Studies in digital economy and platform research
Economics
This analysis examines digital payment adoption patterns across 24 emerging economies from 2019 to 2025, using transaction volume data, central bank reports, and consumer surveys. We model adoption cu...
Cloud
Cloud spending across Asia-Pacific exceeded $200 billion in 2026, with India and China leading growth rates while Japan and Australia maintained the largest absolute spend....
Market Analysis
The Asia-Pacific region accounts for over 55% of global digital entertainment revenue and continues to outpace other regions in growth rate. Driven by a combination of massive populations, increasing ...
Culture
For most of the past decade, the dominant narrative about reading was decline. Attention spans shrinking, articles shortening, video replacing text. The data mostly supported this narrative. But in th...
Personal Finance
We tested six leading budgeting apps over three months of real usage, tracking actual income, expenses, savings goals, and investment accounts. The goal was to assess not just features but whether the...
Fintech
Real-time payment systems expanded significantly in 2026. Brazil's PIX, India's UPI, and a growing list of similar national infrastructure projects processed record transaction volumes....
Business
Over the past decade, the way consumers pay for digital services has undergone a fundamental transformation. Subscription models have moved from being a niche offering for software and media to becomi...
Technology
While Western markets maintain a pattern of specialized single-purpose apps, Southeast Asia has embraced the super app model — where ride-hailing, food delivery, payments, commerce, and financial serv...
Research and data referenced from Crorepati7 site.