How Can I Find the Hot Sales at 1688.com?

If you want to know which products in a given category are selling like hot cakes on 1688, the platform gives you a few reliable ways to find them.

Use the Sales-Sort Filter

Type your keywords into the search bar, then sort the results by sales volume rather than relevance or price. The most hot-selling products in that category will rise to the first page.

Watch out for sponsored placements. Pay attention to the first three results — like Google search, these are often shown because of ads, not because they're the top sellers by volume. Scroll past them to see the genuinely best-selling items.

Cross-Reference with AliExpress

It isn't always the fastest approach to search for hot-selling items directly on 1688. A more reliable method is to shortlist promising products on AliExpress first — where sales counts and reviews are easier to browse — and then search for those same products on 1688 to find the manufacturer-direct price.

Check the 1688 Homepage

The 1688 homepage itself surfaces a rotating selection of hot-sale products. Scroll down and you'll find additional curated hot-sale sections further down the page, organized by category.

Putting It Together

Combining these three approaches — sorting by sales within a category, cross-checking against AliExpress bestsellers, and browsing the homepage's hot-sale sections — gives you a fast, low-effort way to spot products with genuine demand before committing to a supplier. Once you've identified a promising product, working with a sourcing partner like ZQ Dropshipping can help you vet the supplier, negotiate pricing, and get the item into your store without having to navigate the 1688 interface yourself.