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MEXICO

MARKET

STATS

MEDIA PENETRATION IN MEXICO

8 out of 10 Mexican are exposed every day to TV and the Internet

BROADCAST TV

93% of households own a TV

PAY TV

58% of households have access to Pay TV services

RADIO

56% penetration

MOBILE

66% of total population

own a mobile device

INTERNET USAGE

70% of total population are users (80.6M people)

55% of households have internet access

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DIGITAL MEDIA ADOPTERS

Mexico's moment is now

TECHNOLOGY

65

million

users

(Nearly 54% penetration of the entire Mexican population)

80% of the population connect to the internet

​Mexicans are

ultra-connected to social networks

The largest  country with the most

e-commerce activity

66% of the population own a smart device

98% are on Facebook

85% of people buying at least one product or service on the  internet

Amazon is the biggest online retailer, ahead of Mercado Libre and

Wal-Mart of Mexico

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TV HOUSEHOLD

AVERAGE AUDIENCE

19% of Mexico’s population consumes television on a

daily basis

SHARE OF AUDIENCE

67% TV

28% PAY TV

5% DEVICES

1% TIME SHIFT VIEWING

MEXICO CONSUMER MARKET PROFILE

POPULATION OF MAIN METROPOLITAN AREAS

Mexico City

19,802,161

Guadalajara

4,630,757

Monterrey

19,802,161

Puebla

2,235,730

Toluca

2,048,009

León

1,690,587

Tijuana

1,672,401

Juárez

1,374,292

Mérida

1,367,952

Torreón

1,297,189

San Luís Potosí

1,235,937

Querétaro

1,193,636

Aguascalientes

1,001,824

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MEDIA SPEND IN MEXICO

  • Traditional media tops in Ad spend

  • Digital investment has shown accelerated growth in recent years

  • As of 2019 Digital exceed television spend

SPEND BY MEDIA

41% TV

12% PAY TV

18% DIGITAL

11% OOH

8% RADIO

6% NEWSPAPER

2% MAGAZINE

2% FILM

2015

39% TV

13% PAY TV

22% DIGITAL

11% OOH

7% RADIO

5% NEWSPAPER

2% MAGAZINE

1% FILM

2016

33% TV

14% PAY TV

28% DIGITAL

11% OOH

6% RADIO

4% NEWSPAPER

2% MAGAZINE

2% FILM

2017

30% TV

12% PAY TV

34% DIGITAL

11% OOH

6% RADIO

4% NEWSPAPER

2% MAGAZINE

2% FILM

2018

27% TV

10% PAY TV

40% DIGITAL

10% OOH

5% RADIO

3% NEWSPAPER

1% MAGAZINE

2% FILM

2019

SHIFT FROM TV TO DIGITAL

TELEVISION

INTERNET

53%

18%

2015

52%

22%

2016

46%

28%

2017

42%

34%

2018

37%

40%

2019

Source: Televisa Gross media spend intelligence

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MEXICO CONSUMER MARKET PROFILE

Consumers of international brands & support international companies

(+4.04% from 2018) 

$822.56B

Consumer spending in 2019 

2016

Food and non-alcoholic beverages

23.0%

Transport

18.0%

Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels

17.0%

Miscellaneous goods and services

10.0%

Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house

5.0%

Recreation and culture

5.0%

4.0%

3.0%

Clothing and footwear

3.0%

2.0%

Communication

Education

2.0%

1.0%

128,000,000

Population

Female 49% / Male 51%

Urban 80% / Rural 20%

The majority of Mexicans live in  the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and  Veracruz

About a  quarter of the population  lives around and in main cities: 

MEXICO CITY

GUADALAJARA

MONTERREY

PUEBLA

PUEBLA DE LERGE

TIJUANA

0-3

16%

4-12

16%

13-18

6%

19-54

52%

55+

24%

POPULATION OF MAIN METROPOLITAN AREAS

Average Age of the Head of the Household

39.5 Years

Total Number of Households (in million)

28.2

Average Size of the Households

4.2 Persons

Percent of Households of 1 Person

8.8%

Percent of Households of 2 Persons

15.6%

Percent of Households of 3 or 4 Persons

42.2%

Percent of Households of 5 Persons and More

33.4%

Restaurants and hotels

Health

Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics

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MEXICO

Is the 7th most visited country in the world by tourists

U.S. CITIZENS

have  traveled to Mexico more than to Europe and Canada combined

26 M

13 M

11 M

4.3 M

1.6 M

633 K

Mexico

Europa

Canada

Asia

South

America

Oceania

FOREIGNERS THAT TRAVEL TO MEXICO

49.6 million

41.3 million

21.9 million

International Tourists by Air

19.4 million

International Tourists by Land

8.3 million

Cruise Ship Visitors

In 2018, 49.6 million tourists  visited Mexico. The 83.3% of the tourists arrived by plane or car (21.9 million and 19.4 million,  respectively. The remaining 16.7% arrived by cruise.

MEXICO CITY AND CANCUN AIRPORT

receive 68% of international visitors

COUNTRY/REGION

MEXICO CITY

CANCUN

TOTAL MEXICO

United States

1,802,605

10,511,433

3,875,361

Canada

265,773

1,186,480

2,309,528

Europe

808,949

1,390,792

2,363,035

LATAM

1,748,076

1,153,896

3,012,961

Other

363,798

283,117

842,480

19,039,437

4,989,201

7,889,646

TOP DESTINATIONS VISITED IN MEXICO

U.S. represents 55% of Mexico’s Tourism

MEXICO CITY

52,000,000

international

COZUMEL

540,000

international

HUATULCO

800,000

international

CANCÚN

25,400,000

international

OAXACA

1,100,000

international

TAPACHULA

380,000

international

VERACRUZ

1,400,000

international

VILLA HERMOSA

1,400,000

international

MÉRIDA

2,700,000

international

MINATITLÁN

1400,000

international

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TURISM FROM MEXICO TO U.S.

Mexico is the second largest U.S. inbound market (after Canada) with 23% of all international visitations

 

21% of Mexican air travelers visited California and 18% visited Texas and Florida

 

Mexico accounts for 8.2% of total U.S. travel exports to all countries and ranks third, behind only China and Canada

 

The average Mexican air traveler spends six

nights visiting the U.S.

TOP U.S. CITIES VISITED BY MEXICANS

LOS ANGELES

13%

NEW YORK

12%

HOUSTON

11%

LAS VEGAS

10%

MAIN PURPOSE FOR VISITING U.S.

VACATION

53%

VISITING FRIENDS / RELATIVES

21%

CONVENTIONS / TRADE SHOWS

5%

EDUCATION

3%

BUSINESS

17%

TOP ACTIVITIES

SHOPPING

SIGHTSEEING

FINE DINING

AMUSEMENT / THEME PARKS

ART GALLERY / MUSEUM

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