Source: EMARKETER Forecast, April 2025 - January 2025
Note: includes programmatic ads that are transacted in real time, at the impression level; excludes ads on social networks like Facebook and X; includes advertising that appears on desktop and laptop computers as well as mobile phones, tablets, and other internet-connected devices; *includes ads transacted through an invitation-only RTB auction where one publisher or a select group of publishers invites a select number of buyers to bid on its inventory; **includes ads transacted through a public RTB auction in which any buyer or seller can participate, also known as an open auction or open marketplace
Additional Note: Programmatic digital display ads are digital display ads transacted or fulfilled via automation, including everything from publisher-erected application programming interfaces (APIs) to more standardized real-time bidding (RTB) technology.
Methodology: Estimates are based on the analysis of various elements related to the ad spending market, including macro-level economic conditions, historical trends of the advertising market, historical trends of each medium in relation to other media, reported revenues of major ad publishers, estimates from other research firms, data from benchmark sources, consumer media consumption trends, consumer device usage trends, and EMARKETER interviews with executives at ad agencies, brands, media publishers, and other industry leaders.