The Mobile eCPM Report: In-App Ad Monetization Worldwide [Updated in Jan 2023]

Updated on January 5th, 2023.

Every quarter we update our Mobile eCPM Report, where we analyze the eCPM of millions of ad impressions worldwide from +70 Ad Networks, only to provide you with the Latest Trends & Insights into the Mobile Ad Industry.

Check out the key insights, or analyze the data to find new growth opportunities for your Mobile Apps & Games!

With the quarterly Mobile eCPM Report, you can finally watch the evolution of the Mobile Ad Industry in its full depth. Learn how the eCPM has evolved in each Country, Platform & Ad Type.

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For a broader spectrum of the mobile in-app ad industry, check our annual 2022 Mobile In-App Ad Monetization Performance Index, 50-Pages long. An in-depth analysis of the Mobile Ad Industry with rankings for Ad Networks, Ad Types & Top Markets. With interactive graphs!

Click the worldwide map & evolution graph to get all details per country. And as usual, You still have the quick bullet-point analysis with the top key insights per each ad format.

Summary - Updated on 2023 Q1:

• LAST UPDATE of the Mobile eCPM Report (Data updated for the last quarter of 2022!)
  • Rewarded Video Ads in Mobile Apps & Games
  • Full-Screen Ads in Mobile Apps & Games
  • Banner Ads in Mobile Apps & Games
• About the Mobile eCPM Report
• 2022 Q3 - Mobile eCPM Highlights (New 3-Page Design with 18 analyzed countries!)
• 2022 Q2 - Mobile eCPM Highlights (New 2-page Design!)
• 2022 Q1 - Mobile eCPM Highlights
• 2021 Q4 - Mobile eCPM Highlights
• 2021 Q3 - Mobile eCPM Highlights
• 2021 Q2 - Mobile eCPM Highlights
• 2021 Q1 - Mobile eCPM Highlights
• 2020 Q4 - Mobile eCPM Highlights
• 2020 Q3 - Mobile eCPM Highlights
• 2020 Q2 - Mobile eCPM Highlights
• 2020 Early-Covid - Mobile eCPM Highlights
• 2020 Q1 - Mobile eCPM Highlights
• 2019 Q4 - Mobile eCPM Highlights

The freshest Mobile eCPM Report! [Updated 2023 Q1]

Rewarded Video Ads eCPM in Mobile Apps & Games

• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM on iOS: By the end of the quarter, the USA suffered a decrease in eCPMs by 25% of their initial value. We can see a common pattern in mature markets, rising during the first months of the quarter to finally stabilize when December arrives. In emerging markets, things seem to have stabilized more, except for Turkey's eCPM, which saw a high rise by the end of the quarter, and South Africa's eCPMs, which fell by the end.
• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM on Android: The charts tell a different story on this platform. The USA gets a first punch by the beginning of the quarter, only to get back on its feet again as time passes. Asian countries such as South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan seem unstoppable, getting one of the highest eCPMs worldwide

Full-Screen Ads eCPM in Mobile Apps & Games

• Full-screen ad eCPM on iOS: The USA remains the king in eCPMs, rising from $9 to almost $10 by the EOQ. The rest of the mature markets seem to wobble between $4 to $7 eCPM, showing stable patterns over the months. In emerging markets, some countries such as Russia, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia have more fluctuations in their eCPMs, most of them being between the $2 to $3.5 values. It stands out how France, a historically considered mature market has eCPM values closer to emerging countries for this last quarter of 2022.
• Full-screen ad eCPM on Android: The patterns seem to repeat from iOS to Android. The USA is closely followed by Australia at the top of the chart. The rest of the mature countries seem to roam between $4 to $6, with a few exceptions such as France, Germany, or even UK, that are below those values. In Emerging markets, Saudi Arabia has seen the most impressive jump during November '22, while the rest of the countries have been somewhat more stable, following the same trend of getting a bump during November, and slightly decreasing by December 2022.

Banner Ads eCPM in Mobile Apps & Games

• Banner ad eCPM on iOS: Australia breaks a record for the last quarter of 2022 by almost reaching the $30 eCPM in November, which is, in some cases even triple of other eCPMs in mature markets. Another country that stands out is Russia, which reaches an average of $0.20 eCPM, as high as the USA and other mature markets. It is also remarkable the big fall of some mature and emerging markets, such as the UK or Brazil eCPMs from November $0.17 to December $0.12; followed by Germany or Mexico which also seem to decrease by around 20% or even 30% of its value.
• Banner ad eCPM on Android: Canada rocketed during December '22, being the only country that surpasses the $1 eCPM in banner ads. The USA closely follows during most of the quarter except for December, when it seems to deflate, following a similar trend as the UK, Germany, and other European countries. Australia, México, and Saudi Arabia seem to follow a similar trend described by Canada, starting with modest eCPMs during October, and later rising as the quarter continues.

