According to a survey conducted by Rakuten Insight in February 2023, 74 percent of respondents in Vietnam have purchased items on Facebook. Facebook was also the most used social commerce platform in Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Hong Kong as of February 2023.
Leading social media platforms for shopping in Asia in 2023, by country
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Original question: "Which of the following social media platforms have you purchased items from in the last 12 month? Choose all that applies"
Number of respondents:
China: 7,108;
Hong Kong: 2,813;
Indonesia: 11,824;
India: 26,345;
Japan: 476;
South Korea: 4,745;
Malaysia: 8,691;
the Philippines: 11,348;
Singapore: 4497;
Thailand: 11,095;
Taiwan: 9,112;
and Vietnam: 2,881.
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Rakuten Insight. (March 15, 2023). Leading social media platforms for shopping in Asia in 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375955/asia-top-social-media-platforms-for-shopping-by-country/
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