Out of Home Advertising Continues on Growth Trajectory

Out of home (OOH) advertising revenue increased 2.1% in 2023 compared to the previous year, accounting for $8.7 billion in total spend, based on figures released today by the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA), the leading trade group representing the entire OOH advertising industry.

Digital OOH (DOOH) represented 33% of total OOH spend and grew almost 10% in 2023. While DOOH was a key driver for the year, OOH experienced growth across the Billboard, Transit and Place-Based categories, with OOH Transit making the most significant gains for the year at a 7.3% increase. 

In 2023, three of the top ten product industries that grew by double digits included, in order of percentage growth: Public Transportation Hotels & Resorts, Local Services & Amusements, and Schools Camps & Seminars. In fact, Local Services & Amusements represented 27% of total OOH spend and grew by almost 12%.

“There is no doubt the OOH space is seeing collective growth and progress,” said Anna Bager, president and CEO, OAAA. “Increased focus on innovation and unbridled creativity continues to drive impressive growth across our industry and we don’t see that slowing in 2024 and beyond. These numbers also speak to the power of OOH to engage communities with local services being the top product spend. But as OOH knows no bounds, that reach extends beyond hyper local to regional, national and even global.”

OOH’s top 10 product categories in 2023 were, ranked by spend: Legal Services, Hospitals Clinics & Medical Centers, Domestic Hotels & Resorts, Consumer Banking, Quick Service Restaurants, Colleges & Universities, Local Government, Food Stores & Supermarkets, Television & Cable TV, and Religious, Charitable & Humanitarian Organisations. Legal Services OOH spend increased by an impressive 36%, while Domestic Hotels & Resorts spend grew 23%.

Ranked in order of OOH spending, the top 10 advertisers in 2023 were: Apple, McDonald’s, Disney, Coca-Cola, Amazon, Uber, T-Mobile, American Express, Coors, and Dunkin'.

Other notable findings include:

• 65% of the top 100 OOH advertisers increased their OOH spend from 2022.
• 20% of the top 100 OOH advertisers more than doubled their spend including, ranked in order of percentage increase: Asia Forging Supply, Avis, Johnson & Johnson, Coors, Coca-Cola Southwest, Target, Nintendo, Walmart, Louis Vuitton, Richemont Jewelers, Diageo, Aetna, Expedia, Hilton, Warner Bros, Verizon, Nordstrom, Ashley, Sweet James Attorneys, and Yaamava Resort & Casino At San Manuel.
• One in five of the top 100 OOH spenders were technology or direct-to-consumer brands including, ranked in order of spend: Airbnb, Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Comcast, DoorDash, Expedia, FanDuel, Google, Hulu, Live Nation, Max, Netflix, Nintendo, Peacock TV, Samsung, T-Mobile, Uber, Verizon, and Vrbo.

OAAA issues full industry pro forma revenue estimates that include, but are not limited to, Miller Kaplan and Vivvix (which is not adjusted to reflect changes in data sources), and member company affidavits. Revenue estimates include digital and static billboard, street furniture, transit, place-based, and cinema advertising.