This graph shows the amount spent on advertising by largest advertisers worldwide in 2017. Nestle spent 7.2 billion dollars in the measured period. Samsung Electronics was the largest advertiser worldwide, having surpassed Procter & Gamble for the first time in history.
Largest global advertisers in 2017, by ad spending
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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OnlineMarketing.de. (December 7, 2018). Largest global advertisers in 2017, by ad spending (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 23, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/286448/largest-global-advertisers/
OnlineMarketing.de. "Largest global advertisers in 2017, by ad spending (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 7, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286448/largest-global-advertisers/
OnlineMarketing.de. (2018). Largest global advertisers in 2017, by ad spending (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286448/largest-global-advertisers/
OnlineMarketing.de. "Largest Global Advertisers in 2017, by Ad Spending (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/286448/largest-global-advertisers/
OnlineMarketing.de, Largest global advertisers in 2017, by ad spending (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/286448/largest-global-advertisers/ (last visited September 23, 2020)
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