--- title: "Digits: Leaves, lipstick, T-Swift, and more - The Hustle" description: "Plus: A new shopping app may be on the horizon, and Amp lowers its volume." image: https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/705284695-HS-News-Brief_2022-10-30T225419.992Z.webp --- # Digits: Leaves, lipstick, T-Swift, and more ![Jacob Cohen](https://thehustle.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5670-1-modified-768x768.png?width=48&height=48&name=IMG_5670-1-modified-768x768.png) [Jacob Cohen](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/author/jacob-cohen) [Jacob Cohen Twitter profile ](https://twitter.com/ImJacobCohen) Published: October 31, 2022 Updated: October 11, 2023 **1)** Every year, [**~8m tons of leaves**](https://www.npr.org/2022/10/25/1131114849/leaves-fall-autumn-compost-mulch-grass-lawn-nutrients?) are raked up and brought to landfills in the US. Experts say we should let them be, as they provide resources for critters and return nutrients to the soil. ![Digits: Leaves, lipstick, T-Swift, and more](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/705284695-HS-News-Brief_2022-10-30T225419.992Z.webp?width=595&height=400&name=705284695-HS-News-Brief_2022-10-30T225419.992Z.webp) **2) **The “lipstick effect” describes how consumers tend to splurge on beauty products in an economic downturn. In the last year, though, amid slowing growth and rising inflation, there was a [**2.1% drop in sales**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-29/-lipstick-effect-starts-fading-for-consumer-beauty-groups?srnd=premium#xj4y7vzkg) of face care products. **3) **As of last week, Taylor Swift’s “Midnights” album has seen[** 486m+ streams**](https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-midnights-sales-record-breaking-start-1235159835/), the third-most on record for a single week. “Midnights” also saw the highest-selling single-week sales for a vinyl album since 1991, with some 515k+ records sold. **4) **In China, ecommerce company Pinduoduo has [**730m+ customers**](https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/10/25/1062142/temu-shopping-app-most-downloaded/). In the US, its sibling Temu has rapidly climbed to a top spot on the app charts, offering dirt-cheap prices on Chinese products. **5) **Amazon reportedly reduced the headcount of its team working on the new live-radio app, Amp, by 50%, or [**~150 people**](https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-slashes-amp-in-attempt-to-control-costs-2022-10). Amp lets creators host live-radio talk shows with licensed music. 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