The Top 10 Advertising Markets Account for Nearly Three-Quarters of Global Advertising Spend

BOSTON, March 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The global advertising market surpassed a half-trillion USD in 2014 totaling $525 billion with the top 10 countries accounting for nearly three-quarters of global advertising spend, according to the latest report from Strategy Analytics, Global Advertising Market Forecast Outlook.

Top 10 Advertising Markets % Share of Global Ad Spend

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The United States alone accounted for over a third of global ad spend in 2014, 3.8 times higher than the second largest market, China, and over 16 times larger than Canada, the 10^th largest market. Meanwhile China surpassed Japan in 2013 to become the second largest advertising market and will surpass Germany (4^th largest market) and the U.K. (5^th largest market) markets combined in 2015.

"While in absolute terms U.S. ad spend continues to grow its share of global advertising it is declining as spend in other regions grows," said Leika Kawasaki. "Despite this, the U.S. remains at #1 in ad spend across all media types and we do not anticipate this changing any time in the foreseeable future."

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Other key findings from this report include:

• Global advertising continued to show strong growth in 2014, expanding 5.3% YoY. In 2015, global ad spend will increase 5% to $551 billion and by year-end 2017 will surpass the $600 billion mark.
• In 2014, the U.S. advertising market was six times larger than the bottom 10 markets combined.
• The bottom 10 markets accounted for only 5.8% of global ad spend.
• The U.S. has by far the largest TV advertising market. In 2014 it was nearly 5 times larger than China, the second largest market.
• The top 10 digital advertising markets accounted for over 81% of global digital ad spend in 2014.

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Strategy Analytics, Inc. provides the competitive edge with advisory services, consulting and actionable market intelligence for emerging technology, mobile and wireless, digital consumer and automotive electronics companies. With offices in North America, Europe and Asia, Strategy Analytics delivers insights for enterprise success. www.StrategyAnalytics.com

US Contact: Leika Kawasaki, +1 617 614 0738, lkawasaki@strategyanalytics.com

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