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Huawei Chairman Liang Hua said at the Guangdong High-Quality Development Conference in early February that the company's total sales revenue for 2024 surpassed CNY860 billion (approx. US$118.42 billion). Huawei's 2024 annual report, released on March 31, showed a total revenue of CNY862.072 billion, up 22.4% from the previous year.
Moreover, Huawei Statistics show that revenue generated by the Company's other sectors is ICT infrastructure (USD 23.05 billion), Consumer (USD 14.3 billion), Cloud (USD 3.3 billion), Digital power (USD 3.3 billion), and Intelligent automotive solution (USD 137.8 million). (Reference: businesswire.com)
In 2023, Huawei invested CNY 164.7 billion (approximately USD 23.2 billion) in research and development, representing 23.4% of its annual revenue. Over the past decade, Huawei's total R&D investment reached CNY 1.11 trillion (approximately USD 156.8 billion).
Huawei's market share in China grew from 10% in the first quarter to 14% in the third quarter of 2023. In March 2024, Huawei was named the “Top Employer” for the fifth consecutive year in Europe. In 2023, Huawei invested CNY 164.7 billion (approximately USD 23.2 billion) in research and development, representing 23.4% of its annual revenue.
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