Black Friday Cyber Monday 2026 · updated September 22, 2026
In 2025, the median pet brand put its first Black Friday ad live 7 days before Black Friday, and the deepest discount it named was 50% off. 1 brand is 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 22, 2026, best-known first, with the day each went live. Each row links to the exact ad.
| Brand | Started running | Ad | Library ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Williams | Sep 2, 2026 | Early BFCM Deal - FREE Calming Blanket | 901510932761015 |
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 | 0 | 0% |
| 4 to 6 weeks before | 4 | 9% |
| 2 to 4 weeks before | 9 | 20% |
| 1 to 2 weeks before | 8 | 18% |
| The final week | 16 | 36% |
| Black Friday to Cyber Monday | 3 | 7% |
| After Cyber Monday | 5 | 11% |
71% of brands put a percentage in their Black Friday ads. Among them, the median deepest discount was 50% off.
Offer mechanics, share of ads
video led at 46% of Black Friday creative, and "Shop now" carried 83% of the calls to action. The median ad ran 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUNNYFUZZY | Oct 23, 2025 (36d before) | 30% off | 1 |
| Team K9 | Nov 20, 2025 (8d before) | 50% off | 1 |
| Mostly Paws | Nov 13, 2025 (15d before) | 40% off | 1 |
| Lily's Kitchen | Nov 21, 2025 (7d before) | 35% off | 1 |
| KittySpout | Nov 2, 2025 (26d before) | 50% off | 3 |
| Rabbitgoo pets | Nov 11, 2025 (17d before) | — | 1 |
| Dogs4motion Academy for active dogs | Nov 26, 2025 (2d before) | 25% off | 1 |
| Cold Blooded Shop | Dec 2, 2025 | 25% off | 1 |
| Rhykin Pet Co | Oct 30, 2025 (29d before) | — | 1 |
| Olvys | Nov 19, 2025 (9d before) | 45% off | 4 |
4,182 Black Friday ads on Facebook and Instagram.
658 Black Friday ads on LinkedIn.
2026 is the first Black Friday with ads inside ChatGPT. See what they look like in the ChatGPT ads library.
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