The social media ad spending in the UK is expected to grow by 22.7 percent in 2021, compared to the previous year. An overview of all Digital Markets can be found here. Statista’s Digital Market Outlook offers forecasts, detailed market insights and essential performance indicators of the most significant areas in the “Digital Economy”, including various digital goods and services. Alongside revenue forecasts for more than 90 markets worldwide, Statista offers additional insights into consumer trends and demographic structure of digital consumer markets.
Social media advertising spending growth in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2025
* Forecast - data as of October 2021. Social advertising includes all ad spending generated by online social networks such as Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. Ads in social networks can appear as sponsored posts within organic content or besides the newsfeed. Social media advertising does not include ads within online games nor revenues generated from membership subscriptions or premium fees. Further information on methodology can be found here. Data is shown using current exchange rates. The replacement of the 2017 constant exchange rate with current exchange rates was carried out in October 2021.
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Statista. (October 26, 2021). Social media advertising spending growth in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/461865/social-media-advertising-revenue-growth-digital-market-outlook-uk/
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Statista. (2021). Social media advertising spending growth in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/461865/social-media-advertising-revenue-growth-digital-market-outlook-uk/
Statista. "Social Media Advertising Spending Growth in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2018 to 2025." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/461865/social-media-advertising-revenue-growth-digital-market-outlook-uk/
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