Help page quietly updated to show ads in AI Overviews live in 11 more English-speaking countries
- Date
- Dec 19, 2025 (first reported)
- Effective
- Dec 19, 2025
- Regions
- AU, CA, IN, ID, KE, MY, NZ, NG, PK, PH, SG (plus US)
- Primary source
- PPC Land
Advertisers noticed Google's 'About ads and AI Overviews' help page changed to list Australia, Canada, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines and Singapore. No formal announcement accompanied the expansion.
Search Engine Roundtable noted the expansion excludes sensitive verticals.
Sources
- open_in_newGoogle quietly expands AI Overview ads to 11 countries without fanfarePPC Land · Dec 19, 2025
- open_in_newAds in AI Overviews Now Live in 12 CountriesPPC News Feed · Dec 19, 2025
- open_in_newGoogle Expands Ads In AI Overviews To More Countries But Not For Sensitive VerticalsSearch Engine Roundtable · Dec 22, 2025
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