Open Auction Benchmarks: July 2025

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July 2025 Display & Video Benchmarks

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The takeaway

Prices eased in July, with Display and Video CPMs both down 9% month over month. Display CPM still sat above last year while Video CPM trailed it, and Display spending rose in both timeframes as Video spending fell.

  • Display CPM down 9% MoM; Video CPM down 9% MoM
  • Advertiser spending up 9% (Display) and down 4% (Video) year over year
  • Standout growth: one Video advertiser grew spend over 150% MoM, one Display advertiser over 75%
Format
CPM
MoM CPM
YoY CPM
Display
$1.41
▼ 9%
▲ 4%
Video
$3.79
▼ 9%
▼ 2%

Display Benchmarks

Month over Month
Advertiser Spending▲ 2%
CPM▼ 9%
Year over Year
Advertiser Spending▲ 9%
CPM▲ 4%
Top Display Advertisers
#BrandShare of VoiceCPMMoM Spending Trend
1Amazon3.06%$1.17▲ 34.55%
2AT&T2.26%$1.66▼ 0.24%
3Comcast2.18%$1.79▼ 18.70%
4Best Buy1.18%$2.32▲ 11.90%
5American Express1.09%$1.84▼ 11.50%
6Temu0.99%$1.14▲ 76.49%
7Chevrolet0.99%$2.04▲ 4.34%
8Intuit0.93%$1.81▲ 1.64%
9Spectrum0.92%$1.47▲ 53.48%
10Adobe0.87%$0.89▲ 19.06%
Spending Trend Insight

Temu resumed display ad campaigns in early July 2025 after an extended pause, restoring activity on Meta and Google display channels with previously established creative assets.

Top Display Partners
#BrandShare of VoiceCPMMoM CPM Change
1Google Ad Manager63.65%$1.29▼ 5.05%
2Magnite6.95%$1.05▼ 9.32%
3Index Exchange5.54%$1.15▼ 6.24%
4TripleLift4.07%$1.19▼ 7.31%
5PubMatic3.44%$1.37▼ 3.49%
6Media.net2.56%$1.20▼ 1.85%
7OpenX2.28%$1.59▼ 0.57%
8Taboola1.64%$1.22▼ 11.31%
9A91.34%$1.15▲ 6.42%
10Xandr0.54%$1.25▼ 20.34%

Video Benchmarks

Month over Month
Advertiser Spending▼ 9%
CPM▼ 9%
Year over Year
Advertiser Spending▼ 4%
CPM▼ 2%
Top Video Advertisers
#BrandShare of VoiceCPMMoM Spending Trend
1Kroger2.64%$11.53▼ 17.30%
2Apple2.05%$1.75▲ 154.80%
3Best Buy1.53%$5.08▲ 38.88%
4Pampers1.08%$7.17▲ 33.62%
5Dell1.04%$3.86▲ 61.71%
6Amazon0.95%$1.93▼ 38.81%
7Comcast0.94%$4.72▼ 51.55%
8Nurtec0.85%$6.32▲ 84.97%
9Allstate0.83%$3.30▼ 9.05%
10Ford0.83%$2.49▲ 24.96%
Spending Trend Insight

In July 2025, Apple continued its long-running “Shot on iPhone” video campaign called Big Man, a short film shot on iPhone 16 Pro from director Aneil Karia, starring Stormzy.

Spending Trend Insight

Nurtec continued rolling out video commercials for Nurtec ODT during July 2025.

Top Video Partners
#BrandShare of VoiceCPMMoM CPM Change
1Google Ad Manager38.51%$2.63▼ 28.31%
2Magnite18.10%$6.09▼ 4.66%
3A97.64%$7.58▼ 7.74%
4Index Exchange7.53%$3.87▲ 6.46%
5Connatix3.33%$1.04▼ 14.44%
6PubMatic2.49%$4.35▲ 3.23%
7Xandr2.02%$7.03▼ 9.59%
8TripleLift2.00%$2.16▼ 13.19%
9Undertone1.58%$8.30▲ 5.02%
10OpenX1.39%$4.32▲ 1.46%
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