JD.com says humanoid robot sales are up 700% in its 11.11 shopping festival

In China’s biggest shopping festival, humanoid robots now show up as a category of their own.

Published November 1, 2026

Sales of smart humanoid robots on JD.com, one of China’s largest online retailers, are up 700% year on year during its 11.11 shopping festival, according to company figures reported by the Beijing News on October 30 ¹. The data run to 6 p.m. on October 30. The figure counts units sold; JD did not say how many robots that is ¹.

In the same report, JD said transaction value for other “trend” robot categories, such as robotic arms and dexterous robot hands, grew more than tenfold ¹. The headline numbers were broader: 150 million service orders and more than 20 million AI products sold ¹.

What it means for a family. A 700% jump from an unknown base says more about direction than size: humanoid robots are now a shelf in a mass-market sale, not only a trade-show demo. The Tireless Parent follows what a household humanoid already costs and why the price is falling so fast; our Home Humanoid Registry tracks which ones have actually reached buyers.

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