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July 2025 - July 2026
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Media’s cost-per-purchase moved from a mid-$20 range in July 2025 to a dramatic peak in June 2026, running well below the global benchmark for most of the year before an outsized spike. Overall, Media in All countries available showed a lower baseline cost profile but greater month-to-month swings — and one extreme outlier month. 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 Media in All countries available compared to the global benchmark.
The series began at $25.95 in July 2025, dipped to its low of $14.68 in February 2026, then climbed and exploded to $74.12 in June 2026. Across the 12 months the median cost per purchase for Media averaged about $23.90 (≈ $24). By contrast the global benchmark averaged roughly $49.87 over the same period — meaning Media costs ran close to half the global level overall. The year’s low was $14.68 (Feb), the high $74.12 (Jun), a net increase of ~+186% from the July starting point to the June close. Aside from June’s outlier, most monthly moves were in the teens of percent; the June jump was an extreme +345% month-over-month.
The rhythm shows a summer-to-winter softening and an early-year trough: costs trended downward from July through February, hitting the lowest point in late Q1 (February), then recovering into spring. March and April registered modest rebounds (to roughly $18.5 and $18.4), while May settled near $16.66 before the June surge. Typical seasonal behavior — softer late-year or post-holiday dips and spring rebounds — appears in the series, but the June spike breaks that pattern and creates a strong end-of-period distortion.
Compared to the global benchmark, Media (All countries available) was materially below average for most months. Media costs ran roughly 47–71% lower than global medians across July–May (the narrowest gap was July, when Media cost was about 53% of the global median; the widest underperformance was February at ~29% of global). June inverts that relationship: Media’s $74.12 was ~73% above the global June median of $42.97. Volatility amplifies the contrast — Media’s typical month-to-month absolute moves averaged about 16% (excluding the June outlier), versus roughly 6% for the global benchmark — meaning the Media series was noticeably more volatile through the period.
This data-driven summary of cost-per-purchase for the Media industry across All countries available frames how cost patterns and volatility compared to broader Facebook Ads benchmarks, CPC trends, CPM analysis and CTR performance context — useful for evaluating industry ad performance and country-specific ad costs in the Media sector.
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 Media 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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