Question of the WeekWhat Are the Implications of Facebook’s Investment in Jio Platforms for Indian E-Commerce? Coresight Research May 4, 2020 QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What Are the Implications of Facebook’s Investment in Jio Platforms for Indian E-Commerce? Facebook’s investment of $5.7 billion into Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)-owned Jio Platforms is likely to ease the introduction of latter’s e-commerce arm JioMart. Using Facebook-owned WhatsApp’s user base of around 400 million, JioMart can enter the largely untapped unorganized retail sector in India to challenge for a share in the nation’s e-commerce market. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: US Retail in the Rest of 2025: Normalized Demand and Leaner Inventories Ahead of a High-Stakes Holiday SeasonDiwali’s Global Rise Is Reshaping the Retail Growth CycleWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 28: Store Closures Climb by Two-Thirds vs. Last YearGroceryshop 2025 Wrap-Up: Reinventing Grocery for an AI-Driven, Health-Focused and Value-Conscious Era
