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OTT video is popular whether it鈥檚 free or paid. Every global region and country we track is engaged with these platforms, some very deeply. But new viewers will be hard to find.

Furniture retail squeezed by high acquisition costs: Industry KPI data shows the sector at a disadvantage as economic uncertainty and tariffs drive up the cost of winning customers.

Tariffs threaten innovation鈥檚 pace: Prolonged trade wars could hike smartphone prices and delay new tech rollouts, making midrange devices a safer, more strategic choice for buyers and brands. Read online

That鈥檚 almost 5 percentage points lower than in Southeast Asia (57.3%), the next closest region. Ownership in leading regions like Western Europe and Central and Eastern Europe was equal to about three-quarters of internet users. Game console ownership in Asia-Pacific, at 12.7%, was also the lowest rate in the world.

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A trade war between two of the world鈥檚 largest consumer markets would cause significant disruption for consumers, retailers, and brands in Europe.

Latin America鈥檚 digital economy will undergo significant changes in 2025 as retail innovation and regulatory changes redefine business dynamics for global and local players alike.

Fuel from Southeast Asia: Though it鈥檚 banned in India, TikTok will have much of its growth in Asia-Pacific driven by Southeast Asia. Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam together will account for about half of TikTok users in Asia-Pacific, excluding China. And all of those countries except Singapore will see their TikTok user base rise more than 10% this year.

With iPhone prices poised to spike, Apple鈥檚 supply chain edge offers a short reprieve, but panic buying reveals deeper economic fears taking hold

How time spent with media, device ownership, and media adoption stacks up in Latin America.

The new Premium Lite tier ditches extras like offline downloads but could lure budget-conscious users鈥攃hallenging traditional streamers and YouTube鈥檚 own Premium model.

China鈥檚 retaliation rattles markets, but Big Tech could offset losses by leaning into AI, services, and subscriptions鈥攊f consumers still bite.

Social search is gaining ground. Roughly two-thirds of US consumers search on at least one social platform in ways that can influence every part of the consumer journey.

Retailers and brands are racing to deploy AI across the shopping journey, but trust, quality, and execution will define who wins.

How time spent with media, device ownership, and media adoption stack up in East Asia and Oceania.

Trump鈥檚 鈥淟iberation Day鈥� provides little clarity: The tariff announcements, while far-ranging and punitive for the US鈥� largest trading partners, failed to lift the cloud of uncertainty hanging over businesses and consumers.