• E-commerce, refers to the buying and selling of Various products or services over the Internet.
• The concept of e-commerce is all about using the Internet to do business better and faster.

Base on the report Provided by World Internet Stats – http://www.internetworldstats.com

 

INTERNET USAGE STATISTICS The Internet Big Picture World Internet Users and Population Stats

World Regions	Population	Internet Users	Internet Users	Penetration	Growth	Users %
	( 2011 Est.)	Dec. 31, 2000	Latest Data	(% Population)	2000-2011	of Table
Africa	1,037,524,058	4,514,400	118,609,620	11.40%	2527.40%	5.70%
Asia	3,879,740,877	114,304,000	922,329,554	23.80%	706.90%	44.00%
Europe	816,426,346	105,096,093	476,213,935	58.30%	353.10%	22.70%
Middle East	216,258,843	3,284,800	68,553,666	31.70%	1987.00%	3.30%
North America	347,394,870	108,096,800	272,066,000	78.30%	151.70%	13.00%
Latin America/Carib.	597,283,165	18,068,919	215,939,400	36.20%	1037.40%	10.30%
Oceania/Australia	35,426,995	7,620,480	21,293,830	60.10%	179.40%	1.00%
WORLD TOTAL	6,930,055,154	360,985,492	2,095,006,005	30.20%	480.40%	100.00%

 

Top 20 Asia Countries with The highest Number Of Internet Users

ASIA INTERNET USAGE AND POPULATION
ASIA	Population	Internet Users,	Internet Users,	Penetration	Users
	( 2011 Est.)	(Year 2000)	Latest Data	(% Population)	% Asia
China *	1,336,718,015	22,500,000	485,000,000	36.30%	52.00%
India	1,189,172,906	5,000,000	100,000,000	8.40%	10.70%
Japan	126,475,664	47,080,000	99,182,000	78.40%	10.60%
Indonesia	245,613,043	2,000,000	39,600,000	16.10%	4.20%
Korea, South	48,754,657	19,040,000	39,440,000	80.90%	4.20%
Philippines	101,833,938	2,000,000	29,700,000	29.20%	3.20%
Vietnam	90,549,390	200,000	29,268,606	32.30%	3.10%
Pakistan	187,342,721	133,900	20,431,000	10.90%	2.20%
Thailand	66,720,153	2,300,000	18,310,000	27.40%	2.00%
Malaysia	28,728,607	3,700,000	16,902,600	58.80%	1.80%
Taiwan	23,071,779	6,260,000	16,147,000	70.00%	1.70%
Uzbekistan	28,128,600	7,500	7,550,000	26.80%	0.80%
Kazakhstan	15,522,373	70,000	5,300,000	34.10%	0.60%
Hong Kong *	7,122,508	2,283,000	4,878,713	68.50%	0.50%
Azerbaijan	8,372,373	12,000	3,689,000	44.10%	0.40%
Singapore	4,740,737	1,200,000	3,658,400	77.20%	0.40%
Kyrgystan	5,587,443	51,600	2,194,400	39.30%	0.20%

 

Global Internet Users Online Activities Report

Base on the report Provided by Pew Internet – http://www.pewinternet.org

Base on the statistics report stated - the online market leaders are keep moving toward to this e-commerce direction. They will enhance it, they will improve with more ideal/features to be built in to this platform. Some of the expertise from USA predicted that the next 20 years, e-commerce platform will replace all the physical shops.

*in other words, nobody want to open a shop, they will choose to sell goods over the internet.

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• Companies doing business with each other such as multi manufacturers selling goods to distributors or wholesaler. Pricing is based on large quantity of order and is often negotiable.
• One of the famous website who provide B2B e-commerce platform is Alibaba.com

C2C refer to online transactions of good or services between two people. However in order to carry on this type of e-commerce transaction they need a platform to conduct business for online payment system like PayPal where people can send and receive money online with easy. eBay's auction service is a great example of where person-to-person transactions take place everyday.

B2C refer to the direct trade between companies and end customers. This is the direct selling via the Internet. For example: selling goods direct to customer and anyone can buy any products from the supplier's website.

One of the best example website that conducting this type of B2C e-commerce is www.gnetrading.com or www.amazon.com

« What is E-Commerce Advantages of E-Commerce »

1. Helps to Create New Relationship Opportunities
2. Open for Business 24x7
3. Increases Brand or Product Awareness
4. Helps Establish Customer Loyalty
5. Potential to Increase Overall Business Sales
6. Potential to Decrease Cost Of Operating in-directly Reduce Cost of Retail Price
7. Allows for Easier Delivery of Information or Duplicate information to others
8. Global Market Reach
9. Potential to Market Any Product

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