In mid-March 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic outbreak worldwide, brands had to pay on average around 81 U.S. cent for a thousand impressions on Facebook ads. This figure represents a significant drop from the CPM of 1.88 U.S. dollars posted in November 2019, indicating that Facebook advertising has become cheaper in light of COVID-19 impact on social media usage..
Average Facebook advertising cost-per-mille (CPM) worldwide influenced by the coronavirus pandemic as of March 2020
(in U.S. dollars)
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