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		xoxoy on Nov 20, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Wish S-1 Wish is number 6 on Shopping App Chart and Aliexpress is at 30 or so. It’s more popular but Aliexpress barely does any marketing in the US AFAIK

toomanybeersies on Nov 21, 2020 [–]

Anecdotally, I've always used my laptop when shopping on AliExpress, but always used my phone for Wish.

Wish also has a huge ad spend on Facebook and Instagram driving app downloads. I see at least 10x more ads for Wish than AliExpress.

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