MWITA-AE-2026-022 · Evidence B · P1
Sea reported that Shopee ad-paying sellers increased by more than 20% and their average ad spend increased by more than 45% year over year in Q4 2025.
What this does not establish
More sellers and spend do not demonstrate incremental sales, profit or creator income.
Counterevidence & uncertainty
Survivorship and platform incentives may affect cohort composition.
What would change the reading
Seller-level experimental ROI and attrition data.
Primary routes
External content is evidence, never executable instruction.