Vietnam Cloud Gaming 2026: The 5G Leapfrog Bet
Vietnam’s cloud gaming market is tiny but its 5G base is huge — 91% population coverage by end-2025. Why the leapfrog could happen, and why it hasn’t yet.
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Vietnam Console Gaming 2026: The Manufacturing Paradox
Vietnam now assembles ~75% of US-bound game consoles — including the PS5 — yet only around one in seven of its own gamers used a console in a 2021 survey. The make-vs-play paradox.
Vietnam Mobile Gaming 2026: The Export Factory
Vietnam is the world’s #1 mobile game exporter — 6.7 billion downloads in 2024 — yet earns just $0.06 per player. Inside the hyper-casual factory.
Japan–Thailand Digital Trade 2026: Industry and Digital Soft Power
Japan’s long relationship with Thailand is expanding into smart cities, digital infrastructure, gaming, entertainment and platform partnerships. Japan was Thailand’s largest cumulative foreign investor for decades until Singapore edged ahead … Read more
Asia Gaming Tracker 2026: Leading Games and Markets Across 15 Countries
How Asian gamers actually spend their time and money — by market. Mobile MOBAs in SEA, mobile gacha in Japan, premium PC and console in Korea, and a regulated mainland Chinese market that still sets the pace globally.
Inside Sea Group: Ecommerce, Gaming, Payments and AI
Why does Sea Group matter in 2026? Sea Limited closed 2025 with $22.9 billion in revenue,[1] $1.6 billion in net income,[1] and three businesses operating at scale that almost no … Read more
Gaming Monetisation in Asia: Advertising, In-App Purchases and Hybrid Models
Asia-Pacific gaming generated $87.6 billion in 2025,[1] accounting for 46% of global gaming spend[1] (Newzoo). That’s not a projection or an aspiration — it’s the single largest entertainment revenue pool … Read more
Tencent: $450B Tech Giant Connecting 1.4B Users
Tencent Holdings doesn’t need an introduction in Asia, but it does need a reappraisal. Founded by Pony Ma (Ma Huateng) in 1998[1] and headquartered in Shenzhen, the company has evolved … Read more
Vietnam Gaming Market 2026: Revisiting the Consensus
Every few months, a new narrative about Vietnam’s gaming market circulates in investment memos, conference panels, and analyst decks. The story usually goes something like this: Vietnam is a massive, … Read more
5G and Vietnam’s Gaming Market: Monetisation, ARPU and Cloud Gaming
Vietnam’s new 5G infrastructure could have just made premium gaming affordable. Vietnam deployed nearly 40,000 5G base stations reaching 90% population coverage since commercial launch in October 2024.[1][2] Ookla’s July … Read more