The productivity app sector saw a 6% year-over-year decline in active advertisers to 8.9k per month, though new entrants surged to over 30% of the market share following Q2 2025.
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Meta, Google, and TikTok remain the primary channels for cross-platform campaigns, with Google leading in conversion rates and TikTok offering cost-efficient Gen Z engagement at a $3.2 CPM.
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Video and playable ads consistently outperform static creatives, with TikTok favoring 15–60 second native videos and Meta utilizing a combination of carousel and video formats.
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While business and office apps account for 14.4% of productivity advertisers, entertainment apps dominate the broader market creative volume at 32.7%.
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The total pool of non-game mobile app advertisers dropped 17.8% year-over-year to 107k per month, despite a 11.7% increase in the share of new advertisers.
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Oceania currently maintains the highest volume of ad creatives per advertiser, while North America and Europe remain the largest markets despite experiencing recent declines in advertiser counts.
Insights
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The productivity app sector saw a 6% year-over-year decline in active advertisers to 8.9k per month, though new entrants surged to over 30% of the market share following Q2 2025.
02
Meta, Google, and TikTok remain the primary channels for cross-platform campaigns, with Google leading in conversion rates and TikTok offering cost-efficient Gen Z engagement at a $3.2 CPM.
03
Video and playable ads consistently outperform static creatives, with TikTok favoring 15–60 second native videos and Meta utilizing a combination of carousel and video formats.
04
While business and office apps account for 14.4% of productivity advertisers, entertainment apps dominate the broader market creative volume at 32.7%.
05
The total pool of non-game mobile app advertisers dropped 17.8% year-over-year to 107k per month, despite a 11.7% increase in the share of new advertisers.
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Oceania currently maintains the highest volume of ad creatives per advertiser, while North America and Europe remain the largest markets despite experiencing recent declines in advertiser counts.