Digital in Asia
An independent publication on Asia’s digital economy since 2013, covering AI, gaming, ecommerce and fintech, and the platforms and policies shaping them.
What DIA is
Digital in Asia started as a blog in 2013. Today it’s built as a reference library for Asia’s digital economy: one place to understand a market, a sector or a company, kept up to date as things move.
That library has six parts:
- Topic hubs for AI, gaming, ecommerce, payments, advertising & creators, super apps and digital trade & policy.
- Market hubs and overviews for ten countries, from China and India to Vietnam and Indonesia.
- Live trackers on gaming, payments, ecommerce and AI policy, dated and refreshed as the data changes.
- Free research reports on AI, ecommerce, fintech and gaming. One email unlocks them all.
- DIA Jobs, tracking thousands of live AI, tech and gaming roles across the region.
- The DIA Briefing, a free fortnightly email bringing it all together.
What we cover
Asia sets the pace for much of the digital economy, from China’s AI labs and India’s payment rails to Southeast Asia’s super apps and Japan’s and Korea’s games industries. DIA follows the companies, the money and the rules.
AI
Models, compute, data centres, regulation and investment across Asia-Pacific.
Gaming
The world’s largest games market: players, publishers, esports and regulation.
Ecommerce
Marketplaces, social and live commerce, logistics and cross-border trade.
Payments & fintech
Real-time rails, wallets, digital banks, platform credit and stablecoins.
Advertising & creators
Ad markets, retail media, creators and the platforms that pay them.
Platforms & policy
Super apps, digital trade agreements and the policy that shapes both.
How we work
Every number we publish carries a named source, and every dataset is dated, so readers and AI systems can trace a claim back to where it came from. Trackers and overviews are refreshed as the data changes, and when figures are revised we say so on our corrections page.
Editorial is independent. Sponsored content is always labelled as such, and links in it are marked as sponsored.
Consultancy & Advisory
Beyond publishing, Digital in Asia works directly with companies looking to understand and enter Asian digital markets. Our advisory work draws on over a decade of regional coverage and two decades of operating experience in the region.
Advertise & Partnerships
Sponsored articles, tracker and hub sponsorships, report sponsorship and placements in the fortnightly DIA Briefing newsletter, all clearly labelled. Rates and formats are in the media kit.
About the Founder
Digital in Asia was founded in 2013 by Tom Simpson, an operator, investor and writer who has spent around 20 years building media, advertising and gaming businesses across the UK, the US and Asia, including building AdColony’s Asia business through its exit. He is the founder of AK3R, writes the Hyperfuture Memo and edits DIA.