China To Become The No. 2 Ad Market In The World
August 17, 2011 by Kevin Michael Gray
Advertising in China, still developing compared to countries like the US and Japan, is beginning to catch up to the demand of consumer-facing companies looking to expand their reach among the world’s largest population and its growing buying power. eMarketer estimates that by the end of this year, ad spending in the China will increase enough to make the country the second-largest advertising market in the world.
In 2010, that spot was held by Japan, where total media ad spending last year reached $34 billion. But after slow, 0.4% growth in spending last year, the effect of the tsunami and continuing economic difficulties this year will cause ad spending in Japan to drop by 3.7%, to $32.7 billion.
Meanwhile, spending in China will increase by 14% in 2011, to $38.3 billion. The US will remain the world’s leading country in terms of total media ad spending, with a projected $157.4 billion in ad dollars this year.?
