A small feature with a few genuinely useful behaviors worth knowing, especially the privacy default and how sharing actually works.
Adding items
On any product listing page, there's a heart or "add to wish list" icon near the main buy and add-to-cart buttons. Tapping it saves the item to your account without adding it to your cart or committing to buy anything — a useful way to track items you're comparing, especially around sale periods covered in our sales calendar.
Privacy: it's private by default
Only you can see what's on your wishlist. It's not visible to other shoppers browsing the platform, and it's not visible to the sellers whose listings you've saved — saving an item doesn't notify or expose anything to the seller. It stays this way unless you actively choose to share a specific list.
Sharing a list
There's a dedicated share option that generates a link to a specific wishlist, which you can send to someone else directly — a straightforward way to point someone toward gift ideas without giving them account access. This is opt-in only: nothing is shared or made public automatically just by saving items.
Where it fits into actually buying
The wishlist is just a save-for-later list — it doesn't lock in a price, and items can go up, down, or out of stock while sitting there. If you're using it to track things ahead of a sale event, double check current pricing before buying rather than assuming the price you remember is still accurate.
Frequently asked questions
Is your AliExpress wishlist private?
Yes, by default only you can see items saved to your wishlist — it's not visible to other shoppers or the sellers whose items you've saved. It stays private unless you actively use the share feature to generate a link for a specific list.
How do you add an item to your AliExpress wishlist?
On a product listing page, look for a heart or 'add to wish list' icon, usually near the buy and add-to-cart buttons. Tapping it saves the item to your account's wishlist without adding it to your cart or committing to a purchase.
Can you share your AliExpress wishlist with someone else?
Yes, there's a share option that generates a link to a specific list, which you can send to someone else — useful for gift ideas. It's not shared automatically or made public by default; sharing only happens when you explicitly generate and send that link.
The wishlist earns its keep most in the run-up to the big November events, when saved items start attracting targeted coupons — our 11.11 guide covers that timing. And if the list needs seeding, our under-$15 finds are wishlist material we've already vetted.
