Share of U.S. ad spend 2018, by medium

Share of advertising spending in the United States in 2018, by medium

The data displays the share of U.S. advertising expenditure in 2018, by medium. Print was projected to account for 7.5% of total media owners' net ad revenues in 2018.

Advertising spending in the U.S. – additional information The U.S. is the biggest advertising market worldwide. In 2015, total advertising spend in the United States amounted to just over 182 billion USD. Ad spending in the country is forecast to pass the 220 billion USD mark for the first time in 2018. Second-ranked China spent nearly 74 billion USD in advertising in 2015, a significantly smaller share in comparison to the United States Television still remains the main medium for advertisers in the United States About 80.

Mobile 32.4
Search 23.9
National TV (excluding cyclical events) 21.5
Desktop 18
Social 15.3
Local TV (excluding cyclical events) 9.7
Print 7.5
Radio 6.8
Video 5.7
OOH 4.1