Adel Boukarroum
Adel Boukarroum is a freelance researcher and analyst on global economic trends and developments. He previously worked in the foreign studies department at Banque du Liban, the Central Bank of Lebanon.
Adel holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Lebanese American University and an M.A. in International Business from Regent's University London. Email Adel.
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Finance
Charts: Global Funding of Non-fungible Tokens
May 11, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Non-fungible tokens are digital representations of any asset as verified by blockchain technology. The global market for NFTs is proliferating. We tell the story in four charts.
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Social Media
Charts: Metaverse Market Size, Participants
May 4, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
The metaverse, where virtual and physical worlds collide, is booming. In four charts, we analyze the market size, participants, and outlook.
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Finance
Charts: Ecommerce Unicorns 2021
April 27, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
The number of privately-held ecommerce companies valued at over $1 billion increased dramatically in 2021. Asia had the most.
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Business
Charts: Retail Industry Outlook 2022
April 20, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
The pandemic reset global retail, hastening the shift to online shopping while exposing supply chain weaknesses. We analyze recent survey results from retail leaders on what to expect in 2022 and beyond.
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Finance
Charts: Global Fintech Investment in 2021
April 12, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Global investments in financial technology skyrocketed in 2021. In this week's charts, we analyze the top sectors, deals, and regions.
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Business
Charts: Grocery Spend by Individual, Generation, More
April 6, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Grocery sales surged during the pandemic, as home-bound consumers prepared meals themselves. The trend looks to continue in 2022, albeit not as strong.
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Finance
Charts: Financial Stats of 6 Ecommerce Companies
March 29, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
The pandemic-induced shift to online shopping has been a financial windfall for many ecommerce companies and related vendors. We look at six of them here.
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Business
Charts: Average Order, Cart Abandons, More
March 23, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
This week's ecommerce charts excerpts research from leading vendors on average global order values, cart abandonment rates, and industry opportunities for agencies and individuals.
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Business
Charts: Future of B2B Events
March 16, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
The pandemic appears to have reset priorities of B2B event attendees and vendors. Both now value digital experiences as much as in-person, according to a recent survey.
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Shipping & Fulfillment
Charts: Global Parcel Shipping Volume, Transit Times
March 9, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Parcel shipping volume worldwide will grow dramatically. Statista estimates the volume to double by 2026. We chart that growth, transit times, and more in this piece.
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Business
Charts: U.S. Retail Ecommerce Sales Q4 2021
March 2, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Fourth-quarter 2021 U.S. retail ecommerce sales increased but at a lower percentage than in-store growth. Thus the percentage of ecommerce to total U.S. retail sales decreased in Q4. We explain in three charts.
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Finance
Charts: Global Retail Tech Funding 2021
February 23, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
2021 was a record year for global funding of retail technology. In this installment of our weekly charts, analyst Adel Boukarroum breaks down the numbers.
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Business
Charts: Q4 2021 Digital Advertising Spend
February 17, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Digital advertising spend for physical products increased in Q4 2021 but at a slower rate than Q4 2020. In this week's charts, we show the spending levels across categories and platforms.
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B2B
Charts: B2B Buyers Prefer Ecommerce
February 9, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Observers sometimes claim B2B buyers prefer in-person purchases to online. Recent surveys, however, dispel that notion resoundingly. We explain in four charts.
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Business
Charts: Most Valuable Global Brands 2021
February 2, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Since 2006 U.K.-based Kantar Group has assigned a monetary value to the world's top brands. Here's our recap of the 2021 list.
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Finance
Charts: Global Venture Capital Funding 2021
January 26, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Global venture capital funding more than doubled in 2021 to a whopping $621 billion. Financial technology companies received the most, followed by retail tech providers.
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Payments
Charts: Growth of Global Payments, Cryptocurrencies
January 19, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
The shift to digital commerce has translated into a dramatic increase in global payment volume. In four charts, we illustrate historical and projected payments growth worldwide.
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Business
Charts: U.S. Retail Ecommerce Sales Q3 2020 – Q3 2021
January 11, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
The outset of the pandemic dramatically shifted consumer buying patterns in the U.S. Since then, traditional retail has stabilized. We analyze in three charts ecommerce's share of total quarterly U.S. retail ecommerce sales.
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Email Marketing
Charts: Global Email Volume, Users, Marketing
January 5, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
The world's first email was sent in the early 1970s. Since then email has evolved into a vital digital marketing tool. The number of global emails sent has climbed each year as the internet has become more accessible. Over 306 billion emails were sent daily in 2020. That number will rise to roughly 376.4 billion per day by 2025.
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Business
Charts: Top Global Search Engines
December 28, 2021 • Adel Boukarroum
Search engines are an integral part of our everyday lives. Google, Yahoo, Bing, and others enable billions of consumers worldwide to locate the content they need quickly. For more than a decade, Google has dominated the industry, consistently processing more than 80% of worldwide queries.
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Business
Charts: Online Grocery Sales in the U.S.
December 22, 2021 • Adel Boukarroum
Ecommerce will account for over 20% of U.S. grocery sales by 2025. That’s according to a new report from Incisiv, a research firm, and Mercātus, digital-focused grocery consultants. The study, “eGrocery’s New ...
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Shipping & Fulfillment
Charts: Shipping Backlogs; Container Prices
December 14, 2021 • Adel Boukarroum
Increased demand for consumer goods, Covid-induced disruptions in container ship schedules, and a labor shortage at ports have produced longer wait times and supply-chain disruptions.
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Shipping & Fulfillment
Charts: Supply Chain Disruption Worldwide, U.S.
December 1, 2021 • Adel Boukarroum
In its October 2021 World Economic Outlook report, "Recovery During a Pandemic," the International Monetary Fund highlighted how supply bottlenecks are key contributors to inflation and economic uncertainty. According to the report, shortages and other supply-demand dynamics have impacted the flow of crucial manufacturing components.
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Business
Charts: Ecommerce in Southeast Asia (Stats, Outlook)
November 28, 2021 • Adel Boukarroum
Southeast Asia is set for explosive ecommerce growth. A new report from Bain & Company provides the details. The report, "e-Conomy SEA 2021," covers six countries: Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. It's the culmination of multiyear research and analysis.
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Business
Charts: Ecommerce Share of Global Retail Sales
November 18, 2021 • Adel Boukarroum
It's no surprise that the ecommerce share of worldwide retail sales has been surging. In July eMarketer estimated that share to reach 19.6% this year, a massive 42% increase from 2019. By 2025 the percentage will be 24.5%, according to eMarketer.
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Business
Charts: Ecommerce in the Middle East (Stats, Outlook)
November 11, 2021 • Adel Boukarroum
The Gulf Cooperation Council is a regional, intergovernmental political and economic union in the Middle East. In 2015, ecommerce revenue in the GCC was $5.3 billion, or just 0.4% of gross domestic product. By 2020, revenue had quadrupled to $21.6 billion.
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Local Business
Charts: Physical Retail to Transform Layout, Purpose
November 3, 2021 • Adel Boukarroum
The shift to online buying could prompt physical retail stores worldwide to commit a third of their space for online fulfillment. That's according to Edge by Ascential, a U.K.-based research and advisory firm.
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