According to calculations of presidential candidate spending on political advertising on Facebook and Google between January and May 2020, the current U.S. president Donald Trump spent 64.4 million U.S. dollars on political advertising on both platforms, out of which Facebook got a larger chunk of the expenditures - 40.87 million U.S. dollars. At the same time, Michael Bloomberg's ads on Facebook and Google cost cost over 60 million dollars.
Political advertising spending on Facebook and Google of selected presidential candidates in the United States between January and May 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
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BPI (2020campaigntracker.com). (June 9, 2020). Political advertising spending on Facebook and Google of selected presidential candidates in the United States between January and May 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025108/presidential-candidate-political-ad-spend-facebook-google-us/
BPI (2020campaigntracker.com). "Political advertising spending on Facebook and Google of selected presidential candidates in the United States between January and May 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025108/presidential-candidate-political-ad-spend-facebook-google-us/
BPI (2020campaigntracker.com). (2020). Political advertising spending on Facebook and Google of selected presidential candidates in the United States between January and May 2020 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025108/presidential-candidate-political-ad-spend-facebook-google-us/
BPI (2020campaigntracker.com). "Political Advertising Spending on Facebook and Google of Selected Presidential Candidates in The United States between January and May 2020 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025108/presidential-candidate-political-ad-spend-facebook-google-us/
BPI (2020campaigntracker.com), Political advertising spending on Facebook and Google of selected presidential candidates in the United States between January and May 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025108/presidential-candidate-political-ad-spend-facebook-google-us/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Political advertising spending on Facebook and Google of selected presidential candidates in the United States between January and May 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], BPI (2020campaigntracker.com), June 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025108/presidential-candidate-political-ad-spend-facebook-google-us/