About the Data Source of the Mobile eCPM Report

It's easy to talk about bringing transparency into the nebulous mobile ad world. But in general, it's always better to show than tell.

Appodeal Growth Platform, among other services, helps mobile app publishers and developers monetize their apps by making over 70 ad demand sources compete for each ad impression.

Our algorithm then evaluates all of the ad bids and serves the ad with the highest ad bid.

The Mobile eCPM Report represents the average eCPMs from billions of ad impressions served during the analyzed period, for each country worldwide where we have significant impressions data. It focuses primarily on our top 3 ad formats (rewarded videos, full-screen ads, and banner ads), broken down by iOS and Android.  

Check out our annual Mobile eCPM Performance Index Report for a deeper report. A +50 page-long document where we dive deep into the industry data. You will find a detailed analysis, split for each top-grossing Markets, and rankings for Ad Networks, Ad Types & much more.

We hope mobile app publishers and developers will find this quarterly Mobile eCPM Report useful as a benchmark for your app's ad revenue and for gaining a fuller understanding of earning potentials worldwide as your app continues to grow.

2022 Q3 - Historic of Mobile eCPM Report

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Key Insights of Rewarded Video Ads

• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM Decrease: Overall, the eCPMs have substantially decreased in the last 6 months. The Top-1 position in iOS was $12.90 (Japan) in the first quarter of 2022, while now it's below the $10 threshold. And we can observe the same with Android. Six months ago the USA had $13 eCPM while now it is around $7. And the trend on Android seems to indicate that it can keep falling.
• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM on iOS: The USA is in the first position. We also have a new contender for the second position, Taiwan, with an impressive $9.71 eCPM that has left other big countries (Australia, Japan, UK), way behind). It is also remarkable that New Zealand, Norway & Singapore are in the top 10 positions.
• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM on Android: The USA & Australia were on top in the previous quarter. However, South Korea has placed in the top-1 position, with a booming $8.10 eCPM, way higher than any other following countries. It stands out that other East Asian countries such as Taiwan, Japan & Hong Kong are also becoming very competitive in that area.

Key Insights of Full-Screen Ads

• Full-screen ad eCPM Stability: Interstitials seem way more stable in contraposition with the previous ad type (Rewarded Video Ads). The USA's eCPM at the beginning of 2022 was close to the current value, $8.6. However, other mature countries like Japan, Australia, the UK, and Canada have suffered a slight decrease. Emerging markets such as Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil have seen a positive trend this 2022 Q3.
• Full-screen ad eCPM on iOS: The USA remains the king of the charts, followed by some mature markets & emerging countries too. Some middle-east countries have eye-catching eCPMs, such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.
• Full-screen ad eCPM on Android: The eCPMs in android devices have seen better days. While the top-position countries stand their ground, some emerging countries have scaled up such as Puerto Rico, Israel, and Singapore. The monthly evolution charts show downward patterns in mature markets, while eCPMs seem more stable in emerging countries.

Key Insights of Banner Ads

• Banner ad eCPM on iOS: Top countries seem stable, with upward trends on the month-over-month charts. However, when comparing the eCPMs of this quarter with the values of six months ago, we can see that most mature countries, such as the USA, Canada, Australia, and the UK have suffered a considerable decrease.
• Banner ad eCPM on Android: eCPMs look brighter on this platform. The trends in some countries, like the USA or Canada, are blooming. Also, when comparing their eCPMs with previous quarters, we can see a notable increase of up to +20%. The top-countries chart also has some remarkable redistribution. South Africa is in the top 10, and Mexico has entered the top 20.
• Banner ad eCPM in abnormalities: The drastic changes in the politics of certain countries can highly affect their eCPMs in mobile apps & games. Fluctuations in the local currency, as well as engagement & monetization metrics (such as impression volume and ARPU), can inflate metrics. Therefore, one should take the stratospheric ups and downs of eCPMs with a grain of salt.

2022 Q2 - Historic of Mobile eCPM Report

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Key Insights of Rewarded Video Ads

• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM on iOS: The USA keeps losing positions in the top charts. In the second quarter of 2022, it was placed 3rd, right below Japan & Australia. It is also surprising to see how emerging countries such as Taiwan, South Korea, UAE & Kuwait are booming in this segment.
• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM on Android: While the USA & Australia are in the top positions, they are closely followed by east Asian countries. European countries such as the UK, Sweden, Germany & France have lost positions in the top ranks, and their eCPM has fallen.
• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM in Russia: eCPMs in Russia and CIS markets have suffered a gradual recovery during the 2022 Q2. In March, the eCPM plummeted by half on iOS and Android. But as the months passed, they recovered the eCPM quickly recovered, and by May, it was back on its feet.
• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM in Mature Markets: The USA, Japan, the UK, and many mature countries have plummeted since March. Australia seems to be one of the few that had a positive eCPM trend until June, which plummeted below their March levels on iOS and Android.

