Pixalate’s data science team analyzed over 50 billion open programmatic ad transactions across 5.1 million mobile apps in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store in Q2 2024 to compile this global research, including breakdowns by region (North America, EMEA, APAC, LATAM); An estimated $4 billion in open programmatic ad spend went to apps in the ‘Video Gaming’ IAB mobile app category
LONDON, 17 August 2024 -- Pixalate, the global market-leading ad fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform, today released the inaugural Global Mobile App Ad Spend Benchmarks Report for open programmatic advertising. The Q2 2024 report provides a detailed analysis of estimated global open programmatic ad spend on mobile apps from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, including breakdowns by IAB categories and subcategories.
Pixalate also released North America, Asia-Pacific (APAC), Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Latin America (LATAM) versions of the report.
Pixalate’s data science team analyzed over 50 billion open programmatic ad transactions across 5.1 million mobile apps in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store in Q2 2024 to compile the research in this series. Pixalate's datasets consist predominantly of buy-side open auction programmatic traffic sources.
The report offers insights for advertisers evaluating contextual targeting strategies in the global open programmatic supply chain. With the rise of contextual advertising amidst the deprecation of cookies and behavioral targeting, advertisers can use the data and insights from this new report to understand the distribution of advertising spend as determined by Pixalate, across different IAB categories and subcategories within specific regions. Advertisers can further use the insights to optimize campaigns to reach more relevant audiences within appropriate mobile environments.
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The content of this press release, and the Mobile App Ad Spend Benchmarks Reports, reflects Pixalate’s opinions with respect to the factors that Pixalate believes can be useful to the digital media industry. Any data shared is grounded in Pixalate’s proprietary technology and analytics, which Pixalate is continuously evaluating and updating. Any references to outside sources should not be construed as endorsements. Pixalate’s opinions are just that, opinions, which means that they are neither facts nor guarantees. Pixalate is sharing this data not to impugn the standing or reputation of any entity, person or app, but, instead, to report findings and trends pertaining to the time period studied.
