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68.7%

68.7% -- digital share of total advertising for global digital advertising (2026)

2026  · PPCChief

Global digital ad spend made up 68.7% of all advertising worldwide in 2026.

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global digital advertising
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https://wellsgroup.uz/en/insights/digital-marketing-channels-for-business-what-every-company-should-… ↗
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Digital Marketing Channels for Business | WellsGroup
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global digital advertising: 68.7% digital share of total advertising. Source: PPCChief (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/digital-share-of-ad-spend-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/digital-share-of-ad-spend-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>68.7%</strong> -- digital share of total advertising for global digital advertising<br><small>Source: PPCChief (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/digital-share-of-ad-spend-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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