Key Insights of Full-Screen Ads

• Full-screen ad eCPM on iOS: Compared to the previous quarter, we can observe that the eCPM in all countries has increased. Not only on the top charts but also on the bottom of the eCPM. In the 20th position, Saudi Arabia is now $3.33, while a few months ago it was around $2.50.
• Full-screen ad eCPM on Android: Overall, the eCPM in mature markets has experienced, for both iOS & Android, a positive trend up until May. Countries like the US & UK were able to keep a stable eCPM. And the same could be said for some of the countries in emerging markets too.

Key Insights of Banner Ads

• Banner ad eCPM on iOS: Last quarter we already observed how emerging markets had been steadily increasing their eCPMs, and getting closer to the levels of mature markets. This quarter, we can say that David has already surpassed the Goliath markets in the industry. While some mature countries such as Japan plummeted, emerging markets such as Russia, Brazil, and Norway have bloomed.
• Banner ad eCPM on Android: The predominance of the USA eCPM in android banners is not that easy to reach, and its value, month after month, keeps slowly but steadily growing. Everything seems stable for the rest of the markets as if nothing has changed for the last 3 months.
• Banner ad eCPM in Russia: Russia has experienced one of the most amazing quarters in years for iOS devices, and almost doubled its eCPM compared to March. And the same for Android devices too. Also, this June, the eCPM surpassed the USA, putting Russia in the Top #1 position in the iOS charts.

2022 Q1 - Historic of Mobile eCPM Report

Key Insights of Rewarded Video Ads

• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM on iOS: Every year eCPMs tend to fall after the Christmas sales. While most of the mature markets follow a similar pattern, it is outstanding how Japan's eCPMs have suffered a high jump during this last month of March, positioning almost as high as the USA in the top charts. Following a completely different pattern, emerging markets such as China or Brazil seem not to have suffered from the Christmas sales aftermath.
• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM on Android: Christmas sales equally affects mature and emerging markets on Android, with a few small differences. We can see how eCPMs are slightly more stable and don't tend to fall as much as their competitor platform, iOS. Surprisingly, Japan's eCPMs have gone in the opposite direction and, instead of increasing, they have fallen during the last month of March.
• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM in Russia: eCPMs in Russia and CIS markets have fallen by half in iOS, and even more in iOS during March. That is mostly due to the fluctuations in the country's economy and geopolitical movement. However, if the previous chart were in their local currencies, we could see that their eCPMs are stable.
• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM in Asia: eCPMs in Asian countries are blooming more than ever, and we may expect to keep growing for the rest of the year. It is highly remarkable that Japan, for the first time has surpassed the average eCPM of the USA this 2022 Q1 in iOS. Also, the eCPMs in markets such as South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and many more are through the roof.

Click to view the eCPM Worldwide charts & Top-Country charts of 2022 Q1 for eCPM Rewarded Video Ads

Key Insights of Full-Screen Ads

• Full-screen ad eCPM on iOS: We can see the same post-Christmas sales downfall as we already commented on the Rewarded Video Ads section. Even the high rise of Japan's eCPMs during March. One big difference though is that after December eCPMs have had a flat trend since January on Mature Markets. Also, this ad format seems not to have affected Christmas sales in China.
• Full-screen ad eCPM on Android: The same that we have already said for Rewarded Video Ads can be applied to Full-Screen Ads. One notable difference though is that Japan's eCPM, in this case, has not fallen during March, and has been way more stable.

Click to view the eCPM Worldwide charts & Top-Country charts of 2022 Q1 for eCPM Full-Screen Ads

Key Insights of Banner Ads

• Banner ad eCPM on iOS: Historically, eCPMs in mature markets have always been higher than in emerging markets. However, this seems to be slowly changing in iOS. Mobile app creators relying heavily on banner ads may find this pattern a good incentive to test other ad formats that bring higher revenues.
• Banner ad eCPM on Android: Mature markets have the usual post-Christmas sales trend, however, the eCPM seems to recover quite fast for the last quarter months. However, Japan's eCPM is closer to emerging markets and has been completely removed from the chart of "top-20 eCPM countries".
• Banner ad eCPM in Russia: While in other formats, Russia's eCPMs seem to have fallen during March, we cannot say the same with banner ads. On iOS, Russia sees no difference between the previous months and stays at $0.14. On Android, though, it experiences a shortfall likely to rise back in the following months.

