•South Korea
South Korea Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD): key facts and trends
South Korea's SVOD market faces unique headwinds with just 18% penetration—hampered by 100% pay TV saturation—forcing platforms to compete fiercely on local content.
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486 posts about AI, learning, and building products
•Mobile
8 key facts about South Korea Mobile Game Industry (update Mar 2019)
South Korea's mobile gaming market ranks 4th globally with remarkably high revenue per paying user, yet lower user acquisition costs than the US—making it a prime target for game developers.
•Japan
8 key facts about Japan Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) landscape
Japan's SVOD market lags behind Asia peers at 13% penetration, with Amazon Prime leading—but 80% of VOD app users don't subscribe at all.
•Book review
Two books I love for spring 2019
I devoured these two books—one explaining why civilizations diverged over 13,000 years, the other a memoir so gripping I couldn't put it down.
•Facebook
The balance between privacy and innovation (part 1)
Data is now considered as valuable as oil once was, yet most of us don't understand what personal data actually is, who owns it, or what rights we have over it.
•Japan
8 key facts about Japan Mobile Game Industry (update Mar 2019)
Despite Japan's aging population, it remains the world's #2 mobile game market with the highest paying users globally—here's the data you need to know.
•Expats in the US
What will you teach your kids to prepare them for the next 20, 30 or 40 years?
As the world transforms faster than ever, I'm asking parents and educators: what skills will truly prepare our kids for 2050 and beyond—and how do we teach them?
•Australia
Search engine market share in South Korea, Japan, China and other APAC markets (2019 update)
Google now dominates Japan with 75% market share after trailing Yahoo's 50%+ a decade ago, while Naver still leads Korea and Baidu holds 70% in China.
•South Korea
10 key facts about South Korea e-commerce (updated Mar 2019)
I've compiled the latest data showing South Korea ranks 3rd globally for e-commerce penetration, with 2/3 of sales happening on mobile—all dominated by local players.
•Greater China
China OTT subscription landscape: 8 key facts and trend
China's OTT market is exploding with 80M+ paid subscribers per platform spending just $26-35/year—a fraction of Netflix prices yet poised to overtake traditional TV.
•Greater China
China influencer marketing - 8 key facts you need to know
China's influencer market hit $17.16B in 2018, with consumers twice as receptive to KOL endorsements vs Western markets—here's what makes it unique.
•Greater China
China mobile games : 8 key facts and trends
China's mobile gaming market dwarfs the competition with 2x more players than the next four markets combined and Tencent controlling 45% of this $12B+ goldmine.