In 2022, Amazon was the leading retailer by ad spend in the United States. The company invested almost 13.5 billion U.S. dollars in advertising that year. Walmart ranked second, with approximately 3.4 billion U.S. dollars ad spend in the country.
Leading retailers in the United States in 2022, by ad spend
(in million U.S. dollars)
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Advertising Age. (June 26, 2023). Leading retailers in the United States in 2022, by ad spend (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/261956/ad-spend-of-selected-retailers-in-the-us/
Advertising Age. "Leading retailers in the United States in 2022, by ad spend (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261956/ad-spend-of-selected-retailers-in-the-us/
Advertising Age. (2023). Leading retailers in the United States in 2022, by ad spend (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261956/ad-spend-of-selected-retailers-in-the-us/
Advertising Age. "Leading Retailers in The United States in 2022, by Ad Spend (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261956/ad-spend-of-selected-retailers-in-the-us/
Advertising Age, Leading retailers in the United States in 2022, by ad spend (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261956/ad-spend-of-selected-retailers-in-the-us/ (last visited April 18, 2025)
Leading retailers in the United States in 2022, by ad spend (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Advertising Age, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/261956/ad-spend-of-selected-retailers-in-the-us/
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