Facebook to exceed YouTube for video advertising spend on social media image

Facebook to exceed YouTube for video advertising spend on social media

Over two-thirds of US marketers plan to spend money on social video ads, with Facebook set to enjoy the most investment.

According to the research from Animoto, 70% of marketers plan to spend money to advertise video content on social media over the next 12 months.

Facebook will benefit the most from this investment, with two-thirds of respondents planning to increase spend.

Facebook beats YouTube and Instagram for mobile video ad spend

The next most popular platform was YouTube at 42%, with Instagram (27%), Twitter (21%), LinkedIn (10%) and Pinterest (9%) making up the rest of the list.

The number of global social media users recently passed the three billion mark, meaning an estimated 40% of the world’s 7.5 billion population is now active on social.

Overall social media ad spend is set to increase to $23.5 billion worldwide by 2021, according to a Forrester forecast, with internet ad spend in the UK surpassing the £10 billion mark for the first time.

A separate report from eMarketer predicted UK ad spend on mobile will reach £7 billion during 2017.

Related content

Access full article

Propolis logo white

B2B strategies. B2B skills.
B2B growth.

Propolis helps B2B marketers confidently build the right strategies and skills to drive growth and prove their impact.