Vendor reportCreatorIQ, 2025

Instagram was the top influencer marketing ROI platform for brands

Channel validation

Brands: Social Platforms Ranked by Greatest ROI for Creator Marketing

Brands: Social Platforms Ranked by Greatest ROI for Creator Marketing
Platform	Share of brands selecting platform (%)
Instagram	29%
TikTok	27%
Facebook	18%
YouTube	17%
X	3%
LinkedIn	3%
Twitch	1%
Snapchat	1%
Pinterest	1%
Reddit	1%
Threads	1%
Substack	1%

Reader Note:: This figure asks brands which social media platform provides the greatest ROI for creator marketing. Instagram leads at 29%, followed by TikTok at 27%, Facebook at 18%, and YouTube at 17%. This reflects brand respondents’ selections, not an audited ROI comparison across platforms. The exact brand base for this chart is not stated.
Evidence:: Self-reported behaviour
Vendor interest:: High — This comes from a company with a commercial interest in this market, so it is not a neutral source.
Sample:: Survey of 1,723 respondents: 747 brands, 676 agencies, and 300 creators across 17+ industries and 9+ regions, conducted by Sapio Research in July 2025, with additional CreatorIQ research in August 2025.

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This comes from a company with a commercial interest in this market, so it is not a neutral source.
The source says how much it looked at, but not how any of it was chosen.

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How much better an AI search visitor converts compared to an organic search visitor, on average

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20% of Gen Z and 17% of Millennials discover new brands through influencer endorsements, vs 12% of Gen X and 5% of Boomers

Share of each generation who discover new brands via influencer endorsements
Generation	Share who discover brands through influencers (%)
Gen Z	20%
Millennials	17%
Gen X	12%
Baby Boomers	5%

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