Ecommerce, social commerce, payments, logistics and cloud are making China–Indonesia one of the region’s defining digital relationships. Indonesia’s digital economy is projected to hit US$109 billion in GMV in 2025 … Read more
A working tracker of who owns e-commerce GMV across fifteen Asian markets. Shopee, Coupang, Rakuten, Taobao, Flipkart — every leader is Asian-headquartered.
The creator economy in Asia isn’t a smaller version of the Western one. It’s a structurally different business, built on monetization models that most English-language coverage still underestimates. The Asia-Pacific … Read more
Tokopedia isn’t the company it was two years ago. What started in 2009 as a homegrown Indonesian marketplace — founded by William Tanuwijaya and Leontinus Alpha Edison to connect small-town … Read more
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
The Philippines is now a USD 40 billion digital economy. That figure—reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority—represents 8.5% of the country’s total GDP and signals something that anyone who’s spent … Read more
TikTok Shop grew from $4.4B to $45.6B GMV in SEA in 4 years. Here’s how it disrupted the entire region.
SEA e-commerce hit $159B GMV in 2024. We break down the $215B market heading into 2026 and what’s actually changing.
Social commerce grew from <5% to 20-25% of SEA e-commerce in 3 years. We explain the 31.4% CAGR reshaping retail.
Shopee dominates with 52% SEA market share, but TikTok Shop’s aggressive growth and social-first model are reshaping the $100B platform wars.