https://www.reuters.com/article/us-singles-day-alibaba-sales/alibaba-singles-day-sales-hit-12-billion-in-first-hour-idUSKBN1XK0HD

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Inc said on Monday that sales for its annual Singles' Day shopping blitz hit 84 billion yuan ($12 billion) within the first hour, up 22% from last year's early haul of 69 billion yuan.