Key Takeaways
- In 2023, global digital advertising spend reached $667.5 billion.
- In 2024, global digital advertising spend is forecast to reach $789.5 billion.
- In 2022, the United States digital advertising market generated $179.6 billion in spending.
- In 2021, global ad fraud losses were estimated at $68 billion.
- In 2023, global ad fraud losses were estimated at $73.1 billion.
- In 2023, the global rate of viewable impressions was 57.3%.
- Google announced it will phase out third-party cookies in Chrome starting in 2024.
- The Chrome Privacy Sandbox timeline includes the start of deprecation of third-party cookies in 2024.
- Google planned a 1% rollout of Privacy Sandbox APIs in January 2023.
- In 2023, the global data marketplace size for advertising audiences was $12.0 billion.
- In 2024, the global CDP market size is projected to be $5.4 billion.
- In 2024, the global DSP market size is projected to be $25.0 billion.
- In 2022, 73% of advertisers used some form of first-party data strategy.
- In 2023, 79% of marketers said their organizations are increasingly using first-party data.
- In 2024, 56% of marketers expect better targeting using AI-driven audience insights (survey).
Digital ad spend surges, programmatic grows, while fraud and privacy reshape technology.
Market Size & Growth
Market Size & Growth Interpretation
Fraud, Viewability & Measurement
Fraud, Viewability & Measurement Interpretation
Privacy, Identity & Regulation
Privacy, Identity & Regulation Interpretation
Ad Tech Architecture & Platforms
Ad Tech Architecture & Platforms Interpretation
Data, Targeting & Performance
Data, Targeting & Performance Interpretation
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