Adspend – September 2022

The Top 10 South African September 2022 advertisers.

Advertiser Sep-20 Advertiser Sep-21 Advertiser Sep-22
1 UNILEVER SA R153 687 468 UNILEVER SA R272 561 632 UNILEVER SA R233 360 772
2 SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LTD R118 850 145 SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LTD R157 622 005 SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LTD R167 405 053
3 CLIENTELE LIMITED R104 702 865 TIGER BRANDS R124 822 611 CLIENTELE LIMITED R142 557 313
4 OUTSURANCE INSURANCE R94 602 521 CLIENTELE LIMITED R111 934 050 OUTSURANCE INSURANCE R108 863 624
5 TELESURE INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LTD R84 452 531 OUTSURANCE INSURANCE R104 049 705 TELESURE INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LTD R88 548 705
6 GLAXOSMITHKLINE R83 587 057 TELESURE INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LTD R97 658 846 TIGER BRANDS R83 252 877
7 GOVERNMENT NATIONAL R77 353 481 GLAXOSMITHKLINE R87 563 142 PICK N PAY R72 142 892
8 RECKITT & BENCKISER R62 483 554 VODACOM COMMUNICATION R85 316 451 GLAXOSMITHKLINE R71 285 785
9 BEIERSDORF CONSUMER PRODUCTS R62 087 008 FAMOUS BRANDS LIMITED R75 306 251 FAMOUS BRANDS LIMITED R68 126 634
10 PEPKOR HOLDING LIMITED R52 382 270 RECKITT & BENCKISER R72 263 787 BEIERSDORF CONSUMER PRODUCTS R67 328 902
R894 188 900 R1 189 098 480 R1 102 872 557

South African Adspend data provided by Zora Hlumbane, Strategist at Meta Media

  • The top 10 spenders invest about over R894m-R1b YoY in the month of September and make up about 26% of total advertiser spend in September YoY.
  • The top advertisers spend is driven by the FMCG and Insurance categories.
  • Collectively Unilever SA was the biggest spender.
  • Overall top 10 spend increased in September YoY +33% in 2021 and decreased -7.3% in 2022.

View the tracked monthly South African advertising spend.

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