Vendor reportMetricool, 2026

ROAS of Meta Sales campaigns fell from 5.48 to 4.57 year over year: spend more than doubled ($62.9M to $151.8M) while purchase value only about doubled ($344.8M to $694.4M)

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Return on ad spend (ROAS) for Meta Sales campaigns, 2025 vs 2026 (USD returned per $1 spent)

Return on ad spend (ROAS) for Meta Sales campaigns, 2025 vs 2026 (USD returned per $1 spent)
Year	Return on ad spend (USD per $1 spent)
2025	$5.48
2026	$4.57

Reader Note:: ROAS only for Meta Sales campaigns that report purchase value (~64% of campaigns). Platform-reported purchase value.
Evidence:: Observed behaviour
Vendor interest:: Moderate — This comes from a company with a commercial interest in this market, so it is not a neutral source.
Sample:: 44,355 advertisers worldwide running paid campaigns on Meta and TikTok; 628,969 campaigns; $471,491,072.74 in ad spend; compares January-June 2025 vs January-June 2026; grouped by advertisers' average monthly ad spend.

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Generation	Share who discover brands through influencers (%)
Gen Z	20%
Millennials	17%
Gen X	12%
Baby Boomers	5%

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ROAS of Meta Sales campaigns fell from 5.48 to 4.57 year over year: spend more than doubled ($62.9M to $151.8M) while purchase value only about doubled ($344.8M to $694.4M)

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