We forecast that native video will make up 38.1% of US digital video ad spending in 2019, but it won't take a much larger share in the near future.

The first in a series of quarterly social media reports, this report examines major developments in the global social media market based on trends, business activity and new data released in Q1 2019.

A non-election year and big social network competition are likely some of the reasons why Twitter's monthly active users contracted 2.6% in 2018. In today's "eMarketer Daily Forecast," senior forecasting analyst Oscar Orozco provides a quick look at our usage estimates for Twitter. Tune in.

More than 30 million Hispanic Americans use WhatsApp, far ahead of other platforms like Instagram and Twitter, according to our estimates. In today’s “eMarketer Daily Forecast,” junior forecasting analyst Nazmul Islam provides a quick look at WhatsApp usage among US Hispanics. Tune in.

Our ad spending forecast for Canada shows a slim majority of ad dollars funneling to digital, fueled by the duopoly’s massive impact on the local market.

This year will be the first time that digital ad spending will account for more than 50% of the total US ad market. The majority of digital ad investments will still go to Google and Facebook, but Amazon is gaining ground.

US native ad spending continues to grow robustly, reaching nearly $44 billion this year. By the end of 2020, almost two-thirds of US display spending will be on native units.

Social commerce only drives a fraction of ecommerce sales, but it's picking up speed. Between 2016 and 2018, social networks as a last-touch channel have doubled in visit share to US retail sites, according to Q3 2018 data from Adobe.

Social video ad spending in the US will reach $14.89 billion in 2021, growing 44% from 2019, according to our latest forecast. It will then account for 30.4% of total video ad spending.

Big news means bigger earnings for Twitter—and their Q4 2018 revenues, which beat expectations, proves that the company was able to leverage its real-time conversation appeal to bolster video ad sales during the big news events of the past year.

Every week on eMarketer’s “Behind the Numbers” podcast, we take a few minutes to discuss some of the most intriguing headlines of the past seven days. This week, we're chatting about the latest financial results at Twitter and Snapchat, Spotify's purchase of podcast properties, and a food (delivery) fight.

Twitter reported its Q4 2018 earnings Thursday, and although it beat revenue expectations, monthly usage fell for the third straight quarter to 321 million. In this eMarketer Analyst Insight, principal analyst Debra Aho Williamson and senior analyst Jasmine Enberg explain four key takeaways for advertisers.

How many Americans tuned in to watch this year’s Super Bowl? How engaged was the audience via digital and social? In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," Paul Verna, principal analyst, digs into the data for the low-scoring game.

This report provides the key takeaways from our inaugural forecast on worldwide Snapchat users, as well as worldwide user data for Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," Debra Aho Williamson, principal analyst at eMarketer, discusses the underlying reasons internet users pick different social networks, and how Snapchat fits in, both in the US and worldwide.

In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," forecasters Monica Peart and Eric Haggstrom dig into eMarketer's latest estimates for global social network use, highlighting markets where players other than Facebook show noteworthy uptake.

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.

Is connectivity a curse? Are smartphones bringing us down? In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," we dig into the latest data about the pyschological impact of media use, social media in particular.

Every week on eMarketer’s “Behind the Numbers” podcast, we take a few minutes to discuss some of the most intriguing headlines of the past seven days. This week, we're chatting about Bitcoin, tech taxes, and a novel you can read on FB Messenger.

Popular social networking app Weibo (Sina Weibo) will continue its double-digit growth this year in China, according to eMarketer’s first forecast on Weibo usage. This year, Weibo usage will grow more than 17% to 340.1 million people in China. By the end of 2018, 24.6% of China’s population will be a Weibo user.