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title: "TechCrunch: The Echo Dot was the best-selling product on all of Amazon this holiday season"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/5aac8ae0-6f40-4d8c-bf0c-b72f10e8f0b5
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/techcrunch-the-echo-dot-was-the-best-selling-product-on-all-of-amazon-this-holiday-season-2705115
category: "Technology"
topics: ["Technology"]
published: 2017-12-28T14:09:05.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:34:41.949Z
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# TechCrunch: The Echo Dot was the best-selling product on all of Amazon this holiday season

**TL;DR:** Amazon's Echo Dot was the best-selling product on the website this holiday season, with the platform selling millions more of the device this year compared to last year's sales. The retailer's success reflects the growing online shopping trend and consumer demand for integrating technology into the home.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-12-28. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/techcrunch-the-echo-dot-was-the-best-selling-product-on-all-of-amazon-this-holiday-season-2705115).*

## Story

Consumer demand for smart speakers is on the rise. According to a recent article in TechCrunch, Amazon's Echo Dot was the highest sought-after gift on the website this holiday season. The platform sold millions more of the device this year compared to last year's sales.

Amazon actually sold out of new Alexa-enabled devices, and there is a now a waitlist to purchase them. The uptick in sales was accompanied by an increase in downloads of the corresponding app, suggesting that buyers have been setting up the products.

The retailer's success this holiday season reflects the growing online shopping trend and consumer demand for integrating technology into the home. Amazon gained more than four million new Prime members over the course of a single week before the holidays.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- Amazon (company)
- online shopping (topic)
- consumer demand (topic)
- holiday sales (topic)
- smart speakers (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/techcrunch-the-echo-dot-was-the-best-selling-product-on-all-of-amazon-this-holiday-season-2705115). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/5aac8ae0-6f40-4d8c-bf0c-b72f10e8f0b5).