Ecommerce in Emerging Asia

Ecommerce is very much in the news at the moment, with Rocket Internet launching their month long online promotion across Lazada, Zalora and Foodpanda, ebay launching in Indonesia, and mobile ecommerce projected to hit $2.4bn revenue in Singapore by 2015.

Add to that Alibaba achieving $5.75bn online sales in China in one day, and it is clear that ecommerce in Asia is becoming very big, very quickly.

Below is a collection of insights covering ecommerce in emerging Asia to help put some context around the buzz.

The Ultimate Guide to E-Commerce Statistics in Southeast Asia (2013)

Comprehensive coverage of the online commerce opportunity in South East Asia. Great source of interesting stats.

Rise of E-Commerce in Asia (2013)

82 page document containing detailed insight across markets from Indonesia to Korea.

Ecommerce in Emerging Asia (2013) [Infographic]

A dynamic infographic created by Jana as part of a series covering online trends in Asia. Valuable consumer ecommerce insight, especially for the less developed emerging markets. Screenshot only below, get the full version here.

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Beyond the above, we would also suggest using our Custom eMarketer Search Tool for the most up to date ecommerce news and research from eMarketer. There is plenty of ecommerce data among the the wider Digital insight.

As always, if you have any questions or suggestions for resources we have missed, please let us know.

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Tom Simpson

Tom Simpson is an investor, advisor, and writer working across AI, markets, media, and culture — tracking where value and attention are moving. He is the founder of AK3R, working selectively with founders, investors, and companies on strategy, while investing in and building businesses in digital markets. He writes the Hyperfuture Memo on Substack, on how AI is reshaping markets, media, and culture. He is also the founder and editor of Digital in Asia, an independent publication covering Asia's digital markets since 2013. He splits time between Vietnam, Singapore, and the UK.

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