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SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-23-000896 to WEBUY GLOBAL LTD (WBUY)

WEBUY GLOBAL LTD
Date: Jan. 26, 2023 · CIK: 0001946703 · Accession: 0000000000-23-000896

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January 26, 2023
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Scott Stringer
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WEBUY GLOBAL LTD

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United States securities and exchange commission logo January 26, 2023 Bin Xue Chief Executive Officer WEBUY GLOBAL LTD 18 Tampines Industrial Crescent #04-03 Space@Tampines Singapore 528605 Re:WEBUY GLOBAL LTD Amendment No. 1 to Draft Registration Statement of Form F-1 Submitted January 6, 2023 CIK No. 0001946703 Dear Bin Xue: We have reviewed your amended draft registration statement and have the following comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting an amended draft registration statement or publicly filing your registration statement on EDGAR. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing the information you provide in response to these comments and your amended draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may have additional comments. Amendment No. 1 to Draft Registration Statement on Form F-1 Prospectus Summary Overview, page 3 1.We note your response to prior comment 2 and reissue. Please include the paragraph about your sales and growth since inception and balance this disclosure by also discussing your history of net losses for the relevant periods as well as the substantial doubt about your ability to continue as a going concern. We note your disclosure under "Going Concern and Capital Resources" on page 42.

FirstName LastNameBin Xue Comapany NameWEBUY GLOBAL LTD January 26, 2023 Page 2 FirstName LastName Bin Xue WEBUY GLOBAL LTD January 26, 2023 Page 2 2.We note your response to prior comment 11, including your revisions to page 66. However, you continue to reference "marketing collaterals" on pages 3 and 71. For consistency, please further revise your disclosure to reflect revisions made on page 66 regarding this term. Business Scalable Business Segments, page 70 3.We note your response to prior comment 13, including revisions to add a title to the diagram provided here. Please further revise your disclosure to provide context for this diagram within your operational activities, including a brief discussion of what this diagram illustrates. For example, please briefly discuss which portions of the technological divisions and structures represented (i.e., Customer APP, Group Leader Web Portal, Merchant Web Portal, Backend Services, Technology Platform, Data Platform & Algorithm, and Big Data (OLTP, OLAP)) are controlled by WeBuy and what the inclusion of the logos of numerous other technology providers (e.g., Java, Spring and Elastic) represents. Leader and Customer Acquisition Cycle, page 72 4.We note your response to prior comment 15 as well as existing disclosure that states that stores will display the WeBuy logo to increase awareness for your brand. Please further revise this section to disclose whether these stores receive any monetary or other compensation, in addition to attractive prices on fresh produce, for agreeing to sign on as an affiliate of the WeBuy club. Our Business Model A. Groupbuy Model, page 74 5.We note your response to prior comment 16, including your statement that sales commissions are earned by Group Leaders "through their work in promoting the Webuy products to their community." Please briefly expand your discussion to provide additional high-level detail regarding sales commissions. For example, please disclose whether all Group Leaders receive sales commissions as a percentage of sales made by customers in their community or upon achieving certain sales goals. Additionally, please disclose the commission rates and quantify the sales commissions paid for the periods reflected in the prospectus.

FirstName LastNameBin Xue Comapany NameWEBUY GLOBAL LTD January 26, 2023 Page 3 FirstName LastName Bin Xue WEBUY GLOBAL LTD January 26, 2023 Page 3 C. End-to-End Involvement in the Sale and Purchase Process Our Customers, page 87 6.We note your response to prior comment 18 and revised disclosure on page 87. It appears that "coins" and "assets" are analogous to your description of e-vouchers and sales commissions, respectively, discussed on page 74 and referenced throughout your disclosure. Please revise this section to make clear, if true, the relationship between these two sets of terms (i.e., (i) coins and e-vouchers, and (ii) assets and sales commissions). Note 2. Summary of Signification Accounting Policies Revenue Recognition, page F-11 7.We note your response to comment 23. Please revise your disclosure to clearly explain the accounting and payment procedures surrounding the "Assets" you grant, similar to the first paragraph of your response. 8.We note your response to comment 24. The guidance in ASC 280-10-50-38 explicitly states that ASC 280-10-50-40 applies to entities that have a single reportable segment. You disclose on page 12 that you "offer a wide range of products on our platform, including food and beverage, fresh produce, as well as lifestyle and other personal care items." Please disclose your revenues for each group of similar products and services. Alternatively, if providing this disclosure is impracticable (which is expected to be rare), please tell us the specific aspects of providing this disclosure that are impracticable and explain in detail why each aspect is impracticable. If your impracticability assertion for one or more specific aspects surrounds excessive cost, please also demonstrate how you determined the cost would be excessive. 9.Your disclosure on pages 74 and 87 indicates you offer e-vouchers and coins as shopping perks that are redeemable in purchasing credits. Please explain to us how you account for these perks and, to the extent significant, please expand your revenue recognition accounting policy. You may contact Scott Stringer at 202-551-3272 or Rufus Decker at 202-551-3769 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Kate Beukenkamp at 202-551-3861 or Donald Field at 202-551-3680 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Trade & Services cc: Mengyi Jason Ye

