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The Out of Home Market Exceeded 62 Billion Rubles in the First Half

In the first half of 2026, Russia's Out of Home market reached 62.1 billion rubles, growing by 10.7%. Digital structures gained 24.6%, while classic carriers declined by nearly a third.

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Рынок Out of Home превысил 62 млрд рублей в первом полугодии — «Эспар-Гео»
Рынок Out of Home превысил 62 млрд рублей в первом полугодии — «Эспар-Гео»AI-generated

Russia's out-of-home advertising (Out of Home) market grew by 10.7% in the first half of 2026 and reached 62.1 billion rubles, according to calculations by Espar-Analytics (Espart-Geo).

The main contribution came from digital structures. The outdoor advertising segment added 9%, reaching 51 billion rubles. Within it, digital ad carriers grew by 24.6%, to 42.5 billion rubles, while classic ones lost about a third and declined to 8.5 billion rubles.

Among other market segments:

  • transit advertising — 8.8 billion rubles (+20.5%);
  • indoor advertising — 2.3 billion rubles (+15%).

What the Second Quarter Shows

In the second quarter, the growth rate of the outdoor advertising market slowed. According to Espar-Analytics, the dynamics decreased from +24% in January—March to +22.7% in April—June, that is, by 5.4 percentage points. "It seems logical that a similar trend was characteristic of the entire out-of-home advertising market as well," the company noted. With the market growing 11% in the first quarter, the dynamics figure in the second quarter was +10.4%.

In the first quarter, Out of Home volume amounted to 30.3 billion rubles (+11% year over year), with outdoor advertising at 24.9 billion rubles (+10%). Digital structures grew 29% over this period, to 20.7 billion rubles, while classic ones declined 36%, to 4.2 billion rubles.

Who Are the Largest Advertisers

The ranking of the largest outdoor advertising advertisers was headed by Wildberries with 10.2 billion rubles (+8.5% year over year). The advertising volumes of the marketplace's seller brands and companies within the RWB Group grew by 123.4%, while other brands saw a decline of 8.8% in the first half.

The top-5 advertisers also included:

  • Sber — 3.7 billion rubles;
  • Dzhiko (Dzhiko) — 2.3 billion rubles;
  • O'Shade — 2.3 billion rubles;
  • VTB — 1.6 billion rubles.

How Operator Billings Were Distributed

The high growth rate of the market was ensured by the leader — the Russ Group (part of RWB). Its billing volume in the first half increased by 28.9% and exceeded 51.7 billion rubles. Operators in the top-5 alongside Russ (Rim Mediagroup, Rasvero, Reklama-Tsentr, and Drim) collectively provided 6.1 billion rubles and growth of 14.0% over the same period. The remaining players showed a decline of 2.9%.

At Russ, AdIndex was told that the company agrees with Espar-Analytics' assessment of the market's dynamics and volumes.

What Is Happening with Inventory

The total number of standard-format video screens in the monthly monitoring zone (the 50 largest Russian cities) reached 12.6 thousand units in June 2026 — 31.6% more year over year. Average monthly growth rates of digital inventory in April—June amounted to 1.4%, compared to 1.2% in the first quarter.

Source: AdIndex

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