Types	Examples and Descriptions	GSGCs	GSMCs
Sharing Economy Platforms	Businesses enabled by digital platforms that allow shared access to goods and services whereby the consumer cost of accessing them is reduced and the convenience and utility (i.e., value) increased through a network of global and local microproviders.
Ride Sharing	Uber, Lyft, Turo, Zip Car, Gett, Grab, Bolt	Low	High
Home Sharing	Airbnb, Vrbo, HomeAway, 9Flats, Wimbdu	Low	High
Money Sharing	Kickstarter, GoFundMe, Lending Club, SoFi	Low	Low
Information Economy Platforms	Services-based platforms enabled by information sharing whereby value is co-created through a network of human activities and experiences, some in real-time, that have the potential to provide radical changes in how human beings work, socialize, etc…
Search Engines	Google, Baidu, Bing	High	Low
Real Time Traffic/Directions	Waze, Google Maps	Low	Low
Social Media	Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, Reddit	High	High
Local/Regional Value Chain Retail Platforms	Order and delivery platforms whereby local and regional retail providers, typically with traditional brick-and-mortar facilities, are connected to microproviders of logistics to increase consumer base.
Local Market Grocery Delivery	Instacart, Amazon Fresh, Shipt	Inter	Low
Local Restaurant Food Delivery	GrubHub, Uber Eats, DoorDash	Low	Low
Global Value Chain Retail Platforms	Order and delivery platforms whereby a mixture of regional and global retail providers, some with traditional warehousing and production facilities of their own, utilize a mixture of their own and a network of independent providers of logistics, to connect global buyers and sellers of goods.
Supply Chain and Delivery Advanced	Amazon, AliExpress	High	High
Supply Chain and Delivery Intermediate	Etsy, Wayfair, Overstock	Inter	Low
Supply Chain and Delivery Basic/Niche	Microproviders, eBay, Craigslist	Low	Low