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Meituan—a multiservice ecommerce platform akin to DoorDash, Uber, Expedia, and Groupon rolled into one—will be No. 1 in ad revenue growth in 2025 as consumer appetites for deals on travel and restaurants increase. At the same time, Baidu’s ad revenues will decrease 4.9% due to traditional search’s struggle as consumers turn to digital commerce and video content.

Tariffs are also pushing US allies Japan and South Korea to strengthen their ties with their Asian neighbor, even as they pursue negotiations with the Trump administration. Our take: President Donald Trump’s tariffs have been successful in one respect: They have forced countries to reevaluate their trade relationships and dependence on the US.

However, consumers are increasingly utilizing newer subcategories of ecommerce:. Livestreaming commerce. We predict that livestream ecommerce—conducted via retail websites or social networks—will outgrow overall ecommerce this year (19.0% versus 8.0%). Social commerce. Though slowing, social will still outpace total ecommerce, growing 13.2% year over year (YoY).

It also has global reach: ACI has offices in 34 countries and has customers in 95 countries, including the United Arab Emirates and Japan. And it’s involved in a range of payments tech, like real-time payments; buy now, pay later (BNPL); and fraud management solutions.

The company also reported expanded adoption of Unified ID 2.0 across Japan, Italy, and the UK, and additional publisher integrations via OpenPath, including Warner Bros. Discovery and The Guardian. By the numbers:. Revenues: $616 million, up 25% YoY (vs. $575 million expected). Customer retention: Held above 95% for the 11th straight year.

In India, Germany, and Japan, Prime Video will have more viewers than Netflix in 2023. Prime Video trails Netflix in the US, where stalwart Hulu also commands a huge audience. Hulu does not operate outside of the US, which changes the dynamics of the competition internationally.

That increases the pressure on every retailer to find ways to distinguish their programs to keep shoppers enrolled. For example, beyond access to exclusive sales, Amazon Prime offers a broad swath of perks, including fast, free shipping; a free Grubhub+ membership; Prime Video streaming service; Prime Music streaming service; and photo storage.

In September 2023, Alibaba-owned retail site Taobao launched AI shopping assistant Wenwen to improve customers’ shopping experience. It also rolled out other AI tools to help merchants generate images and text, analyze market data, and enhance customer service.

There's Daiso from Japan, that has just opened a few in my area, and MINISO from China, which is modeled on that Japanese dollar store. They're super fun places, whereas US dollar stores often have a little bit of treasure hunt, but more essentials, and grocery-type items, and kind of no-name brand goods.

And a creator that I'm really loving right now, it's this guy in Japan, his name is @kantaro_japanwalker. And every day, he is documenting his journey walking across Japan with his dog, and I mean, the engagement is through the roof because he is doing this thing that every day is just galvanizing an audience. He's such a sweet guy.

Indonesia has become a hotbed for ecommerce and social media, and sub OTT has momentum in Southeast Asia’s largest market as well. In 2024, the country will post the world’s fastest sub OTT viewer growth among the countries that we break out. That said, penetration will still be very low (15.5% of internet users), and Indonesia has a long way to go before it will become a core sub OTT market.

VFC went live just over a year ago in Japan through a partnership with Sumitomo Mitsui Card Company. VFC will also roll out in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) through a partnership with the digital bank Liv. Visa is working with banks and fintechs in 15 other countries on different use cases for VFC, per PYMNTS.

Another report found that music content is less popular on Instagram in Japan compared with TikTok and YouTube Shorts—a gap Instagram is likely eager to address. Zooming out: TikTok recently shuttered its TikTok Music service to focus on streaming service integrations. Spotify has attempted to capitalize on that move by adding podcast comments to boost engagement.

Investing in this region could help TikTok establish a stronger foothold in ecommerce and offset some of the scrutiny it has faced in the West concerning data security. However, the company is expanding in a competitive market, with giants like Shopee and Lazada already dominating the e-commerce space.