includes advertising that appears on desktop and latop computers as well as mobile phones and tablets, and includes all the various formats of advertising on those platforms
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* Forecast. Figures for periods prior to 2017 come from previous reporting.
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Digital ad spending of the U.S. media industry 2016-2021
It was calculated that the media industry In the United States spent **** billion U.S. dollars on digital advertising in the country in 2019. According to market projections, the sector is estimated to spend a little over billion dollars in 2021.
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eMarketer. (October 18, 2020). Media industry digital advertising spending in the United States from 2016 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/430285/us-media-industry-online-ad-spending/
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Media industry digital advertising spending in the United States from 2016 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], eMarketer, October 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/430285/us-media-industry-online-ad-spending/