Singles Day 2016 generated $17.8bn for Alibaba sites

"That’s another blockbuster in the books. The 2016 11.11 Global Shopping Festival just ended. Final GMV tally: RMB 120.7 billion ($17.8 billion). Not that anyone was counting. Alizila will publish highlights of the sale in an upcoming wrap-up story, so stay tuned."

Source:  Alizila, 10th November 2016
Plus - $5bn spent in the first hour
Plus - Infographic
Plus - 100,000 cars were sold