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Paid search advertising grew again in 2022 – just not as much as it did in 2021.
In total, search accounted for $84.4 billion of the $209.7 billion in U.S. digital advertising revenues, according to the IAB’s Internet Advertising Revenue Report: Full Year 2022, released today.
As has also been the case in prior years, the IAB pointed out that the growth of search revenues wasn’t as strong as other formats – it lost 1.2 percentage points in total revenue share. That’s because display revenues were up 12%, digital video was up 19.3% and digital audio was up 20.9%, year on year.
Why we care. As we knew it would be, 2022 was a challenging year due to an uncertain economy, geopolitical unrest, regulation, measurement challenges and a host of other factors. Although digital advertising revenue growth slowed, revenues increased year on year.
Paid search remains king. With 40.2% of all digital ad revenue in 2022, paid search is still the leading format. However, according to the IAB:
“Innovation of AI programs such as ChatGPT are also changing the utility of search, with Microsoft/Bing and Alphabet/Google investing significant resources in this area.” Top advertising format by share/Internet Advertising Revenue Report: Full Year 2022
Paid social plateaus. After rebounding in 2021, social media saw its smallest level of growth in 10 years, according to the IAB. In 2022, revenue from social platforms was $59.7 billion, up from $57.7 billion in 2021. Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature
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