Archive · 12 Jan 2026
Libyan Trader Receives 16-Year-Old Nokia Shipment
A man in Libya ordered some Nokia phones in 2010, but because of a big fight in his country, the phones got lost for 16 years.
Finally, in 2026, he got the phones!
When he opened the boxes, he laughed and said, 'Are these phones or old things from a long time ago?'
The phones are very old now and people on the internet are talking about them.
Some people think they are special because they are so old and don't have trackers.
Others think the man is lucky to have gotten them at all because many people lost things during the fight.
The story shows how wars can cause problems and make things take a very long time.
A Libyan trader in Tripoli received a shipment of Nokia phones he ordered in 2010, 16 years later.
The delay was caused by political turmoil and civil war in Libya following a NATO operation.
The trader and his friends joked about the phones being 'artefacts' due to their age.
The video of the delivery went viral, amassing over 2 million views on X (formerly Twitter).
Social media users commented on the phones' potential value as collectibles and the impact of war on daily life.
- Who
- A Libyan trader in Tripoli
- What
- Received a 16-year-old shipment of Nokia phones
- When
- 2026 (ordered in 2010)
- Where
- Tripoli, Libya
- Why
- Due to political turmoil and civil war in Libya
- Trader Location
- Tripoli, Libya
- Order Year
- 2010
- Delivery Year
- 2026
- Phone Brand
- Nokia
- Video Views
- Over 2 million