Click to view the eCPM Worldwide charts & Top-Country charts of 2022 Q1 for eCPM Banner Ads

2021 Q4 - Historic of Mobile eCPM Report

Key Insights of Rewarded Video Ads

• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM on iOS: Most markets have been stable throughout the quarter. eCPMs in the USA have trended downwards, while they escalated to 20% in the UK. Emerging markets such as China and Brazil also have an upwards tendency for the quarter.
• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM on Android: eCPMs in mature markets seem to rise monthly. Australia & Japan scaling their average eCPM to almost $12. Emerging markets also seem to improve, with Russia & India as two great options for improving in-app ad revenues.
• Rewarded Video Ad ECPM on Holiday Season: Black Friday & Christmas are some of the most profitable events of the year. For this reason, it's not uncommon to observe high bumps on the charts at the end of the year. The most notable example is Japan, which has raised a 12% of its eCPMs from November to December.
• Asia consolidates on the Top-20 chart: Asian markets, such as Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia are getting better in the charts. Never before has South Korea been such a high rank on Android Rewarded Ads! This may present a good opportunity for those app publishers and game developers that want to test new countries to increase their monthly revenues.

Click to view the eCPM Worldwide charts & Top-Country charts of Q4'2021 for eCPM Rewarded Video Ads

Key Insights of Full-Screen Ads

• Full-screen ad eCPM on iOS: Most mature markets present the same trend on iOS. Their eCPMs keep growing for almost the whole quarter until we reach December, where the trend falls by an average of 10-15%.
• Full-screen ad eCPM on Android: On Android, though, the trend rises unstoppable. The USA increases its eCPM by 10% from the previous quarter. The rest of the mature markets also seem to follow this trend, but less pronounced. On the other hand, eCPMs in emerging markets seem more stable.
• Full-screen ad eCPM during Holiday Season: It may sound weird that iOS eCPMs decrease for some. However, the trend on both platforms is quite similar to what we experienced during the 2020' Holiday Season. The major lesson here is to adapt our monetization strategies for each platform since users seem to have different behaviors.
• Ad eCPMs on Full-screen rise over the year: When we compare this year's eCPM, per each country, with the previous 2020, we will notice that the eCPMs on interstitials are growing. Most Asian markets have boosted their eCPMs, and Europe also seems to maintain its ground.

Click to view the eCPM Worldwide charts & Top-Country charts of Q4'2021 for eCPM Full-Screen Ads

Key Insights of Banner Ads

• Banner ad eCPM on iOS: Mature & emerging markets seem to follow a similar trend. USA, UK, Australia, and even Brazil have a spike in November, to fall again in December. This indicates that iOS users are more willing to consume banners during the previous month of Christmas, and also on Black Friday.
• Banner ad eCPM on Android: Most markets also experienced a big jump in November. However, for most of them, December is also a month of high eCPMs in most markets. Only Brazil seems to shrink in the last month of the year.

Click to view the eCPM Worldwide charts & Top-Country charts of Q4'2021 for eCPM Banner Ads

2021 Q3 - Historic of Mobile eCPM Report

Key Insights of Rewarded Video Ads

• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM on iOS: From June to September, the eCPM of mature markets grew by 10%. On the other side, emerging markets such as China & Brasil hit the brakes a bit until August, when eCPMs got stable.
• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM on Android: eCPMs in mature markets seemed to lower a bit from June to July, but in August they quickly recovered, surpassing the values from June. Australia, Japan & UK seem to have very similar patterns, while the USA kept growing for the rest of the Q3.
• Rewarded Video Ad ECPM on Summer Sales: It's not uncommon to watch eCPM grow in Q3. During summer, the users are more active, and mobile app & gaming companies tend to increase their marketing & monetization budgets to get more traction.
• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM + iOS15: Seem that iOS 14.5 and iOS 15 are a reality now, and companies are starting to accept this new reality. iOS eCPM is still higher than Android. Still, mature markets seem more reliable on Android.

Click to view the eCPM Worldwide charts & Top-Country charts of Q3'2021 for eCPM Rewarded Video Ads

Key Insights of Full-Screen Ads

• Full-Screen eCPM Overview: Summer sales haven't been as generous with the eCPMs of Full-Screen ads, as they were with Rewarded Ads. Each platform and market presents its patterns, so mobile developers shall focus on each specific segment to monetize their apps and games.
• Full-screen eCPM on iOS: eCPM in interstitials & full-screen ads has a big blow if you compare it with the previous years. iOS14.5 has taken a toll on these ad formats, and we can see that some top markets, such as the USA, UK, and Australia and even emerging markets such as Russia and Brazil have lower eCPMs than Android.
• Full-Screen eCPM in Android: Emerging markets have had a stable third quarter of 2021 and don't present fluctuations between months. We can't say the same with mature markets though. The summer sales of 2021 haven't been that spectacular compared with other years, and eCPM in full-screen ads has been lower than in the surrounding months.
• Full-Screen eCPM in September: There's light at the end of the tunnel. eCPM for full-screen ads has increased significantly in most mature markets, compared with previous months. This may increase revenues for those who haven't been neglecting their ad monetization strategy during this summer. It's time to optimize your ad units!

