US TikTok Advertising 2022

Revenues Soar as Opportunities Emerge for Brand and Performance Advertisers

Report by Jasmine Enberg  | May 23, 2022
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TikTok’s Ad Business Is Booming
Advertisers Should View TikTok as a ‘Social Entertainment’ Platform
There Are Still Major Challenges to TikTok Advertising
Building a TikTok Advertising Strategy
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TikTok’s advertising suite is becoming more sophisticated with more ad formats, targeting techniques, and measurement capabilities. In 2022, its ad revenues will rise by 184.4% as new advertisers lean in and existing advertisers spend more.
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Digital Video Ad Spending
Social Media Ad Spending
United States
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Key Points
TikTok’s Ad Business Is Booming
Advertisers Should View TikTok as a ‘Social Entertainment’ Platform
There Are Still Major Challenges to TikTok Advertising
Building a TikTok Advertising Strategy
Insider Intelligence Interviews
Read Next
Sources
Media Gallery

Executive Summary

TikTok is no longer an experimental play—it's a must-buy for an increasing number of advertisers. But advertising on TikTok isn’t the same as on Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube. To excel on TikTok, advertisers must use paid media strategically to support and build on creator-led, user-generated, and owned content.

3 KEY QUESTIONS THIS REPORT WILL ANSWER

  1. How big is the TikTok advertising opportunity, and what makes it unique?
  2. How can advertisers overcome privacy, targeting, ad creative, and other challenges to TikTok advertising?
  3. What are best practices for advertising on TikTok in 2022?

WHAT’S IN THIS REPORT? Our first-ever forecast for US and worldwide TikTok ad revenues, an analysis of the opportunities and obstacles in TikTok advertising, as well as strategies for success in 2022.

US TikTok Net Ad Revenues, 2021-2024 (billions, % change, and % of digital ad spending)
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KEY STAT: TikTok’s US net ad revenues will rise by 184.4% to $5.96 billion in 2022, per our inaugural forecast.

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    Table of Contents

    1. Executive Summary
    2. Key Points
    3. TikTok’s Ad Business Is Booming
    4. Advertisers Should View TikTok as a ‘Social Entertainment’ Platform
    1. There Are Still Major Challenges to TikTok Advertising
    2. Building a TikTok Advertising Strategy
    3. Insider Intelligence Interviews
    4. Read Next
    1. Sources
    2. Media Gallery

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    US TikTok Net Ad Revenues, 2021-2024 (billions, % change, and % of digital ad spending)US Ad Revenues of Select Social Media Platforms, 2022 (billions)
    TikTok Net Ad Revenues Worldwide, 2019-2024 (billions)US TikTok Users, 2019-2025 (millions, % change, and % of internet users)
    Allocation of Digital Video Ad Spending by US Senior Ad Buyers, by Platform, 2021-2023 (% of total)Select Social Ad Platform Costs per Thousand (CPMs) Relative to Meta* Ads, Q1 2022
    US TikTok Users, by Age, 2022 (% of total)

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    Jasmine Enberg

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