By Kimeko McCoy • July 15, 2026 •
Ivy Liu
Marketers have taken their digital video ad budgets and thrown rocket fuel on it, growing that spend to surpass $80 billion in the U.S. this year, according to estimates by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). Clarity and control in those ad buys, however, aren’t keeping pace.
Wavering confidence in inventory
The IAB’s latest findings suggests buyers’ confidence in the quality of digital video inventory they’re purchasing has slipped. Spending has exploded. The IAB expects digital video ad spend to surpass $80 billion this year as it continues to outpace the broader ad market.
