PeopleofSuperintelligence

Company, China

Xiaomi

Statistics

People here now
2
People ever
3
Citations of current people
30,664
Median h-index of current people
60
Full moves in and out
2 in, 0 out

Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Citation figures count 1 of the 2 people here now. People whose OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mixed are left out. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.

We estimate that 3 people shaping AI have worked at Xiaomi, including 2 (67%) here now and 1 with a former affiliation. Among 3,344 companies, Xiaomi is tied for 204th by all-time people and tied for 93rd by current headcount. Language and speech leads 2 areas of expertise (2 of 3 people with profile topics). In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount stood at 3 people in 2025. Across dated career transitions, we record 2 full moves in and none out.

Active work stints reached 3 people in 2025.Annual estimates from 2025 through 2025. Each person counts once per year with a dated work stint; degrees and undated roles are excluded.

A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at Xiaomi from 2025 to 2025. Each person counts once in each year with an active work stint.

Source: People of Superintelligence dated career stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
YearOtherPeople
202533

Compared with peer companies, Xiaomi ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 93rd of 3,344) than on all-time headcount (tied for 204th); 2 of its 3 all-time people (67%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 3 of the 3 people who have worked at Xiaomi (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Xiaomi to 11 peer institutions. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex author record (Daniel Povey) has 30,664 citations and an h-index of 60 (tied for 147th among 511 counted companies).

Alibaba and Microsoft share the largest career overlap with Xiaomi: 2 people each.Organizations where people with work records at Xiaomi also worked at any time in their careers (3 people across 11 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at Xiaomi. Each count is a distinct person with work stints at both organizations.

Source: People of Superintelligence affiliations and work stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
OrganizationShared people
Alibaba2
Microsoft2
Chinese University of Hong Kong1
DeepSeek1
High-Flyer1

People here now

The 2 people with a current role at Xiaomi include 1 lab leader and 1 researcher. Earlier in their careers, 2 of the 2 held a work role at another organization.

People with former affiliations

We record 1 person who formerly worked at Xiaomi. That person has a recorded current role at Alibaba. The 1 former person with a confident OpenAlex record has 3,683 career citations (h-index 26).

Posts that include Xiaomi

Xiaomi appears in 1 research post comparing organizations across AI.

  1. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.