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40% -- ai driven ad platform investment growth rate for AI-driven ad platforms (2025)
According to a recent IAB report on 2025 internet advertising revenue, investment in AI-driven ad platforms increased by 40% year-over-year.
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40%
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2025
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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IAB
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AI-driven ad platforms: 40% ai driven ad platform investment growth rate. Source: IAB (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-driven-ad-platform-investment-growth-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-driven-ad-platform-investment-growth-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>40%</strong> -- ai driven ad platform investment growth rate for AI-driven ad platforms<br><small>Source: IAB (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-driven-ad-platform-investment-growth-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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