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    Meta is set to overtake Google in global ad revenue for the first time. Here's what it actually means for social media marketers.
    July 1, 2026
    •5 min read
    Lucy Hall
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    Meta is set to overtake Google in global ad revenue for the first time. Here's what it actually means for social media marketers.

    Emarketer projects Meta will pull in $243bn in ad revenue this year versus Google's $239bn, ending Google's unbroken reign at the top of digital advertising. The numbers are a forecast, not yet a result, but the trajectory behind them should reshape how marketers think about where budgets go next.

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