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  "id": "meta-ads-median-cpm-15-dollars-2026",
  "slug": "meta-ads-median-cpm-15-dollars-2026",
  "url": "https://groundedkit.com/claims/meta-ads-median-cpm-15-dollars-2026/",
  "api_url": "https://groundedkit.com/api/claims/meta-ads-median-cpm-15-dollars-2026.json",
  "claim": "The median Meta (Facebook/Instagram) ads CPM for e-commerce brands is about $15",
  "commonly_cited_as": "\"Facebook CPM is around $15\"",
  "verdict": "verified",
  "verdict_definition": "Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "rating": {
    "value": 5,
    "best": 5,
    "worst": 1
  },
  "origin": {
    "publisher": "Triple Whale",
    "title": "Facebook Ad Benchmarks by Industry (Updated 2026 Data, Aug. 17, 2026)",
    "year": "2026"
  },
  "quote": "Metric Aug 2025 to July 2026 Aug 2024 to July 2025 % Change YoY CPA $38.99 $37.80 +3.14% CPM $15.06 $13.30 +13.24% CVR 1.53% 1.60% -4.73% ROAS 1.88 1.86 +0.57%",
  "method": "Medians across 40,000+ e-commerce brands using Triple Whale, Aug. 2025–July 2026. Health & Wellness had the highest industry median CPM ($21.80).",
  "drift": [
    "Sample: e-commerce (mostly DTC) brands using Triple Whale, not B2B or lead-gen advertisers",
    "Medians per metric; rows are not one campaign",
    "CPM varies widely by objective, season (Q4) and industry"
  ],
  "interest": "Triple Whale sells e-commerce analytics and attribution software; data are its customers' accounts.",
  "safe_rephrasing": "Triple Whale's data for 40,000+ e-commerce brands show a median Meta ads CPM of $15.06 (Aug. 2025–July 2026), up 13% year over year; B2B and lead-gen costs differ.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Triple Whale — Facebook Ad Benchmarks 2026",
      "url": "https://www.triplewhale.com/blog/facebook-ads-benchmarks",
      "primary": true
    }
  ],
  "kind": "stat_check",
  "as_of": "Aug. 2025 – July 2026",
  "last_checked": "2026-10-16",
  "stale": false,
  "date_reviewed": "2026-10-16",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}