At Neudata, we see a growing appetite for alternative datasets that can be used to track performance drivers for ecommerce marketplaces and retailers. In this Intelligence report, we break down the various data sources that can provide insight into revenues and costs for companies such as Shopee, Shein, eBay, and Meesho.

It’s now the Year of the Tiger – the zodiac sign being a symbol of both strength and unpredictability. We find it apt, therefore, that we see strong demand and unpredictable supply for the China data market this year. In this report, we share three predictions for what else 2022 has to offer.

Future gazing is a tough gig but someone’s got to do it. We look into Neudata’s crystal ball to predict which alternative data products may not make it past 2022.

With all the hype around expensive JPEGs of Apes, Cats and Punks, we explore the alternative datasets available to monitor the booming NFT market. The report touches on the key dataset types available, including on chain, search, web traffic, social media, and app data.

We highlight the trending ESG datasets in 2021 based on clickstream activity of our clients on the Neudata Scout platform. We summarise the offerings of the top 15 ESG data products and discuss our views on the drivers of their popularity.

We look back at dataset terminations in 2021 and summarise the key drivers, trends, and best practices to safeguard against potential discontinuations.

We recap the ten most-read Intelligence reports of 2021. We also hear directly from Neudata's analysts to understand why these ten were the breakout reports amongst our clients.

Royal Dutch (although not for much longer) Shell recently made headlines by changing its share structure. Since traditional data also informs this kind of governance-related issue, why would investors also use alternative data to assess corporate governance? This report explores dataset types that provide less conventional governance insights, augment more common processes, and enhance stewardship and engagement.

This Intelligence report explores the alternative datasets available to monitor the travel sector’s post-COVID recovery, as well as the industry’s key sub-sectors: airlines, car rentals, rail transport, and lodging.

As a bridge between international data users and Chinese domestic data vendors, Neudata sees more termination calls from Chinese data vendors in the winter of 2021. Thus, how far will the permanency risk spread among the Chinese data suppliers in 2022? In this report, we summarize our findings after speaking to dozens of Chinese data providers.