Micromax is an Indian electronics company founded in 2000 that has become one of the largest mobile phone manufacturers in India. It started as an IT company and entered the mobile phone business in 2008. Since then, it has grown rapidly to become the third largest brand and largest by market share in India, selling over 1.3 million phones per month. Micromax initially focused on rural areas with basic feature phones but has recently expanded into smartphones, becoming the second largest seller of smartphones in India behind Samsung. The company has also begun diversifying its product lineup beyond mobile phones to include tablets, data cards, LED TVs, and home theaters.