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July 2025 - July 2026
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Big-picture: Marketing & Advertising cost-per-purchase in the selected "All countries available" set ran materially above the global benchmark for most of the 13-month window, with dramatic spikes late in the series and pronounced volatility. This analysis is based on $3B worth of advertising data from our dataset, which provides strong directional benchmarks. This analysis explores ad performance trends for Marketing & Advertising in All countries available compared to the global benchmark.
The time series opens in June 2025 at about $56.80 per purchase and closes in June 2026 at roughly $248.39 — an increase of about 337% (a roughly 3.4x rise). Across the 13 months the Marketing & Advertising median cost-per-purchase averaged about $99, with a low of $36.83 in August 2025 and a high of $248.39 in June 2026. By contrast the global baseline averaged roughly $48.2 over the same period, with a narrow range and a low of $25.50 in June 2026.
Key monthly movements read like a sequence of lift and retreat: an early summer dip (June→Aug 2025 fell to $36.8), a steady climb into year-end (Oct→Dec 2025 rose from ~$58 to ~$133), a January moderation, a large February surge to $184.3, a spring pullback into April (~$83.4), and an extreme spike in June 2026 to $248.4. The most abrupt single-month swing was the June 2026 jump (+$187 vs. May), while August 2025 marks the series trough.
There’s a clear rhythm: softer mid-summer costs in July–August 2025 give way to a ramp through Q4, peaking in December 2025, then mixed momentum across Q1 and a volatile spring. Typical seasonal behaviors appear — year-end pressure and Q1 noise — but in this series those patterns are amplified by outsized swings in Feb and Jun 2026. Monthly moves averaged about $43 in absolute terms for the selected market, reflecting far heavier churn than the baseline (baseline average monthly movement ≈ $4.2).
Relative to the global benchmark, Marketing & Advertising cost-per-purchase spent most months above market. Early in the window (July–August 2025) the series trailed baseline by ~20–30%. After September the gap widens: November–March show the selected market running 87%–268% above baseline in many months. At its narrowest the selected market was roughly 20% below the global baseline (July 2025); at its widest in June 2026 it was nearly 9.7x the baseline — about +875% relative difference. Overall the selected dataset was about 2.06x (≈105% higher) than the global average and roughly 10x more volatile month-to-month.
Understanding COST_PER_PURCHASE benchmarks for Marketing & Advertising in All countries available — alongside Facebook Ads benchmarks, CPC trends, CPM analysis and CTR performance context — clarifies how country-specific ad costs and industry ad performance diverged from global norms across this 13‑month window.
Insights & analysis of Facebook advertising costs
Facebook advertising costs vary based on many factors including industry, target audience, ad placement, and campaign objectives. In the Marketing & Advertising industry, Facebook ad costs can be influenced by seasonal trends and market competition. Geographic targeting affects ad costs based on market competition and user engagement in different regions. Different campaign objectives lead to varying costs based on how Facebook optimizes for your specific goals. The data shown represents median values across multiple campaigns, and individual results may vary based on ad quality, audience targeting, and campaign optimization.
We use the median CTR because the underlying distribution of click-through rates is highly skewed, with a small share of campaigns achieving extremely high CTRs. These outliers can inflate a simple average, making it less representative of what most advertisers actually experience. By using the median—which sits at the midpoint of all campaigns—we provide a more rigorous and realistic benchmark that reflects the true underlying data model and helps you set attainable performance expectations.
Note: This data represents industry median values and benchmarks. Your actual costs may vary based on specific targeting, ad creative quality, and campaign optimization.
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