Facebook ad playbooks by niche
How brands in each niche advertise on Facebook and Instagram, measured on the 1,999,071 new Meta ads that online stores started in September 2026 in the AdLibrarySpy index. A niche with too few ads behind its numbers has no playbook.
Data as of October 29, 2026, from AdLibrarySpy’s “Facebook ad statistics, September 2026” (frozen when published, refreshed monthly).
- How Apparel brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)582,446 new ads · 34.6% video · median run 17 days
- How Beauty & Fitness brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)294,274 new ads · 45.3% video · median run 19 days
- How Home & Garden brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)226,199 new ads · 40.2% video · median run 23 days
- How Health brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)219,614 new ads · 38.5% video · median run 13 days
- How Food & Drink brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)101,958 new ads · 38.8% video · median run 18 days
- How Sports brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)79,492 new ads · 30.2% video · median run 15 days
- How People & Society brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)57,213 new ads · 37.8% video · median run 15 days
- How Pets & Animals brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)54,643 new ads · 37.9% video · median run 18 days
- How Arts & Entertainment brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)45,153 new ads · 35.1% video · median run 18 days
- How Autos & Vehicles brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)44,881 new ads · 40.2% video · median run 33 days
- How Toys & Hobbies brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)43,321 new ads · 38.7% video · median run 19 days
- How Consumer Electronics brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)39,841 new ads · 40.4% video · median run 16 days
- How Business & Industrial brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)34,365 new ads · 39.2% video · median run 19 days
- How Computers brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)27,326 new ads · 34.9% video · median run 24 days
- How Jobs & Education brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)20,209 new ads · 34.2% video · median run 26 days
- How Gifts & Special Events brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)19,580 new ads · 35.2% video · median run 19 days
- How Travel brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)16,667 new ads · 36.7% video
- How Books & Literature brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)15,239 new ads · 30.2% video
- How Games brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)14,765 new ads · 38.6% video
- How Safety & Survival brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)12,860 new ads · 29.7% video
- How Finance brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)7,748 new ads · 40.1% video
- How Science brands advertise on Facebook (September 2026 data)6,514 new ads · 36.6% video