Digital Ad Spending Market Report 2025

The digital ad spending market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $649.18 billion in 2024 to $711.75 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.6%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increased internet penetration, mobile device proliferation, social media growth, data analytics and targeting, e-commerce expansion, video content consumption.

The digital ad spending market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $1.03 trillion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.7%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing connected tv advertising, increasing interactive and shoppable ads, privacy regulations and compliance, sustainability and social responsibility, emerging markets growth. Major trends in the forecast period include programmatic advertising, ad fraud prevention, emergence of new ad formats, content marketing integration, cross-channel integration, ai and machine learning integration.

The growing penetration of tablets and smartphones is anticipated to drive the expansion of the digital ad spending market in the future. Tablets and smartphones are mobile devices that enable users to access the internet, run applications, and engage in various activities, such as watching videos, gaming, and video calling. The rising use of these devices for digital content consumption - including display ads, videos, social media ads, and in-app ads - has significantly heightened the role of mobile devices in the advertising sector. Advertisers have adjusted their strategies to reach their audiences through mobile platforms, which will further stimulate growth in the digital ad spending market. For instance, a report from Demandsage, a U.S.-based automated reporting platform that utilizes data science for insights, noted that there were around 6.6 billion smartphone users worldwide as of 2022, reflecting a 4.2% increase from the previous year. Thus, the increased penetration of tablets and smartphones is fueling the growth of the digital ad market.

The digital ad spending market is the escalating demand for video content marketing. Content marketing, a strategic approach focused on creating and disseminating valuable and relevant content, has seen a substantial shift toward video content. Advertisers recognize the effectiveness of video advertisements in capturing audience attention and delivering compelling messages. As of February 2023, a survey by Wyzowl revealed that 91% of businesses adopted video content marketing, marking an increase from the 86% observed in 2022. This surge in demand for video content marketing is poised to fuel the growth of the digital ad spending market.

The prevailing trend in the digital ad spending market is the rapid adoption of advanced technologies. Key players in the market are actively incorporating cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), machine learning, and blockchain to maintain and strengthen their market positions. For instance, in January 2023, Verizon Media, a prominent US-based technology company, launched the Next-Gen Solutions suite. This innovative suite is designed to deliver relevant ad experiences independently of cookies or mobile app IDs. It employs real-time data signals such as weather, location, and device types to power machine-learning algorithms, connecting advertisers with pertinent audiences without relying on user-level profiles or browser storage. Verizon Media's Next-Gen Buying feature further utilizes machine-learning algorithms to enable advertisers to connect with relevant audiences without the need for cookies, mobile app IDs, browser storage, or the creation of user-level profiles.

Major companies within the digital ad spending market are actively exploring AI-based tools, including advertising testing tools, to broaden their customer base and gain a competitive edge. An advertising testing tool is a software program designed to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. For instance, in May 2022, Kantar, a leading UK-based marketing data and analytics company, introduced Link AI for Digital, an AI tool tailored for testing digital advertising formats. This solution utilizes AI to forecast the in-market performance of digital ads, drawing insights from a dataset comprising over 230,000 survey-enabled ad tests and 30 million real-world interactions.

In January 2022, Smith, a reputable US-based IT services and consulting company, acquired Adept, a digital advertising services company, for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition aims to leverage Smith's expertise to achieve better results and business objectives, allowing both companies to enhance their service offerings and expand their product portfolios.

Major companies operating in the digital ad spending market include Microsoft corporation, Google LLC, Meta Platforms Inc., Hulu LLC, Ignite Visibility LLC, L7 Creative, Alibaba Group Holdings Limited, Amazon Web Services Inc., Baidu Inc., Coalition Technologies LLC, Dentsu Group Inc., Disruptive Advertising Inc., Effective Spend, Omnicom Group, Publicis Groupe, Tencent Holdings Limited, Adobe Inc., The Trade Desk Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Twitter Inc., Pinterest Inc., Snap Inc., Roku Inc., Spotify Technology S.A., Expedia Group, TripAdvisor Inc., JD.com Inc., Criteo SA, InterActiveCorp, Datorama Inc., PubMatic Inc., Magnite Inc., Taboola, Outbrain Inc., AdRoll Group, Rubicon Project Inc., Xandr Inc., OpenX, MediaMath Inc.

North America was the largest region in the digital ad spending market in 2024. The regions covered in the digital ad spending market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the digital ad spending market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Digital ad spending pertains to the financial resources allocated to digital advertising, encompassing various online marketing strategies utilizing electronic media channels to promote products, services, or companies. This form of advertising involves payment for clicks, impressions, or other interactions aimed at driving traffic to a website or other digital platforms.

Key categories of digital ad spending comprise diverse formats such as display ads, social media, native advertising, search ads, video ads, among others. Display ads, for instance, encompass a digital advertising variant featuring text, images, and a URL guiding viewers to a website for further information or purchase decisions. These ads are deployed across mobile, laptop, and desktop platforms and find application in industries including retail, healthcare, automotive, media and entertainment, education, transportation and tourism, as well as IT and telecommunications.

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The digital Ad spending market includes revenues earned by entities through audio ads, in-app ads, mobile applications, and email marketing. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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