The US spent 23 times more than China on private AI investment in 2025 — $285.9 billion versus $12.4 billion — and yet the performance gap between the best American … Read more
South Korea’s digital economy runs through two companies. Naver, the country’s dominant search engine, posted KRW 10.7 trillion in revenue in 2024 — the first time a domestic internet company … Read more
Asia’s $311 Billion Ad Market, $2.3 Trillion Commerce Engine, and $102 Billion AI Layer Are Fusing Into a Single Stack There’s a simple model for understanding Asia’s digital economy, and … Read more
The Future of Ecommerce When AI Controls Demand: $5 Trillion in Spending Up for Grabs AI shopping agents are already redirecting how consumers find, evaluate, and buy products online — … Read more
Tencent Holdings doesn’t need an introduction in Asia, but it does need a reappraisal. Founded by Pony Ma (Ma Huateng) in 1998 and headquartered in Shenzhen, the company has evolved … Read more
ByteDance doesn’t just own TikTok. It runs the most valuable private technology company on the planet — valued at US$550 billion as of February 2026 after a General Atlantic secondary … Read more
Asia-Pacific’s AI market hit an estimated $102 billion in 2025, making it the fastest-growing AI region on the planet at a 34-35% compound annual growth rate (Stanford HAI / Statista, … Read more
China’s daily AI token usage surpassed 140 trillion in March 2026 — a 1,000-fold increase in two years. Chinese models now account for four of the top five most-used globally. This is a comprehensive analysis of the models, chips, state strategy, cost advantages, and deployment patterns driving China’s AI machine — and what it means for Asia, the West, and global markets.
Thailand’s digital economy isn’t just growing—it’s become the second-largest in Southeast Asia, behind only Indonesia, and the velocity is accelerating. As of Q1 2026, the market reached 5.6 trillion baht, … Read more
Malaysia’s digital economy hit USD 31 billion in gross merchandise value during 2024, a 16% jump from the previous year, with the sector now expected to represent 25.5% of GDP … Read more