The Asia-Pacific AI market hit USD 102 billion in 2025 and is on course for USD 735 billion by 2030. East Asian institutions hold 82.4% of all global AI patents. Here are the 10 key findings from the AI Ecosystem Across Asia 2026 report.
Douyin generated USD 39.2 billion in ad revenue in 2024, making it China’s largest ad platform. ByteDance commands 25.9% of China’s digital ad market. Here’s how the ad stack actually works — from Ocean Engine targeting to closed-loop e-commerce — and why it’s nothing like TikTok.
Shopee dominates with 52% SEA market share, but TikTok Shop’s aggressive growth and social-first model are reshaping the $100B platform wars.
Most companies treat AI as a content generation novelty rather than operational infrastructure. The real impact of AI has almost everything to do with removing friction from core business workflows.
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Vietnam’s studios out-download China, but nobody talks about it. Tom Simpson on the revenue-download paradox hiding the world’s most interesting gaming story.
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