How to calculate viewability? Here is the simple formula

Viewability(%)=Viewable Impressions/Measurable Impressions*100

Sridaran Baskaran
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Serving ads to potential customers is not only enough to create an impact. The ads should be placed in the visible section of the website is also very important. So that only your customer sees the ad and gets influenced. Viewability is the digital measurement term that measures the number of times users “viewed” your ads- It only counts when the user views the ad.

You should know how to calculate viewability when you have a situation to run a digital advertising campaign. Like Impressions, Clicks, and Conversions, viewability is also an important metric to analyze and understand the effectiveness of a campaign.

In this post, I will guide you to calculate viewability and understand the viewability results.

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How to calculate viewability? Here is the simple formula

Using the below simple formula you can calculate the viewability. Usually, viewability is calculated as a percentage and it shows the percentage of impressions seen by the users from overall delivered impressions.

Viewability(%)=Viewable Impressions/Measurable Impressions*100

To calculate the viewability, viewable impressions, and measurable impressions should be needed. Mostly, advertising platforms have partnered with third-party providers to calculate the viewability measurements. These third-party providers like IAS, track both viewable impressions and measurable impressions.

Measurable impressions – Impressions can be measurable for the third party provider

Viewable Impressions – Impressions seen by the users.

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Conclusion

Using this simple formula you can easily calculate the viewability. Also, I have attached the viewability calculation sheet, so you can input the numbers and calculate the viewability.

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