TikTok is integrating ads into search results, pushing forward branded content every time users look for a hashtag, a specific user, or anything else.
These ads are part of sponsored videos on the platform, now being presented as the app’s way of furthering power brand discovery.
TikTok’s announcement made it clear that ads will be relevant to the search query and will be labeled as sponsored posts.
With this newest addition, TikTok bids farewell to an era of ad-free search bars.
Despite the social media platform’s emergence in 2016, TikTok only entered the advertising market in 2019.
It has routinely produced ground-breaking ad income, exceeding $9.9 billion in 2022, a startling 155% increase from the year before.
Forecasts indicate that this growing trend will continue, with TikTok’s yearly ad income expected to reach $13.79 billion by 2026.
Instagram has also been showing users more and more ads, making the overall scrolling experience less enjoyable.
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