Viewability Benchmarks @ Digital Advertising Landscape in Germany

According to the latest benchmark report which is published by Meetrics, average viewability rate of display ads in Q2, 2020 was 63%. When compared with the average viewability rate of previous quarter (60%), there's a slight increase at average benchmark rate in Q2, 2020.

Publishing the display ads on desktop is providing more effectiveness in terms of average viewability rate than publishing the ads on mobile.

Most effective ad placements on desktop in return of maximizing viewability rates are Halfpage Ad / Sitebar which are mainly created in large dimensions such as 300x600 px. And placing the ad left of viewport or right of viewport provides better viewability rates rather than placing the ads below the fold or above highest ad position in site.

Least effective ad placement on desktop in return of maximizing viewability rates is Billboard which can be described as 'above the highest position in page'. These placements are not so attractive to take user attention for the ads which are published on desktop.

When analysing the performance of ads in terms of viewability rates, the pitfalls that are commonly being confronted, are listed as below table. In that figures, it would be beneficial for the brands that publishing the ads left or right of viewport provides minimum friction between users' attention and the message of the brands' ads.

Source: Meetrics - Viewability Benchmarks Q2, 2020
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