Physix Frontier · News Briefing Card (Leiphone · Oct 13, 2026)

1688 Opens AI Workspace Accio to 100M+ Buyers and 1M+ Factories

KEY FACTS

1688 announced on October 13 that it is fully integrating the AI e-commerce workspace Accio.
More than 100 million annual active buyers and over 1 million source factories on the platform can activate Accio.
Buyers can log in with their 1688 accounts, while sellers bind their stores to use the business assistant.
Accio covers the full chain of sourcing, stocking, closing deals, repeat purchases, and store operations.
10 million small and medium-sized enterprise users worldwide already use Accio to run their businesses.

KEY DATA

Over 100 millionAnnual active buyers

Over 1 millionSource factories

10 millionGlobal SME users

128Countries and regions covered

PHYSIX OBSERVATION

By opening its AI workspace to all buyers and sellers, 1688 is further lowering the operational barrier for B2B e-commerce. For small and medium-sized merchants, multi-platform data aggregation and automated execution can save manpower, but the more concentrated the tools, the deeper the dependence on the platform ecosystem. AI e-commerce is moving from concept to the infrastructure of daily operations.

Source: Leiphone report