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What is CPM?

Cost per Mille

CPM (cost per mille) is the average amount paid for an ad to be shown a thousand times.

FormulaCPM = ad spend ÷ impressions × 1000

CPM shows how competitive the target audience is. As more advertisers target the same audience (during sales seasons, for example), CPM rises.

In 14ads

  • It is calculated daily from the spend and impressions read from the platform; if there are no impressions, it is not shown.

How the engine uses this metric from ad production to publishing is on the how it works page; credits and plans are on the pricing page.