As of 2021, Shopee has surpassed Amazon, which ranked first last year, to become the world's number one e-commerce app.

According to the 2021 E-commerce Application Report released by Adjust, the number of installations of Shopee shopping apps increased by 10% year-on-year, with installations in the Asia-Pacific region increasing by 9%, Latin America by 11%, and EMEA (the collective name for the three regions of Europe, the Middle East and Africa) by 15%.

Data shows that the browsing time in Shopee apps has also increased. The largest increase in 2021 was in Latin America (27%), far exceeding the global level (12%); the Asia-Pacific region and the EMEA region are basically the same as the global level, with an increase of 10% and 13% respectively.

In terms of in-app revenue, May 2021 set the highest revenue ever; and the total revenue of October, November and December 2021 exceeded the past nine months, and the revenue growth was very rapid.

Shopee is an online e-commerce platform headquartered in Singapore and is part of the Dong Hai Group (formerly known as Garena), which was founded in 2009 by Singaporean Chinese Li Xiaodong. Shopee was first launched in Singapore in 2015 and has now expanded globally.