According to admanGo, social media adspend in Hong Kong grew significantly in Q2 2026. Instagram led the market, surpassing HK$1.04 billion and posting a 18% year-on-year increase. Facebook followed closely at HK$1.03 billion, up 16% from a year earlier. YouTube’s branded content adspend reached HK$74 million, representing a 7% annual increase, while Threads recorded HK$49 million in adspend for the quarter.
HSBC Hong Kong and Hang Seng Bank took the top two spots in social media adspend, while Coffee Lam ranked as the top Social Media KOL by branded content adspend.
The report also highlighted several key data points, including adspend trends and proportions, the top 5 categories, and the top 10 rankings of advertisers and KOLs. These insights helped shape local social media advertising strategies.
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“YouTuber’s Branded Content Adspend” is calculated based on the YouTuber’s Branded Content promotion for their channel, and does not include the fees paid by advertisers to social media platforms.