Shoppers spent a record US$38.4bil on Alibaba’s e-commerce marketplaces on Nov 11 this year. At its peak, the company’s Apsara Operating System supported a record 544,000 orders per second. — SCMP
In just the first 68 seconds of Nov 11, shoppers spent US$1bil (RM4.16bil) on Alibaba’s e-commerce marketplaces, scooping up everything from consumer electronics to luxury items and even cars.
By the end of the annual 24-hour Singles’ Day shopping extravaganza, the Chinese tech giant reported a record-shattering 268.4 billion yuan (RM159.13bil) of sales.
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