To understand the market, one must navigate its genres. The type of popular video that goes viral in Jakarta differs vastly from that in New York. Here are the current reigning champions of Indonesian digital content:
No analysis of popular videos is complete without TikTok. Indonesia is TikTok's largest and most influential market in Southeast Asia. TikTok Shop (now rolled back into Tokopedia following the merger with GoTo) turned short videos into direct sales.
Gen Z in Indonesia does not search for products; they discover them via viral challenges. The "OOTD" (Outfit of the Day) videos in Jakarta set fashion trends for the entire region. Moreover, TikTok has become a launchpad for indie musicians. A song that becomes a background track for a viral dance challenge (e.g., "Sial" by Mahalini or "Tak Ingin Usai" by Keisya) instantly climbs the Spotify charts. The video drives the music, not the other way around.