Turn views into value with ads on YouTube
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Achieve unparalleled results with ads on YouTube
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Remember brands
According to a survey by MTM, 69% of surveyed viewers in the UK say they are able to remember brands who are sponsoring/ partnering with creators they watch on YouTube.1
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View brands positively
According to a survey by MTM, 71% of surveyed viewers in the UK say they view brands positively when they partner with creators they trust on YouTube.2
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Most trusted platform
According to a survey conducted by Kantar, YouTube is the #1 most trusted platform globally for creator content about products or services they want to purchase.3
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YouTube helps with shopping decisions
According to a survey conducted by Kantar, 72% of surveyed viewers in the United Kingdom agree that YouTube helps them make more confident shopping decisions, outperforming the social media comeptitive average (46%), which includes Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat.4
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Agree YouTube has trustworthy creator content
According to a survey conducted by Kantar, 78% of surveyed viewers in the United Kingdom agree that YouTube has trustworthy creator content about products or services they want to purchase, outperforming the competitive average (63%), which includes Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat.5
Engage your audience with the right ad format
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Shorts
Move beyond likes—drive results. Get more from your social strategy by transforming your existing assets into a Shorts ad, turning new audiences into new sales.
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In-stream
Show up before, during or after the content your audience is watching. In-stream ads give you the flexibility to prioritise guaranteed views with non-skippable ads, or to reach your most engaged viewers with skippable ads.
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In-feed
Put your brand in front of audiences when they’re already searching and discovering on the YouTube Homefeed and YouTube Search.
Drag. Drop. Launch.
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Select your best performing short-form videos or static images
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Drop them into the campaign sign-up flow during asset selection
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Launch your video ad campaign on YouTube
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1 Source: Google/MTM, Creators (United Kingdom), n=1,000 18–65 y/o monthly+ surveyed viewers, who follow at least one creator on YouTube. Users of the following services at least once a month: YouTube; n=1,000; Instagram; n=809; TikTok n=733. Fielded June-July 2025. Competitive set: Instagram and TikTok.
2 Google/MTM, Creators (United Kingdom), n=1,000 18-65 y/o monthly+ YouTube viewers, who follow at least one creator on YouTube. Users of the following services at least once a month: Instagram; n=809; TikTok n=733. Fielded June-July 2025. Competitive set: Instagrammers, TikTokers, Politicians and Celebrities.
3 Source: Google/Kantar, Future of Video, n=19820 YouTube viewers, n=43867 weekly video viewers 18-64, fielded from (1/27/25-4/24/25). Calculated by aggregating iterative, head-to-head comparison data of YouTube vs. each top 10 competitor across 21 markets (US, CA, BR, MX, DE, ES, FR, IT, KSA/UAE, NL, PL, SE, UK, AU, ID, IN, JP, KR, PH, TW). Competitive set includes 10 market competitors: Linear TV, Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Max/HBO, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X (Twitter), Snapchat.
4 Source: Google/Kantar, Future of Video, n=1006 YouTube viewers, n=2180 weekly video viewers 18-64 (UK), fielded from (3/13/25-4/7/25). Competitive set includes 10 market competitors: Linear TV, Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Now TV, Apple TV+, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat.
5 Source: Google/Kantar, Future of Video, n=1006 YouTube viewers, n=2180 weekly video viewers 18-64 (UK), fielded from (3/13/25-4/7/25). Competitive set includes 10 market competitors: Linear TV, Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Now TV, Apple TV+, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat.
6 According to Ipsos, repurposing short-form video ads from other platforms on YouTube Shorts can increase long-term brand growth by 21%, while maintaining brand attention and short-term sales effectiveness