Click to view the eCPM Worldwide charts & Top-Country charts of Q3'2021 for eCPM Full-Screen Ads

Key Insights of Banner Ads

• Banner eCPM on iOS: eCPM seems to have suffered quite a big blow in markets such as USA & Australia. It's outstanding to see how Russia provides eCPM bigger than some established markets. However, the remaining emerging markets haven't had the same luck.
• Banner eCPM Android: eCPMs in mature markets seem to follow a similar trend, with the USA most affected by it. Russia, in this case, hasn't had the same raise as iOS, but still provided stable eCPMs. Japan, the UK, and India, though, had notable growth.

Click to view the eCPM Worldwide charts & Top-Country charts of Q3'2021 for eCPM Banner Ads

2021 Q2 - Historic of Mobile eCPM Report

Key Insights of Rewarded Video Ads

• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM on iOS: We can observe a notable rise in the eCPM during April, and it gets pretty stable through the second quarter of 2021.
• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM on Android: In some mature countries, eCPMs are as high as iOS. Some even higher. IOS 14.5 and the new user-privacy policies may have caused some redistribution of the marketing budgets of some companies.
• Rewarded Video Ad ECPM in June: Most markets show a small decrease in both platforms. This is a common trend in the mobile ad industry. Some app & gaming companies have been optimizing their marketing budget and A/B testing ads to be ready for the summer sales.
• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM in Emerging Markets: Brazil stands out for its strong eCPM fluctuations. The country seems to have settled as a place to soft-launch apps, and it's getting more attention.
• Rewarded video Ad eCPM in China: The Asian country is keeping its ground on iOS. After the strong fall, we saw in December 2020, seems that it is slowly recovering, and we may expect another rise in the following months.

Click to view the eCPM Worldwide charts & Top-Country charts of Q2'2021 for eCPM Rewarded Video Ads

Key Insights of Full-Screen Ads

• Full-Screen eCPM Overview: Similar to the Rewarded Video Ads, we can see a common trend of mobile businesses optimizing their eCPMs in June. There may be a correlation between the decrease on iOS vs. the increase on Android, and how it is parallel to the release of iOS 14.5.
• Full-screen eCPM on iOS: All the mature countries seem to fall in the last half quarter. Emerging markets such as Brazil and Russia get better eCPMs. App publishers seem to bet on alternative markets on the iOS platform.
• Full-Screen eCPM in Android: English-speaking markets (such as the USA, Australia, UK, New Zealand, Germany, and Switzerland) has kept growing since the last quarter, and have been established in the Top 10. Also, emerging countries have claimed up too, and we may expect their eCPMs to keep increasing for the next quarter.

Click to view the eCPM Worldwide charts & Top-Country charts of Q2'2021 for eCPM Full-Screen Ads

Key Insights of Banner Ads

• Banner eCPM Android: eCPMs on Android seem to follow a similar trend: a stable start and a high bump at the end of the quarter.
• Banner eCPM on iOS: However, on iOS things are way more complex. Emerging countries rise, and mature markets tend to fall. China falls up to 50% of its price. We recommend you check the market your app is focused, on and tweak your monetization accordingly.
• Banner eCPM in the US: It is quite a remarkable trend in the USA. In both platforms, we observe positive growth in the eCPM, and the trend seems to point out that it will keep its trajectory. You can expect high eCPMs for mobile apps and games from this market.
• Banner eCPM in Russia: Another remarkable country where we can appreciate a high rise in the eCPMs. iOS presents an interesting opportunity for RU/CIS-based apps and games.

Click to view the eCPM Worldwide charts & Top-Country charts of Q2'2021 for eCPM Banner Ads

2021 Q1 - Historic of Mobile eCPM Report

Key Insights of Rewarded Video Ads

• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM on iOS: It is not unusual to see a fall in the eCPM right after the holiday season. On iOS, we can see that, compared to the previous December, the trend tends to fall a bit, on some markets, the USA is the one that suffered the most in February. However, by March eCPM seems to stabilize again.
• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM on Android: The previous trend for Rewarded Video Ads on iOS is not as noticeable on Android. Australia falls from $11 to $9.41 in two months, but then in March rises even higher than in December. The USA and UK seem to grow compared to the last quarter of 2020, which can be understood by those countries' political and socio-economic environments.
• Rewarded Video Ad eCPM in Emerging Markets: Brazil, India, and Russia have a recess after the Christmas holiday, but by March they get almost completely recovered.
• Rewarded video Ad eCPM in China: The most severe eCPM trend is in China, the iOS platform. From December 2020 to March 2021, it falls 45% from its starting point. The curve smooths in the later months, so we may expect to raise back again in Q2 2021.

