UK Digital Ad Spending Benchmarks, by Channel:​ H2 2026​

Forecasts and Insights for Digital Ad Channels​

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About This Report
This is the latest installment of our “UK Ad Spending Benchmarks” series, which helps ad buyers and sellers calibrate their spending and revenue mix against the market.​​

Welcome to our fourth edition of “UK 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 digital ad spending by channel.​

This deck will:​

  • Provide an overview of digital ad spending and revenue forecasts as of H2 2026, including breakdowns by channel​
  • Help ad buyers benchmark their ad spending and budget allocations against the market​
  • Help publishers and solution providers assess whether their ad revenue mix is in line with industry trends​

authors

Bill Fisher

Contributors

Paul Briggs
Principal Analyst
Matteo Ceurvels
Carina Lamb
Senior Analyst
Emma Noyes
Senior Graphic Designer, Data Visualization
Heather Sprung
Director, Report Editing
Sakina Thanawala
Copy Editor
Matt Torpey
Senior Data Visualization Editor
Johann Valderrama
Data Visualization Editor
Antonella Yannelli
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