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Consumers want free content in exchange for ads on websites and apps, which bodes well for ad-supported platforms and services.
While this chart refers specifically to websites and apps, advertisers may see similar preferences from streaming as viewers get more comfortable with ads on subscription platforms.
Programmatic digital display ad spend will reach $157.35 billion in 2024, a 15.9% increase YoY, according to our December 2023 forecast.
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Note: Respondents were asked, "If you had the choice, how would you prefer to access websites, apps and online services?"
Methodology: Data is from the January 2024 Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) report titled "The Free and Open Ad-Supported Internet: Consumers, Content, and Assessing the Data Value Exchange." Over 1,500 US consumers ages 18-64 were surveyed during July-November 2023. Generational respondents were broken out into Gen Z (19% 1997-2005), Millennials (34% 1981-1996), Gen X (35% 1965-1980) and Boomers (12% 1959-1964).