MOSCOW - The Russian online seller of Chinese goods Pandao said Thursday that gadgets produced by Chinese electronics company Xiaomi were most popular among users this year.

According to a study conducted by Pandao, Xiaomi smartphones were ahead of iPhones in terms of sales volume by some 50 percent since the start of the year.

Xiaomi's fitness bracelets, vacuum cleaners and TV sets were also well received by Russian online shoppers.

Pandao, owned by Russian Internet group Mail.ru, ranks third among e-commerce platforms of Chinese goods in Russia after AliExpress and Joom.