Indonesia’s digital economy is approaching $130 billion. With 229 million internet users across 17,000 islands and 284 million people (median age 30.4), it’s SEA’s largest digital market by every meaningful measure. This hub aggregates DIA’s Indonesia coverage.
Country overview
- Indonesia’s Digital Market in 2026: The Complete Overview
Indonesia’s digital economy is closing in on $130 billion in value, powered by 229 million internet users across an archipelago of 17,000 islands (DataReportal, 2025). With a population of 284 … <a title="&q…
Ecommerce & social commerce
- The SEA Social Commerce Revolution: From Invisible to 25% of E-Commerce in Three Years
Social commerce grew from <5% to 20-25% of SEA e-commerce in 3 years. We explain the 31.4% CAGR reshaping retail. - TikTok Shop SEA: From Shoppable Video to Regional Ecommerce Giant
TikTok Shop grew from $4.4B to $45.6B GMV in SEA in 4 years. Here's how it disrupted the entire region. - Shopee vs TikTok Shop: The Platform Wars Reshaping Southeast Asia’s $159B Market
Shopee dominates with 52% SEA market share, but TikTok Shop's aggressive growth and social-first model are reshaping the $100B platform wars. - Shopee vs Lazada vs TikTok Shop Seller Fees (2026): What Ecommerce Platforms Really Charge in Southeast Asia
Shopee's new 5% technical fee, TikTok Shop's 12.5% Vietnam commission, Lazada's 3.99% base rate — the full seller cost stack across Southeast Asia's six major markets in 2026. - Lazada Is Not Losing. It Is Running a Different Race.
The conventional narrative about Lazada goes like this: it was the pioneer, then it was the incumbent, and now it is the cautionary tale. Alibaba poured somewhere between USD 7.4 … <a title="" class=&qu…
Indonesia in regional AI
- Sovereign AI in Asia: Why Every Country Is Building Its Own LLM
Why Is Every Asian Country Building Its Own AI Model? Sovereign AI — the development of domestically controlled artificial intelligence infrastructure, models, and data pipelines — has become the defining … <a ti… - Southeast Asia’s AI Data Centre Boom: Who’s Building What, and Where
Southeast Asia now hosts more than 2,000 data centres across Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines (Ember, 2026), with hundreds more under construction and over a thousand in … <a … - AI in Southeast Asia: The Trillion Dollar AI Opportunity
Artificial intelligence could contribute USD 1 trillion in additional GDP output to Southeast Asia by 2030 — a 13–18% boost to the region’s economy, according to projections from Google, Temasek, … <a title="…