🆚 Google Ads vs. LinkedIn Ads

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Advertising technology
Advertising technology

About

Google Ads is a pay-per-click advertising platform owned by Google that allows businesses to display ads across Google Search, YouTube, Maps, and a large network of third-party partner sites including ones monetizing through Google AdSense.

It supports keyword-based search campaigns, audience and demographic targeting, automated bidding, responsive display and video formats, and conversion tracking.

LinkedIn Ads is an advertising platform that allows businesses to create and run targeted campaigns to reach specific professional audiences on LinkedIn.

It supports precise audience targeting by company, job title, industry, and seniority, multiple ad formats including sponsored content and dynamic ads, campaign management with budget and bid controls, and conversion tracking and website visitor retargeting through the LinkedIn Insight Tag.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California, United States
Mountain View, California, United States

Website

Categories

Advertising › Rank #2
Advertising › Rank #4
Ad Tracking › Rank #2

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

Google Ads advertising technology is 4 times more popular than LinkedIn Ads.
Total websites

Market share

Advertising

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Google Ads is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, while LinkedIn Ads is more popular in Antigua and Barbuda, Guernsey, and Kiribati.
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
India
Japan
Australia
Brazil
France
Spain
Netherlands

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Google Ads is more popular among sites focused on business, online shopping, and marketing and merchandising, while LinkedIn Ads is more commonly used on real estate, sports, and motor vehicles sites.
Business
Online Shopping
Marketing/Merchandising
Internet Services
Education/Reference
Software/Hardware
Fashion/Beauty
Travel
Health
Finance/Banking

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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