South-East Asia's digital economy to reach a whopping US$368bil in 2026, surpass US$1 trillion by 2035, says report
Source: The Star
Published on: 2026-10-25 11:46
SINGAPORE (Bernama): South-East Asia's digital economy is projected to grow 17 per cent year-on-year to reach US$368 billion (US$1=RM4.08) in 2026, driven by the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), according to the 11th annual e-Conomy SEA report. The report, released on Wednesday by Google, Temasek and Bain and Company, indicated that the region's digital economy is expected to exceed US$1 trillion by 2035. The annual report examined key trends and outlined the outlook for the technology landscape across ten countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. It noted that generative AI adoption in the region has reached 243 million people, representing 58 per cent of the working population, and has scaled four times faster than mobile internet in less than three years. "Enterprise AI usage is strongest in mo...
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