team. While this is making an entry into the Guinness World Records^®, what is inspiring is the very thought to undertake such initiatives keeping communities at the centre of any such tasks. May Xiaomi inspire others to do similar activities. We are extremely proud of such partnerships.”

Rishi Nath, Adjudicator, GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS^® said, “As an official adjudicator of Guinness World Records^®, I would like to congratulate Xiaomi Technology India Private Limited on their success in securing the record titles 'largest notebook mosaic' and 'largest single donation of school supplies'. It was wonderful to see the effort and enthusiasm with which everyone worked towards this remarkable achievement."

Xiaomi India currently holds four Guinness World Records^® for ‘world's largest light mosaic (logo)’, ‘world’s highest number of retail stores simultaneously - 2018’ and ‘World’s Largest Notebook Mosaic’ along with ‘Largest single donation of school supplies in 24 hours’.

You can see the video from the celebrations with kids here: https://bit.ly/2rKRxZj

You can see the pictures from the celebrations with kids here: https://bit.ly/2CGcZkb

About Xiaomi CorporationXiaomi Corporation was founded in April 2010 and listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on July 9, 2018 (1810.HK). Xiaomi is an internet company with smartphones and smart hardware connected by an Internet of Things (IoT) platform at its core.

With the vision of being friends with its users and being the “coolest company” in the hearts of its users, Xiaomi is committed to continuous innovation, with an unwavering focus on quality and efficiency. The company relentlessly builds amazing products with honest prices to let everyone in the world enjoy a better life through innovative technologies.

Xiaomi is currently the world’s fourth-largest smartphone brand, and has established the world’s largest consumer IoT platform, with more than 196 million smart devices connected to this platform, excluding smartphones and laptops. Currently, Xiaomi products are present in more than 80 countries and regions around the world and have a leading foothold in many of them.

In July 2019, Xiaomi for the first time made the Fortune Global 500 list, ranking 468th among all, and 7th in the Internet Services and Retailing category. It is also the youngest Global 500 company of 2019.

Xiaomi India is the number 1 smartphone player since Q3 2017 IDC Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report.

Xiaomi India is the number 1 Smart TV brand since Q2 2018 IDC Worldwide Quarterly Tracker.