Do we see 10,000 adverts per day?
We investigate the claim that each of us sees thousands of adverts every single day
More or Less · BBC Radio 4
January 13, 20248m 58s
Show Notes
How many adverts does the average person see in a day? If you search for this question online, the surprising answer is that we might see thousands – up to 10,000.
However, the idea that we see thousands of adverts is a strange and confusing one, without any good research behind it. We investigate the long history of these odd numbers, with the help of Sam Anderson from The Drum and J Walker Smith from Kantar.
Presenter: Tim Harford Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown Sound Mix: James Beard Editor: Richard Vadon