Programmatic Ad Spending Benchmarks: Q2 2026

Forecasts and Insights for Programmatic

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Programmatic has effectively become the defining mechanism for delivering ads. This benchmark guide unpacks how programmatic advertising is shaping spend in key channels.
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Welcome to our latest edition of “Ad Spending Benchmarks.” This series provides marketers with critical data to help them benchmark their budget allocations against the market. In this deck—one of four in the collection—we cover our latest forecasts for programmatic ad spending.

This deck covers:

  • An overview of our programmatic ad spending forecasts as of Q2 2026.

This deck can help you:

  • Allocate budgets for campaigns and develop media strategy (brands)
  • Showcase opportunities to customers (media platforms and solution providers)
  • Benchmark marketing performance (media platforms)

authors

Yoram Wurmser

Contributors

Rahul Chadha
Director, Report Editing
Nikolai Dineros
Brian Lau
Senior Forecasting Analyst
Penelope Lin
Director, Data Visualization
Emma Noyes
Senior Graphic Designer, Data Visualization
Matt Torpey
Senior Data Visualization Editor
Emman Velasco
Data Visualization Editor
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