Hanoi (VNA) ๊– Vietnamese ICT enterprises have benefited greatly from the fast digitalisation trend, with their revenues rising despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

Google’s e-Conomy SEA 2020 report said COVID-19 has led to an acceleration of digital consumptionas users tried new digital services for the first time. According to the report, among usersof digital services in Vietnam, new users accounted for 41 percent, higher thanthe Southeast Asia’s average. Notably, 94 percent of them intend to continuewith the service post-pandemic. Beforethe pandemic, Vietnamese spent an average 3.1 hours per day online. During lockdown,the figure rose to 4.2 hours per day which is expected to stay at 3.5 hoursdaily post-pandemic. Vietnamis among countries with the fastest growing digital economies in Southeast Asia. By2025, the Philippine digital economy’s compound annual growth rate is forecastto reach 30 percent, followed by Vietnam with 29 percent, Thailand 25 percent,Malaysia and Singapore 21 percent. Benefiting from the trend, Digiworld JSC earned over 12.5 trillion VND (543 million USD) inrevenue and more than 333.8 billion VND in pre-tax profit last year, up 47.6 percent andnearly 59 percent annually, respectively. The respective figures this year are forecast to grow by 58.5 percent and over 84 percent. Expertsfrom the Bao Viet Securities Company said laptops and tablets in Vietnam hold thepotential of strong growth thanks to the work-from-home trend and online schoolingtill the end of the first academic year.   Theyadded that the mobile phone market will rebound in the fourth quarter thanks to the re-opening of retail outlets nationwide, pent-up demand following lockdown, andlaunch of new products during peak season. According to the MobileWorld Investment Corporation and the FPT Digital Retail JSC, demand for laptopsin August also doubled annually./.