Adjust Partner Benchmarks Report Shows App Economy Growing Worldwide, With Growth Factors Differing Across Regions

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Adjust has released its global Partner Benchmarks report, analyzing data from 272 networks with 6 billion installs across 5,000+ apps. The report reveals significant growth in the app economy, driven by varying factors across regions. Gaming leads user acquisition spending, with APAC at 64%. Southeast Asia shows an 18% growth in e-commerce installs. Food delivery apps continue to thrive post-pandemic, showing a 20% growth in installs. Adjust emphasizes the need for tailored strategies in different markets to maximize digital ad spending.

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• The global app economy is expanding, driven by diverse regional factors.
• Gaming accounts for 50% of total user acquisition ad spend.
• Southeast Asia leads in m-commerce with 18% growth in e-commerce installs.
• Food delivery app installations increased by 20% in 2021.
• Short-form video has emerged as a powerful driver in social media growth.

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Interactive Partner Benchmarks Report Includes Network, Market and Vertical Performance Insights for Data-Driven Mobile Marketers

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile marketing analytics platform Adjust today announced the results of a global interactive Partner Benchmarks report that shows the app economy is expanding worldwide, even as growth drivers vary by geography. The global study analyzed over 270 advertising networks with 6 billion paid installs from more than 5,000 apps, across nearly 250 countries and 12 verticals.

To maximize digital ad spend, UA managers need best practices and common channels specific to their region and vertical.

"Globally, we've seen sweeping growth in the app ecosystem continue, with mobile poised to make up 75% of total digital ad spend this year. To make that as effective as possible, UA managers need best practices and common channels specific to their region and vertical," said Andrey Kazakov, Chief Operating Officer of Adjust. "Adjust's Partner Benchmarks offers a behind-the-scenes, worldwide view of the mobile advertising industry — which networks are most common, how to build a perfect channel mix, and where to find the next set of high-quality users, based on what other companies in a particular region and vertical are finding most efficient."

Key findings from Adjust's Partner Benchmarks report include:

• The global app economy is growing more than ever, but growth drivers vary by region. For example, APAC's growth is still spurred by mobile gaming, while Turkey is largely driven by non-gaming verticals, such as health and fitness, and education. Facebook, Google, AppLovin and Unity dominate all verticals in Turkey. In APAC, Facebook and Google Ads top the charts in terms of ad spend across most verticals and markets, but regional networks are gaining traction.
• Gaming remains the largest user acquisition-driven category, led by APAC. Gaming makes up 50% of total UA ad spend across all verticals, according to Adjust global data. Companies in APAC are spending the most on game UA — as high as 64% — followed by North America (57%) and EMEA (39%). AppLovin and IronSource outperform in this vertical, with Facebook, Google Ads, TikTok, Unity and Mintegral maintaining significant share.
• South East Asia (SEA) leads heavy growth in the m-commerce vertical. Adjust data shows that e-commerce installs in SEA have grown 18% in the first half of 2021 — with digital retail share currently outpacing China and India. While Google and Facebook are still the most dominant marketing channels, networks such as TikTok, Affle, Naver, InMobi, and Appier are gaining traction, and could be great choices for ad buying strategies.
• Food delivery apps continue to thrive following huge pandemic-driven growth. Adjust's data indicates that growth for food and drink has been a consistent upward trend, even in markets no longer in lockdown. Global installs in 2020 increased 19% YoY and have grown another 20% so far in 2021. Sessions growth is even more impressive, already up by another 34% in 2021 compared with 71% in 2020. Google Ads, Facebook and Apple Search Ads are the top networks driving growth — though Snap and TikTok have entered the top five, followed by AppLovin, Headway and Digital Turbine.
• Social media has a new growth driver: short-form video. As the overall time spent on short-form video continues to increase rapidly, so does the power of the format, which has developed into a large social commerce player. Unsurprisingly, Google Ads, TikTok, Snap, Apple Search Ads and Facebook dominate the rankings across all verticals and on both iOS and Android in the social media vertical.

View the detailed findings in the Partner Benchmarks report here.

Methodology
Adjust's Partner Benchmarks report is based on data from the first half of 2021, showing the company's analytics on 272 networks with more than 6 billion paid installs and 160 billion app opens from 5,460 apps — a comprehensive look across all Adjust customers.

Adjust's customers are operating in 246 countries, with a strong presence in North America, EMEA and APAC. The key findings highlight industry-wide trends, drawing comparisons to industry reports as well as Adjust's Mobile App Trends Report 2021.

About Adjust
Adjust is the mobile marketing analytics platform trusted by growth-driven marketers around the world, with solutions for measuring and optimizing campaigns and protecting user data. Adjust powers thousands of apps with built-in intelligence and automation, backed by responsive global customer support.

In 2021, Adjust was acquired by AppLovin (Nasdaq: APP), a leading marketing platform providing developers with a powerful, integrated set of solutions to grow their mobile apps. Learn more about Adjust at www.adjust.com.

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