Product manager
Harshit Agarwal said in a
blog post that Facebook is paying out more than $1 million per day to publishers of Instant Articles via
Facebook Audience Network, adding that the format delivers 20 percent to 50 percent more traffic than traditional mobile web content.
According to Agarwal, over the past six months, publishers using Instant Articles have seen RPM (revenue per 1,000 page views) jump by more than 50 percent via Facebook Audience Network.
More than 10,000 publishers globally are using Instant Articles, up 25 percent in the past six months, and Instant Articles represent more than one-third of all clicks to articles via Facebook.
Agarwal wrote on the expansion of the test:
We’re encouraged by the incremental increase that publishers have seen in average RPM since the test began, and we are looking for feedback from a wider set of publishers as we iterate on the experience. Publishers interested in implementing these ad units can find the technical details in our
developer documentation.
Publishers have told us that ads in related articles are an important monetization driver on the mobile web. This test introduces a similarly placed native ad unit in Instant Articles that shows readers relevant and high-quality ads from Facebook advertisers. We look forward to learning how these units work for people, publishers and advertisers.
He also reminded publishers of other monetization options for Instant Articles that are available to them:
- Use our automatic ads placement feature to optimize the number and placements of ads on each page.
- Bring your direct-sold campaigns to Instant Articles using your existing ad technology and flexible ad sizes.
- Build call-to-action units with our self-serve tools to drive newsletter sign-ups and page likes.
