Social media records 26.7% ad growth in 2021 — Report

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THE social media space continues to be the most-sought after for marketers,  brand custodians and even consumers,  for advert placements, among other channels of communications, as  recent survey revealed a 27 per cent growth in the number of sponsored posts, published across social media sites in 2021.

According to a data released by Banklesstimes.com, recently, in Year  2021, social media sites witnessed a hike in the  demand for sponsored contents, with the presentation showing that consumer appetite for such contents  grew by 26.7 per cent in the year.

Banklesstimes.com’s analysis is designed to help firms understand the possible shifts within the influencer industry, while hinging its conclusions on data from tracking ad campaigns published by the different social media platforms.

A visible trend, noticed in the report,  was the clamour for sponsored content, which in  turn, saw the sites carry about 3.8 million adverts between them, as against about 3million, published in 2020.

The Report however attributed the growth to several factors, the first of which is the impact and relevance of the Stories feature.

“Social media sites are embracing that element, a fact that’s bumped up the uploading of sponsored stories by 34 per cent.

“On average, the Influencers would post twelve sponsored stories weekly in 2020. This figure rose to sixteen in 2021, pointing to the increased popularity of stories due to how engaging they can be,” the Report stated.

Also,  Banklesstimes.com’s analysis revealed the growth of the micro-influencer community, which it says,  had a market share of 89 per cent in 2020 which they grew to 91 per cent a year later.

The  Report hinged  the popularity of micro-influencers, with marketers,  on  their engagement rates,  which it described as ‘higher than their big-name peers’.

It also shows Instagram as the preferred  advertisement site, attracting up to 94 per cent of all ad traffic.

While Instagram accounts for 94% of all social media ad campaigns,  TikTok and YouTube, the Report says, attracted thirteen and ten percent of ad traffic, respectively in the year, under review.

It  acknowledged the growing influence of  TikTok, which it says, has continued to attract micro-influencers in their droves.

“Statistics indicate that nearly 38 per cent of the platform’s sponsored posts and commercial content came from influencers with an under 50K following,” the Report says.

Banklesstimes analysis also revealed the growth of micro-influencer community. These had a market share of 89 per cent in 2020, which grew to 91 per cent a year after. The jump, it says, confirmed their dominance within the influencer space.

The Report defined a micro-influencer as any social media account holder having 5,000 – 30,000 followers.

“They are popular with marketers because their engagements rates are higher than their big-name peers. The public tends to find celebrity inflencers detached and unrelatable,” it added.

Social Media Advertising includes all ad revenue generated by social networks or business networks such as Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. Ads in social networks can appear as sponsored posts within organic content or besides the newsfeed.

Social Media Advertising does not include ads within online games nor revenues generated from membership subscriptions or premium fees.

The Social Media Advertising market is the second biggest market within Digital Advertising. The worldwide revenue of US$153.7 billion in 2021 is expected to grow to US$252.6 billion in 2026.

Highlights

• Ad spending in the Social Media Advertising segment is projected to reach US$229.50bn in 2022.
• Ad spending is expected to show an annual growth rate (CAGR 2022-2026) of 11.76%, resulting in a projected market volume of US$358.00bn by 2026.
• In global comparison, most ad spending will be generated in the United States (US$80,670.00m in 2022).
• In the Social Media Advertising segment, US$300.80bn of total ad spending will be generated through mobile in 2026.
• In the Social Media Advertising segment, the number of users is expected to amount to 5,756.0m users by 2026.

Analyst Opinion

One of the main trends within Social Media Advertising is the further monetization of social networks and messenger apps. The integration of shopping and payment solutions into social networks combined with exact localization will increase user engagement, conversions, and performance of advanced targeting. Besides the growth potential in the field of social networks, an integration or proliferation of advertising spaces within messenger apps such as WhatsApp or Instagram will rapidly increase the revenue potential of current market key players like Facebook.

Methodology

The Digital Advertising market builds on top-down modeling based on the location’s economic power as measured by its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Furthermore, we rely on market data from independent databases and third-party sources, the analysis of various key market and macroeconomic indicators, historical developments, current trends, and the reported performance indicators of the key market players. The Social Media Advertising segment is divided into the categories Desktop and Mobile. The Digital Advertising market only covers ad spending by businesses (B2B).

source: Banklesstimes.com and www.statista.com

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