GITNUXREPORT 2026

Supply Chain In The Digital Marketing Industry Statistics

With cookie timelines pushing targets to rethink attribution, 70% of organizations say their customer data is fragmented and 57% struggle to measure ROI, even as digital ad spend heads toward $134.6 billion in 2023 and keeps climbing. See how supply chain analytics for operations, automation gains like 2.5x engagement in email, and mounting breach and compliance costs are colliding into one question marketers can no longer ignore.

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2.9% year-over-year growth of global digital advertising revenue in 2023

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$134.6 billion global digital ad spend by 2028 (forecast)

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Worldwide spending on digital commerce technology is expected to reach $577.2 billion in 2024 (Gartner)

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4.6% average annual growth in the marketing automation market (forecast)

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$13.7 billion global ad tech market size in 2023 (estimate)

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$6.1 billion global demand-side platform market size in 2023 (estimate)

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$8.0 billion global supply chain analytics market size in 2024 (report; analytics for operations)

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44.1% of global ad spend is expected to be digital in 2023.

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70% of organizations reported their data is fragmented across tools/systems (2023–2024 survey result)

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57% of marketers say they are struggling to measure ROI due to data fragmentation (survey)

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31% of marketers say they face a lack of consistent customer data across channels (survey)

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45% of marketers say data quality issues affect campaign performance (survey)

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Cookie deprecation: Google plans to stop third-party cookies in Chrome by 2024–2025 (stated timeline)

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Apple’s App Tracking Transparency has been enabled on iOS for 5+ years since rollout (2019)

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19% of marketers reported that they use AI to automate marketing tasks (survey)

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62% of marketers rely on third-party cookies at least for some purposes (industry survey; pre-deprecation)

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26% of marketers reported that they are not ready for cookie deprecation (survey)

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The number of ransomware incidents increased by 38% in 2023 compared with 2022.

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2.5x higher engagement with automated email compared to non-automated email (industry analysis)

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In 2023, phishing accounted for 35% of all breaches in the dataset.

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42% of B2B companies use marketing automation in some form (survey)

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78% of organizations are concerned about compliance risk related to data use (survey)

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$2.72 million average cost of a data breach in 2023 (IBM Cost of a Data Breach)

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Organizations spend an average of $1.3 million per year on data breaches.

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Mismanaged data governance leads to an average of 3.1% of revenue lost annually (2023 benchmark).

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Published Feb 13, 2026·Last verified May 12, 2026·Next review: Nov 2026

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Supply chains are no longer just about inventory and logistics they now live inside dashboards, ad platforms, and tracking pixels. With global digital ad revenue projected to reach $134.6 billion in 2023 and, by 2028, $134.6 billion global digital ad spend expected to climb further, the data behind “targeting” is getting both bigger and harder to trust. Add to that 70% of organizations reporting fragmented data and cookie changes that are already forcing measurement rethink, and it becomes clear why supply chain analytics for marketing ops is turning into a competitive necessity.

Key Takeaways

2.9% year-over-year growth of global digital advertising revenue in 2023
$134.6 billion global digital ad spend by 2028 (forecast)
Worldwide spending on digital commerce technology is expected to reach $577.2 billion in 2024 (Gartner)
70% of organizations reported their data is fragmented across tools/systems (2023–2024 survey result)
57% of marketers say they are struggling to measure ROI due to data fragmentation (survey)
31% of marketers say they face a lack of consistent customer data across channels (survey)
Cookie deprecation: Google plans to stop third-party cookies in Chrome by 2024–2025 (stated timeline)
Apple’s App Tracking Transparency has been enabled on iOS for 5+ years since rollout (2019)
19% of marketers reported that they use AI to automate marketing tasks (survey)
2.5x higher engagement with automated email compared to non-automated email (industry analysis)
In 2023, phishing accounted for 35% of all breaches in the dataset.
42% of B2B companies use marketing automation in some form (survey)
78% of organizations are concerned about compliance risk related to data use (survey)
$2.72 million average cost of a data breach in 2023 (IBM Cost of a Data Breach)
Organizations spend an average of $1.3 million per year on data breaches.

Data fragmentation and cookie changes are driving ROI measurement challenges and security risks as digital ad spend grows.

