Singles Day

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2022 Date	November 11, 2022
2023 Date	November 11, 2023

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Singles Day in 2022

Friday, Nov 11

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Singles Day (China) History

Singles Day is a Chinese holiday that celebrates being single. In the Chinese language, Singles Day is called Guanggun Jie or bare sticks holiday, which relates to his celebration day of November 11 (or 11/11). In 2019, Singles' Day generated 60 billion US dollars in retail sales in one day.

Singles Day was originally established in 1993 by university students at Nanjing University in China as a celebration of singles marked by purchasing gifts and going out for parties. As the holiday developed, Chinese e-commerce company, Alibaba, the largest online commerce company in the world, saw an opportunity and in 2009, began to promote Singles Day as a shopping celebration. Alibaba and other retailers began to heavily promote purchasing gifts for yourself on this day and so began the current holiday trend of shopping to celebrate being romantically unattached.

Top Tweets for Singles Day -

Updated 09:45

Today's the 3rd anniversary of the police siege of Chinese University of Hong Kong. Under repression, it was marked by graffiti on campus: "11.11 is not singles' day" "We've not forgotten 11.11" & a Cantonese play on words expressing the scar 11.11 has left. Source: @renews_hk IG https://t.co/dRpeXiO1X5
— Hong Kong Democracy Council (@hkdc_us) November 11, 2022

For years, China’s annual shopping extravaganza known as Singles Day looked like a profitable exchange between East and West. But as Xi Jinping pushes China to become more economically self-sufficient, homegrown brands are increasingly the preferred choice.https://t.co/6IDvMwF9aP
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 11, 2022

Singles Day call for Singles Brushes 🖌️ Snag our new #vegan brushes now on https://t.co/QeJKk8SggR!! 🛍️💗 #bhcosmetics https://t.co/hp29jZTl8v https://t.co/Pe1e683odF
— BH Cosmetics (@bhcosmetics) November 11, 2022

Singles Day Facts & Quotes

In China, 118 boys are born for every 100 girls.
According to TIME, By 2020, it is expected that there will be 30 million more men than women.
46% of Chinese people under the age of 35 are not married.
11/11 is going global. Chinese consumers will be buying an unprecedented assortment of international brands and products from around the world. - Daniel Zhang, Alibaba CEO

In the News and Trending for Singles Day

Updated 09:45 On Alibaba’s Singles Day, Shopping Baskets Are Filled With Chinese Brands

nytimes.com

Alibaba Singles’ Day Sales Kept a Secret for the First Time (BABA)

bloomberg.com

China's Singles Day sales could top 1 trillion yuan even as the economy cools | CNN Business

cnn.com

China’s $131 Billion Singles’ Day Sales Juggernaut Begins to Stall After Scandal

bloomberg.com

Singles Day (China) Top Events and Things to Do

Watch a movie about being single or becoming single. Some of our favorite picks: Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), The Help (2011), Wild (2014) and Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1998)
Attend a speed dating event near you. Speed dating is a great way to meet new people and perhaps, by next Singles Day, you will no longer be romantically unattached.
Celebrate Singles Day by purchasing a gift for yourself on ecommerce platform Alibaba, Amazon or on any site of your choosing. Keep an eye on the amazing sales and discounts that can be taken advantage of.
Take advantage of the holiday to treat yourself with a spa day or a new hair do.
Join the Singles Day movement on social media with hashtags such as #singlesday and #1111