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TAM AdEx: A pixelated view into digital advertising trends for 2023
Mumbai: TAM AdEx India has released a report on digital advertising trends for 2023.
Ad impressions on digital medium increased by almost four times in 2023 over 2019. Also, 2021 and 2022 witnessed massive growth two folds and three times in terms of ad impressions respectively over 2019. Compared to 2022, there was increase in ad impressions by 31 per cent in 2023 on digital medium. In quarterly trends, Q’4 of 2023 observed a significant growth of 71 per cent compared to Q’1 of 2023. Additionally, both Q’2 & Q’3 of 2023 witnessed growth in ad impressions by 60 per cent & 43 per cent respectively over Q’1 of 2023.
The highest share of digital ad impressions was observed in Nov’23 i.e. 11.5 per cent. Whereas, Feb’23 had the lowest ad impression share of 5.4 per cent.
Both services and computers sectors retained their first and second positions during 2023 over 2022. During 2023, telecom products and corporate/brand image were the new entrants compared to 2022 in the top sectors and secured seventh & ninth positions respectively. The top two sectors added more than 55 per cent share of ad impressions on digital medium.
Ecom-media/entertainment/social media was the leading category with 11 per cent share of ad impressions in 2023. Corporate IT and cellular phones-smart phones were the new entrants in top categories in 2023 over 2022. Together, the top 10 categories added 48 per cent share of ad impressions.
Amazon Online India maintained its first position in the top advertisers list during 2023 over 2022. In 2023, Google descended to sixth position compared to its second position in 2022. More than 99K advertisers were present on digital medium during 2023. The top 10 advertisers contributed
16 per cent share of ad impressions in digital.
Amazon.in ascended to first position and became the leading brand in 2023 compared to its third position in 2022. SquareX.Com was an exclusive brand in 2023 and secured eighth position compared to 2022. Out of the top 10 brands present in 2023, five of them were new entrants. Among the top brands, three of them belonged to Amazon Online India. The top 10 brands contributed 12 per cent share of digital ad impressions.
In terms of the highest increase in ad impressions, ecom-other services category topped with 90 per cent increase in 2023 compared to 2022 followed by ecom-media/entertainment/social media with 57 per cent increase.
58 K plus advertisers exclusively publicized during 2023 compared to 2022. SquareX was the top exclusive advertiser in 2023 on digital medium.
Among web publishers, Twitter.com had the highest share of ad impressions of 31 per cent in 2023. During 2023, the top five web publishers had 25 per cent share of ad impressions.
Twitter Display topped with 31 per cent of digital ad impressions during 2023 followed by In APP Display on second position with 17 per cent share. Programmatic was the most popular method for promoting ads on digital platforms, accounting for 78 per cent of total ad impressions, followed by ad network method with 11 per cent share in 2023.
Video ads grabbed the highest impressions (33 per cent) on digital, followed by single image ads with 29 per cent share.
Brands
Reliance Retail FY26 revenue rises 11.8 Per Cent to Rs 3.7 lakh crore
Q4 revenue up 11.1 Per Cent, hyperlocal orders surge 4x, PAT steady
MUMBAI: Reliance Retail isn’t just ringing up sales, it’s ringing doorbells faster than ever. Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) reported a steady FY26 performance, with growth powered by store expansion, a sharp surge in hyperlocal commerce, and consistent traction across grocery, fashion and jewellery. For the full year, revenue rose 11.8 per cent year-on-year to Rs 3,70,026 crore. In the January–March quarter, revenue from operations climbed 11.1 per cent to Rs 87,344 crore, up from Rs 78,622 crore a year earlier.
Operating performance remained stable, with Q4 EBITDA inching up 3.1 per cent YoY to Rs 6,921 crore from Rs 6,711 crore. However, quarterly profit after tax held steady at Rs 3,563 crore. For the full fiscal, PAT grew 11.7 per cent to Rs 13,842 crore.
Expansion remained a key lever. RRVL added 1,564 new stores during FY26, while simultaneously scaling its digital and hyperlocal commerce play. The latter emerged as a standout, with daily orders surging more than fourfold year-on-year in Q4, underlining a clear shift towards faster, localised fulfilment.
In grocery, large-format stores maintained momentum, aided by festive demand and the expansion of Smart Bazaar, which crossed 1,000 stores. Promotional campaigns such as ‘Full Paisa Vasool’ delivered record results, with sales rising 26 per cent YoY.
Digital commerce also picked up pace. JioMart added 5.8 million new users in Q4, nearly doubling its registered base year-on-year. Hyperlocal orders grew 29 per cent sequentially and over 300 per cent annually during the quarter.
Fashion and lifestyle saw steady traction. Ajio recorded a 23 per cent YoY rise in average bill value, while fast-fashion platform Shein crossed 11 million app installs, scaling rapidly with expanding product lines.
The jewellery business added further shine, with average bill value jumping 53 per cent YoY, largely driven by rising gold prices and sustained consumer demand.
Commenting on the shift, RRVL executive director Isha Ambani said hyperlocal commerce has become a structural growth driver, with orders rising more than fourfold over the year.
Looking ahead to FY27, the company is betting on technology to deepen engagement. The focus, Ambani noted, will be on AI-led merchandising, sharper pricing strategies and disciplined execution turning scale into sustained customer value.
In short, the carts are fuller, the clicks are quicker, and the next phase looks less about reach and more about precision.
