New York (CNN Business) This Cyber Monday set all kinds of sales records, including one that has become something of an annual tradition: Monday was Amazon's biggest shopping day in the company's history.

Amazon rarely releases exact numbers, but it said Tuesday that shoppers ordered "hundreds of millions" of products between Thanksgiving and Monday. It said customers bought more items around the world on Monday than on any other day in Amazon's two-plus decades of existence. Cyber Monday has been Amazon's top sales day for several years, outpacing the previous Prime Day and Black Friday.

Shoppers ordered a record number of Amazon devices over the past four days. The Echo Dot and Fire TV Stick 4K, were among the most popular items, the company said.

Amazon AMZN Hasbro HAS The five-day shopping extravaganza was popular for toys.said customers worldwide purchased more toys this Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined than ever before., LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader's Castle and a "Frozen 2" edition of Monopoly were the bestsellers.

In the United States, the top items sold were the Instant Pot Duo80, a DNA kit from 23andMe, L.O.L. Surprise! toys and the iRobot Roomba. Amazon also said its fashion items had its biggest sales day ever globally with a Carhartt beanie hat and a Champion hoodie being most popular.

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