# DJI

> DJI is the Shenzhen hardware company that turned flying cameras from a hobbyist science project into a mass-market product, and now controls roughly 70% of the world's civilian drone market and over 90% of the consumer camera-drone segment. Founded in 2006 by engineer Frank Wang, it makes the Mavic, Mini, and Phantom drones, Osmo cameras and Ronin gimbals, and Agras agricultural sprayers used by hobbyists, filmmakers, farmers, surveyors, and first responders in more than 100 countries.

- **Founded:** 2006
- **Headquarters:** Shenzhen, China
- **Founders:** Frank Wang (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~14,000 employees
- **Products:** DJI Phantom, DJI Mavic series, DJI Osmo, DJI Ronin, DJI Inspire
- **Notable:** Grew from a dorm-room project to roughly 70% of the global civilian drone market and over 90% of consumer camera drones., The 2013 Phantom created the mainstream consumer drone category essentially single-handedly., Won multiple design and innovation awards (including Red Dot and CES honors) across drones, gimbals and cameras.

## Products & services

- **DJI Phantom** — The ready-to-fly quadcopter that took drones mainstream in 2013, with an integrated or mountable camera and self-stabilizing flight.
- **DJI Mavic series** — Foldable, portable camera drones (Mavic Pro, Air, and the sub-250g Mini line) that became the default consumer and prosumer drones.
- **DJI Osmo** — Handheld cameras and phone gimbals - Osmo Pocket, Osmo Action, Osmo Mobile - bringing DJI's stabilization to the ground.
- **DJI Ronin** — Professional 3-axis camera gimbals used on film and TV sets worldwide.
- **DJI Inspire** — High-end cinema drone platform with interchangeable cameras for professional aerial filmmaking.
- **DJI Agras** — Agricultural spraying and spreading drones used to treat crops; DJI holds roughly a 30% share of the ag-drone market.
- **DJI Matrice / Enterprise** — Industrial drone platforms for inspection, surveying, mapping, public safety and search-and-rescue, with thermal and zoom payloads.
- **DJI Avata / Neo / Flip** — FPV and lightweight beginner drones aimed at immersive flying and vloggers.
- **SkyPixel** — DJI's aerial photo and video sharing community for creators to publish and discover drone imagery.

## Achievements

- Grew from a dorm-room project to roughly 70% of the global civilian drone market and over 90% of consumer camera drones.
- The 2013 Phantom created the mainstream consumer drone category essentially single-handedly.
- Won multiple design and innovation awards (including Red Dot and CES honors) across drones, gimbals and cameras.
- Built a ~30% share of the agricultural spraying-drone market through the Agras line.
- Became the standard tool for professional aerial cinematography, used across film, TV and news.

## Latest updates

- **2024-12** — The FY25 NDAA passed without the Countering CCP Drones Act, but included a requirement for a US national security agency to audit DJI within a year - or its products risk losing FCC authorization.
- **2025-03** — DJI wrote to five US security agencies (DHS, DoD, FBI, NSA, ODNI) asking them to begin evaluating its products immediately.
- **2025-01** — Launched the DJI Flip, a 135g camera drone with AI subject tracking aimed at vloggers and beginners.
- **2025-08** — Expanded its imaging lineup with the Osmo 360 panoramic camera and continued rolling out enterprise platforms like the Matrice 4 series.

## Links

- Website: https://www.dji.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dji
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/djiglobal
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/djiinnovations
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djiglobal
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/DJI
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dji

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/dji
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-08-20