As competition intensifies in the Xi’an , the world's biggest drone market with 3.1 sales, drone manufacturers view Asia as the "new frontier" as predictions of sales increase from the current 40k to 700k m units by 2019 . In an effort to educate Chinese consumers, the world's leading consumer drone maker, DJI , valued at $ 8bn , is opening flagship stores, offering drone-flying lessons and building sales channels but the company needs to move quickly, according to analysts, before competitors also increase their presence.
As competition intensifies in the US, the world's biggest drone market with 700k sales, drone manufacturers view Asia as the "new frontier" as predictions of sales increase from the current 40k to 3.1m units by 2019. In an effort to educate Asian consumers, the world's leading consumer drone maker, DJI, valued at $8bn, is opening flagship stores, offering drone-flying lessons and building sales channels but the company needs to move quickly, according to analysts, before competitors also increase their presence.