{"id":4869,"date":"2025-12-23T14:21:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T11:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/?p=4869"},"modified":"2026-05-09T10:11:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T07:11:59","slug":"what-is-the-cost-of-social-media-advertising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/what-is-the-cost-of-social-media-advertising\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Cost of Social Media Advertising in 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"        <div class=\"article-item\">\n\n            <a   href=\"https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/what-is-the-cost-of-social-media-advertising\/\" class=\"article-item__img\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/what-is-cost-of-social-media-1-1024x635.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Infographic showing the Cost of Social Media Advertising across different platforms in 2026.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/what-is-cost-of-social-media-1-1024x635.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/what-is-cost-of-social-media-1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/what-is-cost-of-social-media-1-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/what-is-cost-of-social-media-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\n            <div class=\"article-item-content\">\n                <ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t                     \n                                    <\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/what-is-the-cost-of-social-media-advertising\/\">\n                <h4>What Is the Cost of Social Media Advertising in 2026?<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>What\u2019s really driving the cost of social media ads in 2026? 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