Ad Spend

Digital (Finally) Killed the TV Star

In 2017, worldwide digital ad spend finally beat TV. Digital ad spend reached $209 billion worldwide while TV ad spend stood at $178 billion this year, according to research by research agency Magna Global. And the upward trend in digital ad spend is likely to increase, reaching a possible $348 billion in 2022, while TV could stall.

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This chart shows the worldwide digital and TV ad spending (in billion U.S. dollars)

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Global television advertising revenue from 2014 to 2025(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Global spending on digital advertising from 2012 to 2018 (in billions of U.S. dollars)
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Internet advertising spending worldwide from 2007 to 2024, by format (in million U.S. dollars)
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Internet advertising spending worldwide from 2000 to 2024, by region (in million U.S. dollars)
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Digital display advertising spending worldwide from 2025 to 2028 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Digital advertising expenditure worldwide from 2025 to 2028 (in billion U.S. dollars)

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