Starting originally as a sub-brand of Oppo, Realme eventually ventured as its own brand.

[1] Currently, Realme has entered 27 markets worldwide, including Asia, Europe, Russia, Australia, and Egypt.

Realme's popularity online can be attributed to its successful utilization of community-driven resources such as Facebook.

As part of this program, Realme has been consistently providing the Squad Leaders with Number Series devices since 2018 in exchange for their services.

[17] In 2025, Oppo and Realme phones came with a preinstalled illegal loan app that cannot be uninstalled but can be disabled.