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Leading TV advertising industries in the U.S. 2021, by ad spend
In 2021, life and entertainment was the industry with the highest TV advertising spending in the United States, reaching **** billion U.S. dollars. Pharmaceutical and medical ranked second, with a spend of *** billion, while food and beverage rounding out the top three with ad spend of *** billion.
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Variety. (December 31, 2021). TV advertising spending in the United States in 2021, by parent industry category (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1066353/tv-advertising-industries-spend-us/
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Variety. (2021). TV advertising spending in the United States in 2021, by parent industry category (in billion U.S. dollars) . ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/1066353/tv-advertising-industries-spend-us/
Variety. "Tv Advertising Spending in The United States in 2021, by Parent Industry Category (in Billion U.S. Dollars) ." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Dec 2021, /statistics/1066353/tv-advertising-industries-spend-us/
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TV advertising spending in the United States in 2021, by parent industry category (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Variety, December 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1066353/tv-advertising-industries-spend-us/
