# Li Jiaqi and Alibaba sell nearly 100,000 AI subscriptions in 30 minutes

> Original title: China’s ‘Lipstick King’ hawks tokens as AI gets mass-market Singles’ Day push

- Source: South China Morning Post · Tech
- Published: 2026-11-03T06:30:09.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/v4zqd09xlkl2n776hr34b6lmj
- Original: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3373090/chinas-lipstick-king-hawks-tokens-ai-gets-mass-market-singles-day-push

## Summary

Live-streamer Li Jiaqi and an Alibaba Group executive sold nearly 100,000 monthly AI subscription packages in 30 minutes during a Taobao and Tmall broadcast on Monday evening, according to Alibaba data. It was the first time generative AI products took centre stage during Singles' Day, the annual shopping festival.