US Retail Industry Digital Ad Spending 2023

Competition for Consumer Dollars Drives Above-Average Growth

Report by Sky Canaves  | UPDATED: Dec 22, 2023
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The retail industry will steady the US digital ad market.
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Retail’s resilience and its outsized role in digital ad spending will help offset the impact of a broader slowdown in growth in the US digital advertising market.
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The retail industry will steady the US digital ad market.
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Retail’s resilience and its outsized role in digital ad spending will help offset the impact of a broader slowdown in growth in the US digital ad market.

Key Question: What’s the outlook for retail industry digital ad spending through 2025, and where is its growth coming from?

US Retail Digital Ad Spending, 2019-2025 (billions, % change, and % of total digital ad spending)
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KEY STAT: US retail digital ad spending will grow by 12.2% this year— significantly above the overall digital ad spending rate of 7.8%—to reach $73.55 billion and account for 27.9% of all digital ad spending.

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  2. The retail industry will steady the US digital ad market.
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    US Retail Digital Ad Spending, 2019-2025 (billions, % change, and % of total digital ad spending)US Digital Ad Spending Growth, by Industry, 2022-2025 (% change)
    US Retail Mobile Ad Spending, 2019-2025 (billions, % change, and % of retail industry digital ad spending)US Retail Video Ad Spending, 2019-2025 (billions, % change, and % of retail industry display ad spending)

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