Among the $327.28 billion spent worldwide on digital advertising in 2019, 61.2% will go toward advertising on Google, Facebook and Alibaba. This report includes our latest global ad spending forecast by country, region and company.

Mobile dethroned TV in 2019 as the channel where US adults spent the most time. While it may be a symbolic threshold for now, it’s still notable that the average US adult spent 3 hours, 43 minutes (3:43) on their mobile devices in 2019, compared with the average 3:35 spent watching TV. As recently as 2016, US adults watched nearly an hour more of TV than they spent on their smartphones and tablets (4:05 vs. 3:08).

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Influencer marketing operates differently in China than in other markets, mainly due to its unique social platforms. For one, influencers are known as key opinion leaders (KOLs), and an ecosystem of incubators and handlers can help turn an ordinary person into a KOL.

As mobile devices become dominant tools for media consumption and advertiser strategy, brands in Canada are assessing which mobile apps deliver the best paid opportunities.

Just months after the first case was reported, it is already clear that COVID-19 is having a negative impact on ad spending in China. In fact, we have lowered our outlook for China ad spending for 2020 and beyond.

That’s a different trend than for Facebook, which saw Q4 ARPU of $10.98 in Europe, significantly higher than Asia-Pacific ($2.96) or the rest of the world ($2.11). The slow pace of monetization in Europe could be related to the Android app saga. Snapchat usage lags in countries that are Android-heavy.