Regional Intelligence

Regions

Deep dives into 10 regional ecommerce markets, grouped as East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, North America, Europe, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa.

East Asia
Online retail sales ¥15.97T (2025, +8.6%), ≈$2.2T (NBS); ¥15.52T (2024, +7.2%); physical-goods online retail is 26.1% of total retail

China

Taobao/Tmall (Alibaba) is #1 (GMV estimate ~¥8T); ranks 2–4 are disputed—2024 JD ≥ Pinduoduo > Douyin, 2025 Douyin catching/surpassing JD (100EC says it has passed; JD denies); Kuaishou #5. Only Kuaishou officially discloses GMV; the rest are third-party estimates.

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East Asia
2024 B2C ecommerce ~¥26.1T (+5.1%, METI); penetration only ~9.78%—the lowest among major markets

Japan

Rakuten is #1 by disclosed GMV (¥6.35T); Amazon Japan has no official revenue and ranks #2 by estimates (ranking disputed); Yahoo Shopping (LY), Mercari (C2C), and ZOZOTOWN (fashion) complete the top 5; Temu/AliExpress are growing fast in cross-border but are not yet in the top 5.

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East Asia
2024 online shopping transactions ₩242.3T (~$165.9B, +5.8%, a record); mobile ecommerce share extremely high (~80%+)

South Korea

Coupang–Naver duopoly in a 'death match'; Shinsegae × Alibaba JV (AliExpress+Gmarket) is the third pole; 11Street is the veteran open market; Temu #1 in new installs ranks #5; Kakao Commerce is a near-list candidate.

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South Asia
India e-retail 2025 ~$65B (WPP/MediaCom); GlobalData expects 2025 to exceed $200B (broader definition); $174–214B FY30 forecast

India

Flipkart Group (incl. Myntra) is #1 with 50–60% GMV share; Amazon India #2 (first operating profit); Meesho value commerce #3; quick commerce Zepto/Blinkit is rewriting the structure (q-comm GOV already exceeds Nykaa-class GMV).

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Southeast Asia
Platform GMV $157.6B (2025, +22.8%, Momentum Works); e-Conomy SEA broader ecommerce ~$181B (2025, including non-platform channels)

Southeast Asia

Top 3 hold 98.8%: Shopee (~53%) + TikTok Shop (~29%, doubled to $45.6B to take #2) + Lazada (~17%); Amazon.sg and Tiki are long-tail estimates (combined only ~1.2%).

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Oceania
Australia 2025 online spend A$82.6B (+14%, AusPost); 2024 A$69B (record); New Zealand Q4 2024 online spend NZ$1.73B (+9%)

Australia & New Zealand

Amazon AU, Temu, and Shein drove growth (~1 million / 1 million / 500,000 additional shoppers); eBay AU is incumbent #2; Kogan is the largest listed pure-play online retailer; local platforms Catch/MyDeal shut down in 2025.

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North America
US ~$1.2T (2024 final, DC360); 2025 broad definition exceeds $1.5T; eMarketer US 2025 ~$1.23–1.5T

North America

Amazon dominates (US share ~36%), Shopify is merchant infrastructure (~14%), Walmart omnichannel + grocery, eBay C2C, Temu ultra-low-price cross-border at #5; TikTok Shop is near-list #6.

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Europe
€819B (2024); 2025 expected +7% (~€875B); marketplaces account for ~61% of European ecommerce

Europe

Amazon Europe GMV ≈ the sum of ranks 2–10; Temu is cross-border #2; local leaders Zalando (fashion), Allegro (Poland), and Vinted (secondhand) make the top 5; AliExpress is near-list.

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Latin America
~$150–200B (2024); 2026 expected to exceed $200B; Brazil online retail 2025 R$235B (~$40–43B); Mexico 2025 MX$941B (+19.2%)

Latin America

Mercado Libre is the undisputed leader (GMV ~$65B, 120 million+ buyers); Shopee/Amazon rank #2/#3 in Brazil traffic; Magalu and Casas Bahia shrinking/restructuring ecommerce; Temu/Shein are the cross-border wildcard (Temu Mexico traffic #1; Asian cross-border combined ~41.5% in Brazil).

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Middle East & Africa
MEA penetration <5%; MEA 2026–31 CAGR 13.85% (exceeding $338B by 2031); Middle East B2C exceeding $202B by 2029; Africa 2025 ~$40.49B; Turkey 2025 transaction volume $115.4B (+52%)

Middle East & Africa

The Gulf is a Noon vs Amazon duopoly (neither discloses GMV; qualitative ranking); Jumia is pan-Africa #1 (revenue verified); Takealot first profit in South Africa; Trendyol is Turkey's super app (~40% share); MEA data is incomplete, gaps are flagged.

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