Click to view the eCPM Worldwide charts & Top-Country charts of Q1'2021 for eCPM Rewarded Video Ads

Key Insights of Full-Screen Ads

• Full-Screen eCPM overview: Again, the drop of eCPMs after Christmas is quite notable on Full-Screen ads in mature countries for both iOS and Android platforms. Still, by March, some of them, such as Japan, the UK, and Australia, are higher than in December.
• Full-screen eCPM on iOS: in the USA the drop of eCPM seems to need a bit more time to climb up. Australia seems quite stable. China has a similar decreasing pattern to what we saw in the rewarded video ads. On Android, the pattern of most mature countries is to stabilize during Q1 2021, and even climb higher compared to December.
• Full-Screen eCPM in Emerging Countries: Russian eCPM on iOS seems stable. Brazil's eCPM declined slightly during the first half of Q1 2021, only to stabilize in the second half. On Android, India, and Brazil eCPM grew compared to the previous quarter, while Russia kept a steady recovery after the small drop in January.
• Full-Screen eCPM in Mature Countries: English-speaking markets (such as Switzerland, New Zealand, Germany, Norway, Austria, and Sweden) have climbed positions in the TOP-20 eCPM chart, and have increased by 20% to 50% their eCPMs. Apps & Games that optimized their ad monetization strategy in those countries may have seen a revenue increase.

Click to view the eCPM Worldwide charts & Top-Country charts of Q1'2021 for eCPM Full-Screen Ads

Key Insights of Banner Ads

• Banner eCPM Overall: The banner eCPM on mobile devices has fallen between 10% to 20% compared to the previous quarter. Again, this trend is common in the mobile ad industry.
• Banner eCPM on iOS: The eCPM trend in the USA is similar to full-screen ads. Australia and Japan seem to quickly recover from the eCPM drop after Christmas, while China fell way lower, only to stabilize in March.
• Banner eCPM in the UK: On iOS, the UK had a tremendous drop in the banner eCPM since December. The swifts in the political situation in the country may be the reason for that. Still, that decline is not that pronounced on Android.
• Banner eCPM Historical: On a footnote, comparing this Q1'2021 with the previous Q1'2020 may be misleading, since half of the world is not under a COVID-19 lockdown. Also, the whole industry is moving more and more to full-screen (video & interstitial) and rewarded ads, making banners less competitive.

Click to view the eCPM Worldwide charts & Top-Country charts of Q1'2021 for eCPM Banner Ads

2020 Q4 - Historic of Mobile eCPM Report

Key Insights of Rewarded Video Ads

• Rewarded Video Ads eCPM on iOS: On iOS, the mature markets have seen strong eCPMs in the Rewarded Video Ad formats up until November. Then, as we get closer to Christmas, the eCPM tends to lower, the USA market the one with the highest impact. USA Markets is still way ahead on the charts, with an eCPM over 70% higher than second place, Australia.
• Rewarded Video Ads eCPM on Android: Something similar happens on Android. The eCPMs of Rewarded Video Ads seems to fall slightly in English-speaking markets in December. Japan shows an increase during that time though. Australia has gotten in the first position, closely followed by the USA.
• Rewarded Video Ads eCPMs by Markets: Emerging Markets on iOS & Android eCPMs seem a bit more stable. While on iOS there’s a slight decrease in eCPM during December, the trend tends to rise on Android. It is also remarkable to find many Asiatic countries in the top 10 charts, such as Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, China, and South Korea, for both iOS & Android platforms.

Click to view the eCPM Worldwide charts & Top-Country charts of Q4'2020 for eCPM Rewarded Video Ads

Key Insights of Full-Screen Ads

• Interstitial eCPM on iOS: The USA still maintains the Top-1 position for the eCPM in Full-Screen Ads, and it is still way ahead of other markets such as Australia, Canada, the UK, Japan & China. Remarkably, China has higher eCPMs than the UK on iOS. In December, eCPMs were even higher than in Australia.
• Interstitial eCPM on Android: eCPMs seems to have a growing pattern. They gain strength in November and keep pulling up in the charts in December in most of the Top Markets.
• Interstitial eCPM by Markets: Mature markets seem to rise during November. Not until we arrive in late December, do the eCPMs start to fall in some countries such as the UK or Australia.

