Prime Day’s Unprecedented Surge
Amazon has once again made headlines, recording a staggering 18,000 orders per minute during its annual Prime Day shopping event.
The Math Behind the Madness
Let’s break down just how massive this shopping frenzy is:
- 18,000 orders per minute
- 1,080,000 orders per hour
- 25,920,000 orders in a single day
- If this pace were somehow sustainable through a full month, it would total ~775,000,000 orders in 30 days
Here’s a quick comparison to put these numbers into perspective:
| Metric | Value | Comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Orders per minute | 18,000 | |
| Orders per hour | 1,080,000 | |
| Orders per day | 25,920,000 | Nearly the population of Australia |
| Orders in 30 days (est.) | 775,000,000 | More than the population of Europe |
Orders That Rival Populations
To visualize the magnitude:
- 775 million orders is more than the entire population of Europe.
- It’s over 2.3 times the population of the United States.
- It’s almost equal to the combined population of Brazil, Russia, and Pakistan.
So next time you hit that “Buy Now” button, remember you might be one of 18,000 people doing the same thing in that very minute!
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