This statistic displays the results of a survey on the perception of merchants on selling on social media in Asia Pacific in 2017, by reason. During the survey period, around 63 percent of the respondents stated that they prefer social media commerce because it is easy to reach a wider group of customers.
Reasons given by merchants to sell on social media in the Asia Pacific region in 2017
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PayPal. (November 19, 2017). Reasons given by merchants to sell on social media in the Asia Pacific region in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/896308/asia-pacific-merchants-selling-on-social-media-by-reason/
PayPal. "Reasons given by merchants to sell on social media in the Asia Pacific region in 2017." Chart. November 19, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/896308/asia-pacific-merchants-selling-on-social-media-by-reason/
PayPal. (2017). Reasons given by merchants to sell on social media in the Asia Pacific region in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/896308/asia-pacific-merchants-selling-on-social-media-by-reason/
PayPal. "Reasons given by Merchants to Sell on Social Media in The Asia Pacific Region in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/896308/asia-pacific-merchants-selling-on-social-media-by-reason/
PayPal, Reasons given by merchants to sell on social media in the Asia Pacific region in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/896308/asia-pacific-merchants-selling-on-social-media-by-reason/ (last visited September 30, 2023)
Reasons given by merchants to sell on social media in the Asia Pacific region in 2017 [Graph], PayPal, November 19, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/896308/asia-pacific-merchants-selling-on-social-media-by-reason/