Keyword searches represented 41% of display ads in 2005

Keyword search represented 40% of total display advertising market in 2004, and 41% of display advertising market in 2005.

US ad market in 2005

  2005 2004
Type of Advertising $ Share $ Share
Display Advertising 2,508 20% 1,829 19%
Sponsorship 627 5% 770 8%
Slotting Fees 125 1% 193 2%
Rich Media 1,003 8% 963 10%
All Display 4,264 34% 3,754 39%
Keyword Search 5,142 41% 3,850 40%
Classifieds 2,132 17% 1,733 18%
E-mail 251 2% 96 1%
Referrals 753 6% 193 2%
Total 12,542 100% 9,626 100%
Source: IAB