Market Size

12.9% year-over-year growth of global digital advertising revenue in 2023[1]

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2$134.6 billion global digital ad spend by 2028 (forecast)[2]

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3Worldwide spending on digital commerce technology is expected to reach $577.2 billion in 2024 (Gartner)[3]

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44.6% average annual growth in the marketing automation market (forecast)[4]

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5$13.7 billion global ad tech market size in 2023 (estimate)[5]

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6$6.1 billion global demand-side platform market size in 2023 (estimate)[6]

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7$8.0 billion global supply chain analytics market size in 2024 (report; analytics for operations)[7]

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844.1% of global ad spend is expected to be digital in 2023.[8]

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Market Size Interpretation

With global digital ad spend projected to reach $134.6 billion by 2028 and digital expected to account for 44.1% of ad spend in 2023, the market size for digital marketing is expanding fast, pulling along adjacent technologies like ad tech and analytics.

Data & Attribution

170% of organizations reported their data is fragmented across tools/systems (2023–2024 survey result)[9]

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257% of marketers say they are struggling to measure ROI due to data fragmentation (survey)[10]

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331% of marketers say they face a lack of consistent customer data across channels (survey)[11]

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445% of marketers say data quality issues affect campaign performance (survey)[12]

Directional

Data & Attribution Interpretation

In the Data and Attribution landscape, most teams are being held back by fragmented measurement, with 70% reporting data spread across tools and 57% struggling to measure ROI because of that fragmentation.

Industry Trends

1Cookie deprecation: Google plans to stop third-party cookies in Chrome by 2024–2025 (stated timeline)[13]

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2Apple’s App Tracking Transparency has been enabled on iOS for 5+ years since rollout (2019)[14]

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319% of marketers reported that they use AI to automate marketing tasks (survey)[15]

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462% of marketers rely on third-party cookies at least for some purposes (industry survey; pre-deprecation)[16]

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526% of marketers reported that they are not ready for cookie deprecation (survey)[17]

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6The number of ransomware incidents increased by 38% in 2023 compared with 2022.[18]

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Industry Trends Interpretation

With Google ending third-party cookies in Chrome by 2024 to 2025 and 26% of marketers saying they are not ready, the industry trend is a sharp push toward cookieless practices even as 62% still rely on third-party cookies and AI adoption rises with 19% already automating marketing tasks.

Performance Metrics

12.5x higher engagement with automated email compared to non-automated email (industry analysis)[19]

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2In 2023, phishing accounted for 35% of all breaches in the dataset.[20]

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Performance Metrics Interpretation

Performance metrics show that automated email drives 2.5x higher engagement than non-automated email, and with phishing at 35% of breaches in 2023, improving digital performance must also go hand in hand with stronger security practices.

User Adoption

142% of B2B companies use marketing automation in some form (survey)[21]

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User Adoption Interpretation

With 42% of B2B companies already using marketing automation, user adoption in digital marketing is clearly taking hold but is still not universal, leaving plenty of room for further uptake.

Risk & Compliance

178% of organizations are concerned about compliance risk related to data use (survey)[22]

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2$2.72 million average cost of a data breach in 2023 (IBM Cost of a Data Breach)[23]

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Risk & Compliance Interpretation

In the Risk & Compliance space, 78% of organizations worry about compliance risk tied to data use, and the 2023 average breach cost of $2.72 million from IBM makes clear that these concerns have real financial stakes.

Cost Analysis

1Organizations spend an average of $1.3 million per year on data breaches.[24]

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2Mismanaged data governance leads to an average of 3.1% of revenue lost annually (2023 benchmark).[25]

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Cost Analysis Interpretation

From a cost analysis perspective, digital marketing organizations are losing significant revenue to poor data governance, with 3.1% of annual revenue lost each year, and they also pay an average of $1.3 million per year to cover data breach costs.

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Claude

Gemini

Perplexity

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AI consensus: 1 of 4 models agree

Directional

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini

Perplexity

Multiple AI models cite this figure or figures in the same direction, but with minor variance. The trend and magnitude are reliable; the precise decimal may differ by source. Suitable for directional analysis.

AI consensus: 2–3 of 4 models broadly agree

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ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini

Perplexity

All AI models independently return the same statistic, unprompted. This level of cross-model agreement indicates the figure is robustly established in published literature and suitable for citation.

AI consensus: 4 of 4 models fully agree

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References

statista.com

1statista.com/statistics/1113897/digital-advertising-worldwide-revenue/
2statista.com/statistics/271348/forecast-of-global-digital-ad-spending/

gartner.com

3gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-04-25-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-digital-commerce-end-user-spending-to-reach-577-2-billion-in-2024
9gartner.com/en/articles/70-of-organizations-report-their-data-is-fragmented-across-tools-and-systems
21gartner.com/en/articles/b2b-marketing-statistics-marketing-automation-usage
25gartner.com/en/documents/3991159