Skip to main content

App Store Search Ads rolls out to 46 more countries

Apple announced today that developers can now advertise their apps in App Store Search in an additional 46 countries.

If keywords are bid on, a single ad will appear as the first search result for a particular query, with a blue background highlight to indicate it is a paid item. Normal search results appear below.

Apple today informed developers that they can now bid for search ad placement in 46 additional countries.

Search Ads will now appear in Egypt, India, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italia, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Canada and United States.

Alongside the 46 new countries, Apple has added new ways for developers to manage the budgets for their campaigns. Single campaigns can now be assigned to run across multiple regions, whereas previously a developer would have to configure a campaign for every single country individually.

Whilst not as fashionable as Apple’s new services efforts like Apple Music, News+ or Apple TV+, the company reports Search Ads revenue as part of its Services business and regularly quotes its growth in its financial earnings calls. Some analysts believe Search Ads alone could become a $1bn/year business.

FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.

ESR iPad Accessories
You’re reading 9to5Mac — experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don’t know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel

Comments

Author

Avatar for Benjamin Mayo Benjamin Mayo

Benjamin develops iOS apps professionally and covers Apple news and rumors for 9to5Mac. Listen to Benjamin, every week, on the Happy Hour podcast. Check out his personal blog. Message Benjamin over email or Twitter.


Manage push notifications

notification icon
We would like to show you notifications for the latest news and updates.
notification icon
Please wait...processing
notification icon
We would like to show you notifications for the latest news and updates.
notification icon
Please wait...processing