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TikTok Shop Challenges Shopee and Lazada in Southeast Asia

TikTok Shop's e-commerce arm saw its gross merchandise volume nearly quadruple from one dollar billion in 2022 to sixteen point three billion dollars in 2023. This surge, combined with TikTok’s acquisition of a majority stake in Indonesia’s Tokopedia, has placed the platform in second place in the ASEAN e-commerce market with a 28.4% share. Shopee remained the leader, while Lazada slipped to third place.
TikTok Shop, the e-commerce division of TikTok, experienced a striking rise in gross merchandise volume (GMV), nearly quadrupling from one dollar billion in 2022 to sixteen point three billion dollars in 2023.

This growth, alongside TikTok’s acquisition of a majority stake in Indonesia's Tokopedia, has pushed the platform to second place in the ASEAN e-commerce market with an estimated 28.4% share in 2023.

A report by Momentum Works, published in Nikkei Asia, revealed that the total e-commerce GMV in Southeast Asia reached one hundred fourteen point six billion dollars in 2023, a 15% increase from the previous year.

Despite TikTok Shop's advances, Shopee retained market leadership with a 48% share, while Lazada fell to third place with 16.4%.

TikTok and Tokopedia each held 14.2% of the market.

The report also highlighted TikTok Shop's swift adaptation to regulatory challenges in Indonesia, transforming stakeholders from adversaries to allies within two months.
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