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This post is the updated version of the 2019 post on the same topic of the Singapore media landscape. You may be surprised to learn that:
Singapore’s GDP per capita (in PPP term) is 60% higher than Hong Kong or the US.
Singapore’s e-commerce is not as well developed as China, South Korea, and some other markets.
Singapore is still an offline heavy market.
There are many other facts below and I hope you enjoy them.
Do you know that?
South Korea retail e-commerce penetration (as a percentage of total retail) is third in the world?
South Korea’s e-commerce growth rate in 2020 is expected to be 5 times that of Japan?
The US is the top cross border country that South Koreans buy online from.
Read more to find out
Do you know that?
China will have close to 1 billion internet users in a few years.
China has more smartphone users than the US and India combined.
Retail e-commerce sales in China is 3 times that of the US.
This post will include up to date, relevant facts about overall China’s digital landscape.