Asia Local News Readers

A
Aristhène Tan
B
Bounthavy Souvannavong
D
Dwi Hartono
H
Hiroshi Takagi
K
Kavi Chandrasekaran
M
Mei-Ling Chen
N
Nhung Thi Nguyen
P
Priya Kulkarni
S
Siddharth Varma
Z
Zulkhairi Bakar
Description

Asia Local News Readers represent a diverse and rapidly digitizing audience spanning markets from Japan and South Korea to India and Southeast Asia, united by a growing preference for local, language-specific news across digital channels. Approximately 77% of the Asia-Pacific population is now online, with digital platforms accounting for the majority of news access, and local news outlets reporting digital subscription growth of over 51% in a single year globally. The Asia-Pacific media and entertainment market, valued at $1.38 trillion in 2025 and growing at 9.3% CAGR, reflects surging smartphone-driven demand for localized content, while Southeast Asian digital consumer research highlights that over half are active daily digital news and content consumers.