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10 Popular E-Commerce Sites in the Philippines

Phoebe
Tech in Asia 18 July 2013, 3:00 PM GMT

E-commerce in Asia has been a whirlwind for both the businesses who enter into the scene, and the consumers. Th
exception to this. We have seen early players who remain strong, and those which have been left behind by new on
seeing a growing variety of choices for them over time. It’s becoming a huge market and there are a number of 
Philippines entering in this space, too. So here’s a list of what we think are the most popular e-commerce sites in th
1. Sulit.com.ph Sulit.com.ph is one of the earliest players in e-commerce in the country, founded in September 2006
site wherein members simply post anything they want to sell - brand new or not - and sellers directly coordinate wit
seven years, it still currently leads the e-commerce space with 13.7 million recorded visitors and 289 million pagevi
all that traction from Filipino consumers, Sulit has also ventured to cater to niche markets with SulitCars and 
week, it announced its acquisition of car advertisement site Pinoy Auto Trader. 2. Ayos Dito AyosDito, launched in M
classified ads site and is the closest competitor to Sulit. And similarly, it is a platform for both buyers and sellers to
AyosDito is a joint venture between media organization Singapore Press Holdings and Europe’s online classified ad
sister sites are  Mudah.my and Chotot.vn 3. Lazada Philippines Rocket Internet-backed Lazada, which has raised 
was launched in the Philippines in March 2012. Its product offerings range from consumer electronics, gadgets, ho
accessories. It now has 1.1 million likes in its Lazada Philippines Facebook page. And just last month, it also launc
Android. 4. Cebu Pacific Philippine airline company Cebu Pacific was launched in 1988. But it really took off later w
business model in 2005. It means that customers can purchase e-tickets at a discounted price, which they can only
card. It started with domestic flights, and later on provided discounted international flights when the strategy took o
local e-commerce platforms present in the Philippines, and continues to be patronized by consumers for its promo
Philippines US-based eBay launched in the Philippines in 2007 and still remains strong. Alexa ranks ebay.ph as the 
the Philippines. It also entered the daily deals space in 2011 with Kuponan, but this remains a service within eBay.p
also rolled out a brand new interface in the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore to help buyers get better access to
Philippines Another Rocket Internet-backed e-commerce site, Zalora launched in May 2012. Its fashion-centric offe
and bags, and more. The e-commerce startup, which is present in eight countries in Asia, had its most recent fundi
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$26 million from German firm Tengelmann Ventures. Zalora has also announced its plans to do an initial public offe
TipidPC.com is a classified ads platform specifically for computers, laptops, and other related parts. Products sold
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