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3.74%

3.74% -- click through rate change yoy for Google Ads (all industries) (2025)

2025  · n=16,000  · WordStream

According to WordStream's year-over-year benchmark data, CTR across all industries increased by 3.74%.

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3.74%
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Data Vintage
2025
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Google Ads (all industries)
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16,000
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https://kirro.io/click-conversion-rate ↗
Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: 2025 Channel: Wayback
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WordStream year-over-year benchmark data

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Google Ads (all industries): 3.74% click through rate change yoy. Source: WordStream (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/google-ads-ctr-yoy-change
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