Black Friday Cyber Monday 2026 · updated September 23, 2026
In 2025, the median game studio put its first Black Friday ad live 7 days before Black Friday, and the deepest discount it named was 50% off. 2 brands are already running Black Friday ads for 2026, the earliest since Sep 2, 2026. Below: the ads themselves, when they started, and what they offered.
Brands with Black Friday ads already running as of September 23, 2026, best-known first, with the day each went live. Each row links to the exact ad.
| Brand | Started running | Ad | Library ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAT VR | Sep 2, 2026 | KAT VR Treadmill 😀BFCM Sale Only $1199✅ CODE: MEMBER449 Shop Now!😍 | 2021909972308911 |
| Valhallan Esports Training | Sep 11, 2026 | …ining is bringing VALORANT to @unlv Cyber Week for a full day of competition, coaching, prizes, giveaways, and… | 1668707144762467 |
Every creative, with its copy, format and run length
The median brand’s first Black Friday ad went live 7 days before Black Friday 2025. Counting each brand once, by its earliest ad:
| First Black Friday ad | Brands | Share |
|---|---|---|
| More than 6 weeks before | 1 | 2% |
| 4 to 6 weeks before | 2 | 4% |
| 2 to 4 weeks before | 8 | 15% |
| 1 to 2 weeks before | 11 | 20% |
| The final week | 23 | 43% |
| Black Friday to Cyber Monday | 8 | 15% |
| After Cyber Monday | 1 | 2% |
61% of brands put a percentage in their Black Friday ads. Among them, the median deepest discount was 50% off.
Offer mechanics, share of ads
Single image led at 48% of Black Friday creative, and "Shop now" carried 60% of the calls to action. The median ad ran 8 days. The ones below stayed up longest, which in a two-week season is the clearest public sign an ad was working.
Every creative, with its copy, format and run length
When each brand’s first Black Friday ad went live, the deepest discount it named, and how many Black Friday creatives it ran.
| Brand | First Black Friday ad | Deepest discount | Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coin Master | Nov 26, 2025 (2d before) | — | 1 |
| PUBG MOBILE | Nov 23, 2025 (5d before) | — | 2 |
| Clash Royale | Nov 30, 2025 | — | 1 |
| ESL | Dec 1, 2025 | 10% off | 1 |
| Instant Gaming | Nov 27, 2025 (1d before) | 90% off | 1 |
| Solitaire Cash | Dec 1, 2025 | — | 1 |
| Rocksmith+ | Nov 26, 2025 (2d before) | 60% off | 1 |
| Critical Strike | Nov 27, 2025 (1d before) | — | 2 |
| Green Man Gaming | Nov 21, 2025 (7d before) | — | 1 |
| Attack Shark | Nov 20, 2025 (8d before) | 60% off | 2 |
4,182 Black Friday ads on Facebook and Instagram.
665 Black Friday ads on Google.
658 Black Friday ads on LinkedIn.
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