News / DHL gears up as South-east Asian e-commerce market gathers pace

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South-east Asia is set to become one of the world’s fastest-growing regions for e-commerce, with revenues expected to exceed $25bn by 2020.

New research from Frost & Sullivan predicts e-commerce growth in the six largest countries will increase by 17.7% a year. Malaysia and Thailand were the largest markets in 2015 with revenues of $2.3bn and $2.1bn respectively, while overall the market was worth $11bn.

“Despite being relatively young, the e-commerce market in South-east Asia is developing quickly, thanks to the astounding ...