McDonald's YouTube Ads and Commercial Examples

#296 YouTube advertiser by spendTravel HospitalityUnited StatesVerify on Google Ads Transparency Center

McDonald's is an American fast-food chain known for hamburgers, french fries, chicken products, and breakfast items. Across 10 markets, its YouTube advertising library features 400+ ads with over 196M views, frequently focusing on value meal deals, Snack Wraps, and McNuggets promotions.

Est. total spend
$588K – $9.8M
All-time, estimated range
Ads indexed
465
Total views
196M
Markets
10
Countries the ads ran in

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About McDonald's

McDonald's is an American multinational fast-food restaurant chain known for its hamburgers, french fries, chicken products, breakfast menu, and beverages. Originally founded in 1940 by Richard and Maurice McDonald and expanded globally by Ray Kroc, the company serves tens of millions of customers daily across more than 100 countries. McDonald's Corporation is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Company
McDonald's Corporation
Category
Fast food restaurant chain
Headquarters
United States
Advertises in
10 countries

McDonald's YouTube ads — FAQ

McDonald's is an American multinational fast food restaurant chain headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It is known for its hamburgers, french fries, chicken items, breakfast options, and beverages.
McDonald's YouTube ads frequently highlight value promotions and specific menu items. Recurring features include Snack Wraps, Extra Value Meals, McNuggets, and breakfast options such as McGriddles.
McDonald's predominantly uses horizontal video ads that are 15 seconds or shorter, while also incorporating some vertical formats and slightly longer spots.
McDonald's runs YouTube ads primarily in English, alongside campaigns in Croatian and Chinese.
AdSee has indexed 465 YouTube ads from McDonald's, with 196M views in total, shown in 10 countries.
McDonald's's YouTube ads in the AdSee library ran most often in the United States, Croatia, Finland, Sweden and Ireland. In total they were shown in 10 countries.
AdSee estimates McDonald's's YouTube ad spend at $588K – $9.8M. The estimate is calculated from the views of its indexed ads and typical cost-per-view rates in the countries where they ran; it is not spend reported by McDonald's.
The most-viewed McDonald's ad in the AdSee library is “McDonald's Snack Wrap - $2.99”, with 11.0M views on YouTube.
McDonald's's ads can be checked in the Google Ads Transparency Center, which lists the ads of the advertiser account behind them: https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR00339110242367307777?region=anywhere
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