# Hoverboard craze of 2015

> Celebrity hoverboard posts preceded nearly 7,500 eBay sales on Cyber Monday.

- Owner: Multi-brand category: Inventist, CHIC Robotics, IO Hawk, PhunkeeDuck and other sellers
- Kind: Product
- Sector: Technology
- Seed date: Aug 2014
- Milestone date: 2015-11-30
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 43 (Notable), v1.3
- Mechanics: Visible in use, Platform jump, Press loop, Dupe economy, Controversy

## Summary

CHIC entered retail before trade-show distribution and gifted celebrity posts spread the category. eBay reported nearly 7,500 Cyber Monday sales, the milestone used here. Fire concerns brought retail withdrawals, airline bans and recalls.

## Timeline

- Aug 2014 — Suning (Retail) — Suning recorded its first CHIC Smart S1 sale in August, before the board's Canton Fair appearance.
- Oct 2014 — CHIC Robotics (Retail) — CHIC showed its Smart S1 at the Canton Fair, where attendees rode it around the convention center.
- 2015-01-08 — TechCrunch (Press) — TechCrunch published a four-minute test ride of the IO HAWK.

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Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Hoverboard craze of 2015.” Case HIS-01668. Spread Score v1.3: 43/100. Updated 2026-10-24. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01668