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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Platforms & Apps
Charts: How Consumers Use the Internet 2024
March 20, 2024 • Adel Boukarroum
Research firm GWI surveyed global consumers as to their internet habits. Chatting and messaging were the top activities.
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Analytics & Data
Charts: Fastest Growing Ecommerce Companies 2023
March 6, 2024 • Adel Boukarroum
The fastest-growing publicly-traded ecommerce companies are mostly marketplaces, per Yahoo Finance.
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Local Business
Charts: U.S. Small Business Trends Q1 2024
February 21, 2024 • Adel Boukarroum
January survey results from the National Federation of Independent Business are mostly gloomy.
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Cross-border Selling
Charts: Ecommerce in Emerging Markets 2024
January 31, 2024 • Adel Boukarroum
Most of the growth in global ecommerce is from Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Asia.
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Finance
Charts: Global Investor Trends for AI, Sustainability
January 3, 2024 • Adel Boukarroum
Concerns of global investors are easing compared to a year ago. AI and sustainability remain top priorities.
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Shipping & Fulfillment
Charts: Shipping Priorities of Online Consumers
December 27, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
Two separate surveys of U.S. ecommerce shoppers report similar findings: free shipping is a priority.
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Cross-border Selling
Charts: Ecommerce in Asia 2023
December 13, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
The number of ecommerce shoppers in Asia will grow by 52% from 2023 to 2028, although the rate of growth is slowing.
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Finance
Charts: Top Publicly Traded Ecommerce Companies, Q3 2023
December 6, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
The first step in ranking ecommerce companies is to define the term. Online only or omnichannel? Software vendors or merchants?
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Analytics & Data
Charts: Ecommerce in the U.K.
November 8, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
Retail ecommerce in the U.K. will decline in 2023 per industry estimates. Still, ecommerce sales in the U.K. are the world's third largest.
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Finance
Charts: Ecommerce VC Deals 2022, 2023
October 18, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
Venture capital investments in 2022 slowed substantially from 2021. Funding to Amazon aggregators has been stagnant thus far in 2023.
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Social Media
Charts: Top Global Social Networks Q3 2023
October 11, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
Meta-owned properties — Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger — dominant global social media.
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Business
Charts: Retail Trends in China Q3 2023
September 27, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
China's National Bureau of Statistics reports flat retail sales growth thus far in 2023.
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Amazon & Marketplaces
Charts: Top Global Marketplaces by Monthly Visits
September 13, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
Amazon is the dominant B2C marketplace — in U.S. and worldwide.
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Business
Charts: E.U. Retail Trends
August 31, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
Confidence among E.U. retail businesses is mostly negative with no widespread plans to hire additional employees.
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Finance
Charts: Global Unicorn Trends Mid-2023
July 26, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
In 2021, 606 global unicorns were created at a total valuation of $1.5 trillion. Thus far in 2023 there are 44 new unicorns valued at $87 billion.
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Local Business
Charts: U.S. Retail Trends July 2023
July 12, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
The U.S. Census Bureau surveys 1.2 million businesses every two weeks to assess the state of the economy and expectations of owners and managers.
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Finance
Charts: Global Fintech Funding Q1 2023
June 14, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
Funding for financial technology companies increased in Q1 2023 from Q4 2022. We tell the story in five charts.
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Analytics & Data
Charts: Top Global Retailers 2022
May 31, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
The top 250 worldwide retailers grew revenue by 8.5% in 2022. We tell the story in four charts.
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Business
Charts: 2023 Global Shopping Trends
May 17, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
Global consumers have altered their shopping habits owing to inflation and economic uncertainty. But most see better times ahead.
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Amazon & Marketplaces
Charts: Fastest Growing Global Marketplaces
February 28, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
Online marketplaces sell more than consumer goods and include homes, cars, services, and more. Here's our rundown of fast-growing global marketplaces.
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Business
Charts: 2023 Economic Outlook of U.S., Global Execs
January 25, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
Executives in the U.S. and worldwide are mostly gloomy about the broader economy but optimistic about their own companies. We tell the story in four revealing charts.
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Finance
Charts: Banking Trends and Outlook
November 2, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Recent studies by Deloitte and Boston Consulting Group highlight the enormous changes facing retail and business banking. We tell the story in three charts.
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Business
Charts: Trends in Manufacturing, 3D Printing
October 19, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Despite the global economic downturn, investments in manufacturing technology remained stable in Q2 2022. The use of 3D printing is growing.
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Local Business
Charts: Online Grocery Delivery Trends
October 5, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
The pandemic-driven shift to online grocery pickup is not declining. That's according to two recent surveys. We explain in four charts.
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Payments
Charts: Global Payments Trends and Outlook
September 21, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Funding decreased in Q2 2022 for payment technology companies. Nonetheless, much innovation is afoot. We tell the story in this week's charts.
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Business
Charts: Trends in Technology, AI for 2022
September 12, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
The adoption of artificial intelligence and other technologies is accelerating global productivity. We look at the latest trends, using four charts.
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Finance
Charts: Global Fintech Trends Q2 2022
September 7, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Global investments in privately held financial technology firms slowed in Q2 2022. We tell the story in four charts.
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Staffing
Charts: CEO Pay for Top Ecommerce, Public Companies
August 24, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy collected total compensation in 2021 of roughly $212 million. Shopify's Tobias Lutke earned $20 million. Here's a rundown of CEO compensation at select U.S. public companies.
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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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