According to DataReportal, Peru’s advertising market in digital is expected to account for 41.6% of total ad spending in 2025. It underscores its pivotal role in most brands’ media strategies.
To make the most of this opportunity, brands need a thorough understanding of the local landscape — especially the mobile sector. They should build their strategies on current data and emerging trends.
This report offers valuable insights into Peru’s digital and mobile markets, as well as projections for 2025 from DataReportal.
In 2025, Peru’s population will reach 34.4 million, marking a modest year-on-year growth of 1.1%.
Nearly four out of five Peruvians (79.3%) live in cities, underscoring the country’s high level of urbanization.
The gender split is nearly equal — 50.3% women and 49.7% men — while the median age stands at 30.2 years.
For Peru’s advertising market, these figures mean a large, young, and predominantly urban audience, which is especially attractive for digital and mobile advertising.
The balanced gender ratio offers brands equal potential to target male and female consumers. Urban concentration simplifies campaign reach and distribution in major population hubs.
By 2025, 27.3 million people in Peru will be internet users, representing 79.5% of the population. The year-on-year growth is 1.1%.
According to Digital 2025: Peru, mobile applications fall mainly into two categories: apps and games.
To determine which are the most popular, analysts look at downloads and consumer spending. It assesses how much users are willing to pay within these platforms.
App downloads are dominated by social media, online store, and mobile payment apps:
Game downloads are dominated by game platform and battle game:
Apps that users are willing to spend money on social media and streaming platforms:
Games that users are willing to spend money on:
At BYYD, mobile app advertising spans multiple categories, customized to match each industry and client’s unique needs.
This adaptable approach enables more accurate targeting and stronger audience engagement, ensuring the message reaches and resonates with the most relevant users.
In this article, we tell you how app type affects in-app promotion.
Peru’s advertising market continues to expand, with total ad spending across online and offline channels reaching $1.15 billion in 2025. It’s a 5.5% rise from the previous year.
Peru’s advertising market represents 41.6% of total ad spend, reaching $477 million.
It has shown a strong year-over-year growth of 11.9%.
These figures highlight the steady expansion of Peru’s advertising market. This reflects both the increasing importance of advertising in Peru’s economy and the strong momentum driving the industry forward.
DataReportal forecasts that in-app advertising spend in Peru will hit $133 million in 2025, marking a 27.8% year-over-year increase.
This shows that in-app advertising is emerging as one of the fastest-growing segments in Peru’s ad market.
In 2025, programmatic ad spend in Peru climbed to $403 million, marking a 13.8% increase compared to the previous year.
Programmatic now accounts for 84.4% of the country’s total digital ad market. It highlights its rising importance and effectiveness for brands. This share is 1.7% higher than in 2024 and surpasses the 2025 level observed in Argentina.
Programmatic advertising in Peru is not only expanding rapidly in monetary terms but is also strengthening its dominance within the digital landscape. This makes it an increasingly essential channel for brands aiming to maximize reach and efficiency.
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Mobile programmatic advertising is one of the most effective tools for generating audience engagement.
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