--- title: Q1 2025 Global CTV Ad Supply Chain Trends Report description: Pixalate's Q1 2025 Global CTV Ad Supply Chain Trends Report contains a comprehensive analysis of the state of programmatic CTV advertising. image: https://www.pixalate.com/hubfs/Blog%20Media/2025%20Covers%20and%20Images/CTV%20Ad%20Supply%20Chain%20Trends%20Report%20-%20Global%20landing%20page%20cover.png --- [![pixalate-full-logo](https://www.pixalate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Pixalate_Logos/pixalate-full-logo.jpg?width=150&height=60&name=pixalate-full-logo.jpg "pixalate-full-logo")](https://www.pixalate.com) Search **Menu** ** ** ![](https://www.pixalate.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/Blog%20photos/pixalate-blog-bg.png) [Ad Fraud](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/topic/ad-fraud) | [CTV](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/topic/ctv) | [Research Reports](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/topic/research-reports) | 4 min read # Pixalate Releases Q1 2025 Global Connected TV (CTV) Ad Supply Chain Trends Reports: Open Programmatic Ad Spend Rises 10% YoY to $5 Billion, Ad Fraud (IVT) Hits 18% Written by [Pixalate](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/author/pixalate) May 29, 2025 1:00:00 PM *According to Pixalate's estimates, global open programmatic CTV ad spend rose 10% year-over-year to $5.02 billion in Q1 2025; Global invalid Traffic (IVT), including ad fraud, in CTV hit 18% in Q1 2025 - up from 12% in Q1 2024; Regional IVT rates show APAC (36% IVT rate) hit the hardest, followed by EMEA (30%), Latin America (24%), and North America (18%); Roku devices had the lowest global IVT rate at 11%, while Samsung Smart TVs had the highest at 36%.* LONDON, May 29, 2025** -- **[Pixalate](https://www.pixalate.com/), the market-leading fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform for Connected TV (CTV) and Mobile Advertising, today released the [Q1 2025 Global Connected TV (CTV) Ad Supply Chain Trends Report](https://www.pixalate.com/ctv-ad-supply-chain-trends-report). The reports comprehensively analyze the state of open programmatic CTV advertising in Q1 2025 across key global ad economies. In addition to the Global report, Pixalate released versions for the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Mexico.  The reports provide key insights into the state of the global CTV ad industry by platform, including information on estimated open programmatic CTV ad spend trends by global regions, updated CTV device market share statistics, and analysis of the latest trends in the Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TV, and Apple TV app stores. The report also explores invalid traffic (IVT, including ad fraud) in the open programmatic CTV ad marketplace. ## **Global Connected TV (CTV) Ad Supply Chain Trends Report Key Trends & Findings** ## **Global CTV Ad Spend** - **Global Open Programmatic CTV Ad Spend:** Estimated at $5 billion in Q1 2025, up 10% year-over-year (YoY) ## **Global CTV Ad Fraud (IVT):** - **CTV Invalid Traffic (including Ad Fraud) Rate: **The IVT rate for global open programmatic CTV traffic stands at 18%, down from 24% during the Q4 2024 holiday season but up 50% year-over-year (from 12% in Q1 2024) - **By Country: **Canada had a 26% IVT rate, Mexico had a 22% IVT rate, while the United Kingdom (UK) saw a 24% IVT, followed by the United States (U.S.) at 18% - **By Region: **APAC  saw the highest regional IVT rate at 36%, followed by EMEA at 30%, LATAM at 24%, and North America at 18%. - **IVT Rate by Device**: Roku devices had the lowest global IVT rate (11%), while Samsung Smart TV devices had the highest (36%). Apple TV stood at 20% while Amazon Fire TV had a 16% IVT rate ## **CTV SSP (Sell-Side Platform) Market Share:** - **Magnite** led on Roku in the U.S. with **32%** market share, while **FreeWheel** was among the top two across Roku (18%), Amazon Fire TV (15%), Apple TV (13%), and Samsung Smart TV (17%) - In the U.S., **PubMatic** ranked top-five across all four platforms: Roku (8%), Amazon Fire TV (10%), Apple TV (10%), Samsung Smart TV (12%) - In **Mexico**, **PubMatic**, Google AdExchange, and Verve each held an 18% market share on Roku ## **CTV Device Market Share:** - **Roku** led in market share with 38% in North America, 48% in LATAM - In North America, Amazon Fire TV (18%) was second, followed by Apple TV (13%) - **Samsung Smart TV** led in APAC (24%) and EMEA (25%) - LG was a close second in EMEA (25%), followed by Amazon (13%) and Roku (11%) ## **Top Grossing Apps:** - **‘Hulu’** generated approximately **$161** million in open programmatic ad revenue in the U.S.,  - ‘TalkTV’ led on both Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV in the UK  - In **Mexico**, **‘ViX’** took the No. 1 spot on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Samsung Smart TV - In **Canada**, **‘Crackle’** led on Apple TV, closely followed by ‘Food Network GO’ Pixalate’s data science team analyzed programmatic advertising activity across over 100 thousand Connected TV (CTV) apps and over 7 billion global open programmatic ad transactions in Q1 2025 to compile the research in this series. Download and explore the complete Q1 2025 CTV Ad Supply Chain Trends Reports: - [United States](https://www.pixalate.com/ctv-ad-supply-chain-trends-report-usa) - [Canada](https://www.pixalate.com/ctv-ad-supply-chain-trends-report-canada) - [United Kingdom](https://www.pixalate.com/ctv-ad-supply-chain-trends-report-uk) - [Mexico](https://www.pixalate.com/ctv-ad-supply-chain-trends-report-mexico) - [Global](https://www.pixalate.com/ctv-ad-supply-chain-trends-report) **About Pixalate** Pixalate is a global platform specializing in privacy compliance, ad fraud prevention, and digital ad supply chain data intelligence. Founded in 2012, Pixalate is trusted by regulators, data researchers, advertisers, publishers, ad tech platforms, and financial analysts across the Connected TV (CTV), mobile app, and website ecosystems. Pixalate is accredited by the MRC for the detection and filtration of Sophisticated Invalid Traffic (SIVT).  [pixalate.com](https://www.pixalate.com/) **Disclaimer** *The content of this press release, and the Global Connected TV (CTV) Ad Supply Chain Trends Reports (the "Report"), reflect Pixalate's opinions with respect to factors that Pixalate believes can be useful to the digital media industry. Any data shared is grounded in Pixalate's proprietary technology and analytics, which Pixalate is continuously evaluating and updating. Any references to outside sources should not be construed as endorsements. Pixalate's opinions are just that, opinions, which means that they are neither facts nor guarantees. Pixalate is sharing this data not to impugn the standing or reputation of any entity, person or app, but, instead, to report findings and trends pertaining to programmatic advertising activity in the time period studied. Pixalate does not independently verify third-party information. Per the *[*Media Rating Council (MRC)*](https://mediaratingcouncil.org/sites/default/files/Standards/IVT%20Addendum%20Update%20062520.pdf)*, "'Invalid Traffic' is defined generally as traffic that does not meet certain ad serving quality or completeness criteria, or otherwise does not represent legitimate ad traffic that should be included in measurement counts. Among the reasons why ad traffic may be deemed invalid is it is a result of non-human traffic (spiders, bots, etc.), or activity designed to produce fraudulent traffic." Certain IVT is also sometimes referred to as "ad fraud." 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