Vendor reportTinuiti, 2026
67% of ad spend on traditional streaming video platforms outside YouTube is on TV screens, while phones/tablets are 24% and computers just 9% in Q2 2026
Channel validation
Device Share of Traditional Streaming Video Ad Spending: Q2 2026: Share of Traditional Streaming Video Ad Spend by Device, Excluding YouTube (%)
| Device | Share of ad spend (%) |
|---|---|
| Computer | 9% |
| Phone and Tablet | 24% |
| TV | 67% |
- Reader Note:
- The split moved over the year: TV screens were 64% a year earlier, phones and tablets fell two points to 24%, computers a point to 9%. This measure excludes YouTube, where TV screens run higher still at 75%. These are shares of spend, not of impressions or of viewing, so a device can hold a large share because its inventory is dear rather than because more people watch there.
- Evidence:
- Observed behaviour
- Vendor interest:
- High — This comes from a company with a commercial interest in this market, so it is not a neutral source.
- Sample:
- Anonymized performance data from Tinuiti-managed advertising programs representing over $4 billion in annual digital ad spend; sample restricted to programs that remained active and maintained a consistent strategy over the periods studied; mostly same-client growth.
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- Saying that one thing caused another, or predicting what you would get.
- This comes from a company with a commercial interest in this market, so it is not a neutral source.
- This was measured in one market. It may not hold where you are.
- This is an aggregated or average number that covers very different cases. Real results in a particular segment may differ.
- The source never says how this number was measured.




