Thom Wolf's Microducks Rakes in Millions Within 24 Hours of Launch

On Aug 28–29, Microducks, the miniature robot launched by Hugging Face co-founder Thom Wolf, became a community sensation, reportedly topping $2.6 million in orders within 24 hours of launch ($2.5 million per another account), with several posters calling it possibly the most successful robot product launch in history.

Confirmed

• Thom Wolf announced Microducks exceeded $2.6 million in orders in its first 24 hours; reachvb joked this implies roughly $1 billion in new annual recurring revenue for Hugging Face (m2, m5).
• Per Remi Fabre, Microducks sold over $2.5 million on launch day; fhinkel relayed this, crediting the whole team (m4).
• Misty Robotics announced $1 million in robot sales, prompting Thom Wolf to ask whether that was the fastest a robot ever hit that mark (m3).
• mishig25 relayed the view that "a successful robotics company just needs to sell robots people can use," citing Microduck as proof (m1).

Unconfirmed

• The $2.6M and $2.5M figures differ slightly; the posts do not explain whether this reflects different metrics or timing.
• The "$1B ARR" figure is a tongue-in-cheek extrapolation by posters, not official ARR data.

Why it matters

• A miniature robot pulling in millions of dollars within 24 hours would be a landmark for consumer robot hardware and for Hugging Face's expansion from a model platform into physical products, validating the playbook of shipping practical robots that actually sell.

2026-08-28 ~ 2026-08-29 · 5 related posts

• Robotics startup Microduck surpasses $1M in sales — mishig25 · 2026-08-28
• [source] Hugging Face adds $1B ARR in 24 hours with Microducks — reach_vb · 2026-08-28
• [source] Thom Wolf's Microducks merch tops $2.6M in first 24 hours — _akhaliq · 2026-08-28
• Misty Robot Hits $1M in Sales — _akhaliq · 2026-08-28
• [source] Microducks robot sells over $2.5M in first 24 hours — fhinkel · 2026-08-29