Click to view the eCPM Worldwide charts & Top-Country charts of Q4'2020 for eCPM Full-Screen Ads

Key Insights of Banner Ads

• Banner eCPM on iOS: Notice the extreme growth of the eCPM in the UK, having almost an x2 increase in October in December. It is very unusual to see that the UK has the same eCPM in iOS banners as the USA.
• Banner eCPM on Android: The USA still maintains the top position compared to other countries. The top 10 markets for banner eCPM are mostly from Europe or English-speaking regions.
• Banner eCPM on Mature Markets: Mature markets seem to follow their trend in iOS and Android. While the USA has to be closely followed to establish a proper strategy, Australia seems almost to replicate its eCPM on both platforms, making it easier to approach.
• Banner eCPM on Emerging Markets: Emerging markets seem more stable on Android and iOS. While they fluctuate a bit and, in some cases, peak in December, it allows a more relaxed approach for those developers who want to monetize on those markets.

Click to view the eCPM Worldwide charts & Top-Country charts of Q4'2020 for eCPM Banner Ads

2020 Q3 - Historic of Mobile eCPM Report

Key Insights of Rewarded Video Ads

• Rewarded Video Ads eCPM on iOS: ECPM has decreased during the summer holidays in most mature markets. However, in September, we watched a recovery with the start of the new working year in most of them, except Japan.
• Rewarded Video Ads eCPM on Android: eCPMs in the USA have gone in the opposite direction during summer, and in September they kept growing. Most of the mature markets have seen their eCPMs grow too during the last month of Q3.
• Rewarded Video Ads eCPMs by Markets: The eCPMs of Rewarded Videos in Russia & Brazil didn’t fluctuate that much on both iOS & Android. Oceania & South Asia are growing and getting settled on the Top Charts. Australia's eCPMs are steadily increasing, and other countries such as New Zealand, and Singapore are in higher positions.

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Key Insights of Full-Screen Ads

• Interstitial eCPM on iOS: On iOS, the Full-Screen eCPM’s haven’t grown that much for mature countries, except for Australia & UK. From June to September, they both grew by almost 30% and 25%, respectively.
• Interstitial eCPM on Android: USA, UK & Australia eCPMs on Full-Screen Ads have grown almost 25% from June to September on Android.
• Interstitial eCPMs in mature markets: during this 2020 summer, the eCPMs of full-screen ads, such as static and video interstitials, have been growing steadily. In Emerging Markets, the eCPM has also grown between 20-30% on iOS and Android.

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Key Insights of Banner Ads

• Banner eCPM on Mature Markets: From June to September, USA & UK eCPMs on banners have grown almost 23% on iOS & 18% on Android, being the two mature markets with significant growth above all.
• Banner eCPM on Emerging Markets: We can see eCPM increases in South Africa and South America on the global maps. These trends may indicate new opportunities for developers and publishers willing to expand to new markets. Brazil eCPMs also experienced a significant increase during July & August on iOS, but in September, they fell to 5% compared to June.

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2020 Q2 - Historic of Mobile eCPM Report

Key Insights of Rewarded Video Ads

• Rewarded Video Ads eCPM on iOS: The U.S. remained the highest eCPM country, followed by Japan and Australia. Both Russia and Brazil saw their eCPMs stabilize in Q2 2020. The U.K.’s eCPMs dropped in May to $9.04 after a slight trend up from the previous three months. Both Russia and Brazil stabilized after decreasing during the previous three months and even started trending back up.
• Rewarded Video Ads eCPM on Android: The U.S. was the highest eCPM country, followed closely by Australia. Brazil saw its eCPMs stabilize as they decreased just slightly. The U.S. saw its eCPMs increase in May to $10.59. Unlike the other countries, the U.K. saw its eCPMs decrease significantly. Japan’s eCPMs showed a healthy increase. Russia also saw its eCPMs increasing back.

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Key Insights of Full-Screen Ads

• Interstitial eCPM on iOS: The U.S. remained the highest eCPM country, followed by Japan and Australia. Both Russia and Brazil saw their eCPMs stabilize. In the U.S. eCPM bounced back up to $10.01 in May, a high compared to the previous three months. The U.K.’s eCPMs climbed back to $4.05 in May, reaching a low of $3.88 in April. Japan’s eCPMs remained flat at $6.53 in May and in April.
• Interstitial eCPM on Android: The U.S. again, was the highest eCPM country, followed by Australia and Switzerland. The U.S. saw its eCPMs increase in May, a high compared to the previous three months. The U.K. also saw its eCPMs increase, after hitting a low of $2.94 in April. Japan’s eCPMs started trending back up, after going down three months prior. Brazil and Russia also saw their eCPMs increasing back.

