The global advertising industry is not dying; in fact, it is thriving. Global advertising spend is forecast to surpass an unprecedented $1 trillion for the first time in 2026, while the digital advertising sector alone is projected to exceed $350 billion by 2030. AdTech as an industry segment will undeniably remain and continue to expand.
If you work in the AdTech domain or are remotely connected to it, I believe you would have surely heard of identity wars and Privacy Sandbox. Safari & Firefox deprecated 3rd party cookies long back and then, Apple also blocked IFAs and now, they released Private Relays to block IP address too.