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.
Contact Adel via email or LinkedIn.
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Inventory
Charts: Global Manufacturing Outlook 2022
August 17, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Owing to the pandemic, CEOs of large worldwide manufacturing companies are focused on supply chain resiliency. We tell the story in this week's charts.
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Finance
Charts: Retail Banking Trends 2022
August 10, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Consumers' preference for digital tools is upending retail banking. In this week's Charts, we look at the evolution of banking — from traditional branches to mobile alternatives.
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Business
Charts: Ecommerce in U.S. Grocery Industry
August 3, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
A survey from McKinsey found that many U.S. consumers prefer online grocery shopping, but grocers feel unprepared for the transition. We tell the story in this week's charts.
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Payments
Charts: Cryptocurrency Trends in Ecommerce
July 27, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Less than 20% of U.S. consumers have used cryptocurrencies for retail purchases. Most of those shoppers are younger and plan on increasing the use. We tell the story in this week's charts.
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Business
Charts: Ecommerce Penetration of Global Retail
July 13, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Ecommerce continues to rise across all global retail sectors. In four charts, we tell the story.
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Business
Charts: Global AI Stats and Trends
July 6, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
The global adoption of artificial intelligence continues. In four charts, we show the leading countries and industries as well as tasks most suited for AI use.
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Fraud Prevention
Charts: Cybersecurity Stats and Trends
June 29, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
The rise of global cyber fraud has promoted elevated prevention expenditures by businesses and a flurry of funding in cybersecurity firms by investors. We tell the story in this week's charts.
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Amazon & Marketplaces
Charts: Walmart’s Ecommerce Sales, Outlook
June 15, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Will Walmart's physical stores become "shoppable fulfillment centers"? That's the assessment of the company's new chief ecommerce officer. This post tells the story in four charts of Walmart's ecommerce progress.
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B2B
Charts: Advanced Manufacturing in U.S., Canada
June 8, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Sophisticated technologies are spurring manufacturing productivity worldwide. In this week's charts, we look at "advancing manufacturing" in North America.
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Business
Charts: Digital Health Trends Worldwide Q1 2022
June 1, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Covid-19 has accelerated investments in healthcare technology — telehealth, digital therapeutics, clinical trials, and more. We tell the story in four insightful charts.
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Business
Charts: Impact of Ukraine War on World Economy
May 25, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
The war in Ukraine will slow global economic growth and accelerate inflation. That's according to the new "World Economic Outlook" by the International Monetary Fund. We address in four charts.
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Business
Charts: State of AI in Q1 2022
May 18, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Artificial intelligence is transforming industries worldwide. In this week's charts, we address Q1 2022 AI funding, deal size, regional activity, and more.
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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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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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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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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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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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