Social network ad spending per user worldwide 2017-2027

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 27, 2025
In 2020, the amount spend on advertisement per user worldwide increased around 3.5 U.S. dollars to 28.3 U.S dollars. According to the Statista Digital Market Outlook advertising spending per user in estimated to increase to almost 40 U.S dollars by 2025.

Social media advertising spending per internet user worldwide from 2017 to 2027 (in U.S. dollars)

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Statistic: Social media advertising spending per internet user worldwide from 2017 to 2027 (in U.S. dollars)

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March 2023

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Worldwide

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2017 to 2027

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Social Media Advertising includes all ad revenue generated by social networks or business networks such as Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. Ads in social networks can appear as sponsored posts within organic content or besides the newsfeed.

Social Media Advertising does not include ads within online games nor revenues generated from membership subscriptions or premium fees.

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