The ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement could unlock up to $1 trillion in additional economic potential. But its real significance may be in removing the barriers that have kept Southeast Asia’s digital economies apart.
TikTok Shop’s SEA GMV doubled to $45.6B in 2025 — run largely by MCN agencies. How the creator-support layer between platforms and sellers actually works.
China live commerce is clearing $1 trillion a year — and it is not QVC on a phone. How the closed-loop system works, and why Douyin is years ahead of TikTok.
India’s quick-commerce GMV doubled to ~₹11,000 crore a month in 2026, led by Blinkit. The market-share split, the dark-store war, and why it works in India.
Current GMV and market-share data for TikTok Shop and Shopee in Southeast Asia. TikTok Shop hit $45.6B in 2025; Shopee leads at 53%. Refreshed quarterly.
Asian agritech promised to digitise the region’s hardest industry. India’s DeHaat scales as funding craters 76%. The hard economics of 2026.
PropertyGuru went private at $1.1B; China’s Beike is a $20B+ giant. How property tech is digitising Asia’s largest asset class in 2026.
China’s $14B delivery price war, Grab’s first full-year profit, and Singapore’s world-first lab-grown meat. The state of Asian food tech in 2026.
Asia is the world’s fastest-growing travel market, led by Trip.com’s $8.9B and a wave of IPOs from Klook to OYO. The state of Asian travel tech in 2026.
JD Health’s $8B, Ping An’s profit turn, and India’s billion-record public health stack. How Asia leapfrogged to digital-first healthcare in 2026.
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