Mobile Ad Revenue Expected To Surge In 2015

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Increased spending on mobile, social media, and digital video will propel U.S. digital advertising revenue to nearly $50 billion this year, with this number reaching $82.7 billion in 2018, according to an updated BI Intelligence forecast.

The mobile ad market will grow the fastest: Mobile advertising revenue, which includes mobile search ads, mobile web and  in-app display ads, as well as video ads on mobile, will top $32.6 billion in 2018, and reach a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 49.7%.

Social media ads on desktop and mobile will also grow faster than other digital ad formats and traditional mediums.

The huge growth in mobile and social spending are the result of advertisers chasing eyeballs, as audiences migrate their media consumption to mobile devices and apps, with social apps as a leading time-spend bucket.