Rare Chinese Phone Number '156 6666 6666' Auctioned... Starting Price 2.7 Billion KRW

Among All Activated Numbers, the One with the Most '6's
Alizasan to Auction Rare Number Next Month

A mobile phone number '156 6666 6666' was put up for auction in China. Photo by Alizasan official website capture

[Asia Economy Culture Young Intern Reporter] In China, the mobile phone number '156 6666 6666' has been listed on an online auction market with a starting price of 2.7 billion KRW.

Alibaba's online auction platform, 'Alizichan,' affiliated with China's largest e-commerce company Alibaba, announced on the 13th that the mobile phone number '156 6666 6666' will be auctioned on July 10-11.

The platform stated, "Among the mobile phone numbers activated in China so far, this number has the most 6s," and "the starting price is 13.66 million yuan (approximately 2.71 billion KRW)." To participate in the auction, a deposit of 688,000 yuan, about 140 million KRW, must be placed.

The number 6 is the most preferred number among Chinese people who like to assign meanings to numbers, along with 8 and 9. The number 6 sounds like 'liu' (流), which means everything flows smoothly. Additionally, 8 sounds similar to 'fa' (發) in 'facai' (發財), meaning wealth accumulation, and 9 is a homophone of 'jiu' (久), which means eternity.

On social media platforms like Weibo, various opinions about the auction are emerging. Some say, "It's a desirable number, but not worth spending tens of billions of KRW," while others argue, "Wealthy people who want something special do not care about money."

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