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Singles’ Day in APAC – 2021
Singles’ Day was created in 1993 by university students as a celebration of being single. The day falls every year on November 11, known as “bare sticks holiday” because of how it looks numerically (11/11), consisting of four lonely ones. Started as an “Anti-Valentine’s Day”, the celebrations quickly spread outside the university and across the APAC region. In 2020 alone, around 800 million shoppers worldwide participated in 11.11.
- As of 2019, Singles’ Day has surpassed Black Friday as the busiest online shopping event in APAC.
- 45% of Single’s Day participants shopped via a mobile platform, while 53% of participants shopped via desktop
- The shopping event caused massive e-commerce sales spikes around the globe, with Alibaba (the event’s main player) reporting a record breaking $75B in sales this past 11/11/20.
- Compared to its October average, Singapore produced a 250% spike in sales on 11/11/20, an almost 350% increased on 11/12/20, and a 275% increased on 11/13/20
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In Australia, all categories saw huge growth, but apparel and accessories led the pack, up 164%, followed by food and beverage (+139%), and toys and games (+136%).
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Southeast Asia also increases in all product categories, with apparel and accessories up the most at +325%, followed by arts and entertainment at +258%.
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TripleLift Tip
2020 showed brands the power of convenience in retail such as live chat applications, faster checkout, and curbside/contactless pickup. Be sure to showcase your brand’s modern updates to eCommerce throughout your Holiday messaging.
Vertical First-Party Data
*Source: TripleLift Data
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70% Viewability for Branded Video in the Entertainment category in Q4 2020, above 70% industry benchmark
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0.49% CTR On Image Format in the Retail category in Q4 2020
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