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United States securities and exchange commission logo
January 26, 2023
Bin Xue
Chief Executive Officer
WEBUY GLOBAL LTD
18 Tampines Industrial Crescent #04-03
Space@Tampines
Singapore 528605
Re:WEBUY GLOBAL LTD
Amendment No. 1 to
Draft Registration Statement of Form F-1
Submitted January 6, 2023
CIK No. 0001946703
Dear Bin Xue:
            We have reviewed your amended draft registration statement and have the following
comments.  In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we
may better understand your disclosure.
            Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting
an amended draft registration statement or publicly filing your registration statement on
EDGAR.  If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances or do not
believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response.
            After reviewing the information you provide in response to these comments and your
amended draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may have additional
comments.
Amendment No. 1 to Draft Registration Statement on Form F-1
Prospectus Summary
Overview, page 3
1.We note your response to prior comment 2 and reissue. Please include the paragraph about
your sales and growth since inception and balance this disclosure by also discussing your
history of net losses for the relevant periods as well as the substantial doubt about your
ability to continue as a going concern. We note your disclosure under "Going Concern and
Capital Resources" on page 42.

 FirstName LastNameBin Xue
 Comapany NameWEBUY GLOBAL LTD
 January 26, 2023 Page 2
 FirstName LastName
Bin Xue
WEBUY GLOBAL LTD
January 26, 2023
Page 2
2.We note your response to prior comment 11, including your revisions to page 66.
However, you continue to reference "marketing collaterals" on pages 3 and 71. For
consistency, please further revise your disclosure to reflect revisions made on page
66 regarding this term.
Business
Scalable Business Segments, page 70
3.We note your response to prior comment 13, including revisions to add a title to the
diagram provided here. Please further revise your disclosure to provide context for this
diagram within your operational activities, including a brief discussion of what this
diagram illustrates. For example, please briefly discuss which portions of the
technological divisions and structures represented (i.e., Customer APP, Group Leader
Web Portal, Merchant Web Portal, Backend Services, Technology Platform, Data
Platform & Algorithm, and Big Data (OLTP, OLAP)) are controlled by WeBuy and what
the inclusion of the logos of numerous other technology providers (e.g., Java, Spring and
Elastic) represents.
Leader and Customer Acquisition Cycle, page 72
4.We note your response to prior comment 15 as well as existing disclosure that states that
stores will display the WeBuy logo to increase awareness for your brand. Please further
revise this section to disclose whether these stores receive any monetary or other
compensation, in addition to attractive prices on fresh produce, for agreeing to sign on as
an affiliate of the WeBuy club.
Our Business Model
A. Groupbuy Model, page 74
5.We note your response to prior comment 16, including your statement that sales
commissions are earned by Group Leaders "through their work in promoting the Webuy
products to their community." Please briefly expand your discussion to provide additional
high-level detail regarding sales commissions. For example, please disclose whether all
Group Leaders receive sales commissions as a percentage of sales made by customers in
their community or upon achieving certain sales goals. Additionally, please disclose the
commission rates and quantify the sales commissions paid for the periods reflected in the
prospectus.

 FirstName LastNameBin Xue
 Comapany NameWEBUY GLOBAL LTD
 January 26, 2023 Page 3
 FirstName LastName
Bin Xue
WEBUY GLOBAL LTD
January 26, 2023
Page 3
C. End-to-End Involvement in the Sale and Purchase Process
Our Customers, page 87
6.We note your response to prior comment 18 and revised disclosure on page 87. It appears
that "coins" and "assets" are analogous to your description of e-vouchers and sales
commissions, respectively, discussed on page 74 and referenced throughout your
disclosure. Please revise this section to make clear, if true, the relationship between these
two sets of terms (i.e., (i) coins and e-vouchers, and (ii) assets and sales commissions).
Note 2. Summary of Signification Accounting Policies
Revenue Recognition, page F-11
7.We note your response to comment 23.  Please revise your disclosure to clearly explain
the accounting and payment procedures surrounding the "Assets" you grant, similar to the
first paragraph of your response.
8.We note your response to comment 24.  The guidance in ASC 280-10-50-38 explicitly
states that ASC 280-10-50-40 applies to entities that have a single reportable segment.
You disclose on page 12 that you "offer a wide range of products on our platform,
including food and beverage, fresh produce, as well as lifestyle and other personal care
items."  Please disclose your revenues for each group of similar products and services.
Alternatively, if providing this disclosure is impracticable (which is expected to be rare),
please tell us the specific aspects of providing this disclosure that are impracticable and
explain in detail why each aspect is impracticable.  If your impracticability assertion for
one or more specific aspects surrounds excessive cost, please also demonstrate how you
determined the cost would be excessive.
9.Your disclosure on pages 74 and 87 indicates you offer e-vouchers and coins as shopping
perks that are redeemable in purchasing credits. Please explain to us how you account for
these perks and, to the extent significant, please expand your revenue recognition
accounting policy.
            You may contact Scott Stringer at 202-551-3272 or Rufus Decker at 202-551-3769 if you
have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters.  Please
contact Kate Beukenkamp at 202-551-3861 or Donald Field at 202-551-3680 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Trade & Services
cc:       Mengyi Jason Ye