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Key Insights of Banner Ads

• Banner eCPM on iOS & Android: The U.S. was the highest eCPM country, followed by Japan and Australia. May’s eCPMs in the U.S. and Japan saw their eCPMs decrease and decelerate slightly, compared to the more noticeable drop in April. The U.K. and Brazil both continued to see their eCPMs decrease in May, but the drop was not as steep as April’s. Russia saw its eCPMs staying steady, after decreasing for three months.  

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Early Covid-19 - Historic of Mobile eCPM Report

Overall Analysis of eCPM during Early Covid

There is a correlation between when a country went into lockdown, a higher number of active users, and the number of ad impressions delivered. Countries that started imposing nationwide lockdowns saw a strong overall increase in ad impressions. However, the ad impressions increased and were not consistent across all apps.

Analyzing samples of gaming apps over several months, some apps showed notable ad impressions increase while others remained the same. The countries that increased ad impressions by acquiring or reactivating their users generally gained net ad revenue, despite eCPM decreasing in some markets.

Key Insights by Ad Types

• Rewarded Video Ads eCPM: The average eCPMs of rewarded video ads were mixed and relatively stable compared to the other ad formats. Many countries affected by the crisis like Russia, France, Spain, Turkey, Germany, the U.K., and others saw their eCPMs decrease by up to $0.50. 
• Interstitial eCPM: On the other hand, full-screen ads saw their eCPMs trending down in April on iOS and Android. 
• Banner eCPM: Banner ads showed the most notable eCPM decrease compared to the other formats on iOS and Android.

Key Insights by Markets

China, which started the lockdown earlier in February, saw its eCPM drop drastically. Even as their lockdown eased up in March, their eCPM continued to drop.

Other countries that started lockdowns in March did not show a consistent eCPM change. In Italy, they went down, but in other countries, like Spain and the U.S., they went up.

2020 Q1 - Historic of Mobile eCPM Report

Key Insights of Rewarded Video Ads

• Rewarded Video Ads eCPM on iOS: China becomes the 2nd highest eCPM country. Chinese New Year in January likely added to the eCPM spike that month, while the coronavirus crisis in February likely contributed to the sharp drop. As one might expect though, the ad impressions spiked significantly in China in February as people were quarantined indoors with lots of time to spare. The U.S. remained on top with $14.59 eCPM, a slight decrease from January ($15.37). 
• Rewarded Video Ads eCPM on Android: Australia remained 1st place with $11.57 eCPM. While Japan and the U.S. swapped places, with the U.S. at 2nd with $10.19 eCPM and Japan 3rd with $9.40 in February. Interestingly, Australia is one, if not the only, country among the top-earning ones with eCPM being higher on Android than iOS.

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Key Insights of Full-Screen Ads

• Interstitial eCPM on iOS: the U.S. also remained on top with $9.56 eCPM in February ($9.30 in January). Most countries did not see their eCPMs deviate by more than $0.50 since January, except China, which decreased to $4.91 eCPM ($6.39 in January).
• Interstitial eCPM on Android: Japan, January’s top eCPM country, dropped to 2nd with $6.09 eCPM in February ($6.64 in January). The U.S. took the top spot with $6.24 eCPM. Most of the top-earning countries showed no significant eCPM changes since January.

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Key Insights of Banner Ads

• Banner eCPM on iOS: Australia came in 1st with $0.61 eCPM, followed by China at $0.56 and the U.S. at $0.51.
• Banner eCPM on Android: The U.S. took the top spot with $0.42 eCPM, followed by Australia at $0.40, and Switzerland at $0.40.

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2019 Q4 - Historic of Mobile eCPM Report

Key Insights

• Rewarded Video Ads eCPM on iOS: The U.S. topped rewarded videos' eCPMs with $15.37 on iOS. Many East Asian markets dominated the top 10 highest eCPM list, with China in second place with eCPMs of $13.15.
• Rewarded Video Ads eCPM on Android: Australia and Japan came out on top with eCPMs of $11.13 and $10.31 respectively.
• Interstitial eCPM on iOS: The U.S. was also on top with eCPMs of $9.30, more than doubling United Kingdom's, Europe's highest-performing country.
• Interstitial eCPM on Android: Japan and Australia came out on top with eCPMs of $6.64 and $6.16 respectively.
• Banner eCPM on iOS: China came in first place with eCPMs of $0.57, followed by Australia at $0.52 and the U.S. at $0.51.
• Banner eCPM on Android: Denmark surprisingly took first place with eCPMs of $0.42, followed by Australia at $0.39 and Switzerland at $0.39.