Advertising is a $580 billion a year industry

"The average American child age 8 or older spends more than seven hours a day with screen media, watching TV, using the computer, playing video games, and using hand-held devices. Even much younger children, age 2-8, spend nearly two hours a day with screen media. And through virtually all these media, children are exposed to advertising."
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Source (2016 figures): ZenithOptimedia

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