Digital Economy Compass 2022

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Digital Economy Compass 2022

Statista compiled the latest data on the digital economy – an overview of one of the hottest topics of our time. Since holistic and accurate data is critical for decision-making, the Digital Economy Compass 2022 presents the most relevant data from both third-party sources and our own research & market analyses.

What's included in the Digital Economy Compass 2022?

Chapter 1 - From frenzy to fall: is eCommerce back to normal?

  • A post-pandemic hangover is ending the celebration of eCommerce growth
  • Rising prices, dwindling revenues: eCommerce is facing the global arrival of stagflation
  • Over-stocked, over-hired, over-built? Are eCommerce companies resetting expectations?
  • Frictionless social and metaverse commerce: the future of eCommerce?
Chapter 2 - The ascent of the crypto economy
  • Cryptocurrencies with their disruptive potential have gone mainstream
  • How blockchain technology is reimagining the world of internet, money, and finance
Chapter 3 - Gaming and the Metaverse: Will the evolution of gaming give rise to a new digital economy?
  • Gaming isn’t only for nerds anymore – with full speed towards a mainstream audience
  • AR & VR spawned a game revolution and forged a path to the Metaverse
  • Will the Metaverse change the way humans interact in both the physical & digital worlds?
Chapter 4 - Cybersecurity: fighting the formidable foes of the internet
  • Cyber-resilience: the need of doing the ordinary extraordinarily well
  • Growing cybermarket challenges and unsolved opportunities are shaping an industry on the rise
  • Modern warfare is moving from land, sea, and air into a new cyberspace arena
Chapter 5 - Smart Mobility – The future is digital, greener, and more efficient
  • Smart Mobility: Its pressing challenge of reducing emissions remains
  • The Future of Mobility: Smart mobility in the 21st century will lift citizens off the ground or transport them beneath it
  • The City of Tomorrow: It revolves around efficiency and modern technology

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As 2021 was about to end, there was a broad sense of optimism for the year ahead, a "back to normal" after the pandemic. In fact, the second half of 2022 saw a gradual lifting of most limitations put in place to stop the spread of COVID-19. However, there is little question that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was the event that had the greatest impact on the year. In addition, the unexpected war had a significant effect on the world economy, leading to substantial rises in the cost of food and energy as well as an overall global surge in inflation rates, which led to aggressive monetary tightening and uncertainties triggering a global cost-of-living crisis. Because of these new uncertainties, some topics related to the digital economy need to be re-evaluated. In this context, we decided to publish the sixth edition of the Digital Economy Compass. It aggregates and makes sense of data from both our own models as well as the most relevant third-party sources out there. Data shown is structured around five topics we want to highlight: eCommerce facing the global recession and resetting expectations, the ascent of the crypto economy, gaming and the Metaverse with the hype around immersive digital worlds , growing cybersecurity challenges, and the future of smart mobility.

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