E-commerce is expected to grow significantly in Asia in the coming years, with the number of digital buyers in Asia Pacific projected to exceed 1 billion by 2018. In India specifically, active e-commerce penetration is currently only 28% but is expected to increase substantially given India's growing internet user base and trends toward online shopping. The e-commerce market in India grew from $2.5 billion in 2009 to an estimated $38.5 billion by 2017. Major types of e-commerce include business-to-business, business-to-customer, business-to-government, and consumer-to-consumer. The future of e-commerce in India is promising due to increasing demand for broadband access, rising living standards,