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AT&T Advertising Expenses

The chart above displays the advertising expenses of AT&T Inc1 from 2010 to 2022 in millions of US dollars.

The advertising expenses of AT&T Inc declined to $2,462 million in 2022 compared to $2,732 million in 2021. Its total operating revenue in 2022 remained $120,741 million, whereas its total operating expenses amounted to $125,328 million and the company incurred an operating loss of $4,587 million.

Advertising expenses of AT&T 2007-2022

Amounts are in million dollars.

YearAdvertising expenses ($mn)
2022$2,462
2021$2,732
2020$2,705
2019$6,121
2018$ 5,100
2017$ 3,772
2016$ 3,768
2015$ 3,632
2014$ 3,272
2013$ 3,268
2012$ 2,910
2011$ 3,135
2010$ 2,982
2009$ 2,787
2008$ 3,050
2007$ 3,430

2021: In 2021, AT&T spent $6,316 million on advertising compared to $5,253 million in 2020.

2018: Advertising expenses of AT&T increased to $5,100 million in 2018 from $ 3,772 million in 2017.

  1. AT&T spun off Warner Media in 2022, which was bought by Discovery. It has led to remarkable decrease in its advertising expenses. The table and chart include revised advertising expenses for 2020 and 2021 based on the company’s annual report for 2022. ↩︎