Optimus One sales hit 2m

LG Electronics, the world’s third-largest handset maker, announced Friday that the number of Optimus One smartphones supplied in the global market broke the 2 million mark as of Tuesday.

Launched on the local market on Oct. 3, the Optimus One became LG Electronics’ first million-seller smartphone on Nov. 17. 

LG Optimus One. (LG)

By region, North America is currently the largest market for the smartphone with about 1.3 million Optimus Ones having been supplied in the region through Metro PCS, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular and Verizon Wireless. In addition, AT&T, the second-largest mobile service provider in the U.S., is scheduled to introduce the phone during the first quarter of 2011.

To date about 450,000 Optimus One smartphones have been supplied in Korea, making it the second largest market for the handset, followed by Europe with around 200,000 units. According to the company about 50,000 units have been sold in Commonwealth of Independent States and Asia.

However, with the handset set to be carried by large mobile service providers including Orange and Vodafone within the month, the company is hoping to expand its presence in the Asian and European markets.