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campaigns31 January 2026

Top Performing Campaigns — January 2026

ZinkAds Team4 min read min read

January 2025 set the tone for a strong year. Despite seasonal budget resets from advertisers, our DSP delivered above-average performance across gaming and fintech — driven by aggressive optimization in the first week after campaign launches.


🏆 Top 4 Campaigns — January 2025

#1
Puzzle Mobile Game — India UA
Gaming · CPI Campaign

Word puzzle game targeting India Tier 1 & 2 cities. Interstitial format with 3 creative variants. A/B test resolved in day 4 — winner scaled to full budget by day 7.

$0.13
CPI
5.1%
CTR
9.2K
Installs
4.7×
ROI
#2
Digital Payments App — New User Registration
Fintech · CPA Campaign

Payments app targeting first-time digital payment users in Tier 2 cities. Native ads in finance and news app inventory drove the highest quality registrations at lowest CPA.

$1.13
CPA
3.4%
CTR
3.8K
Registrations
4.2×
ROI
#3
Health & Fitness App — Subscription Drive
Health · CPI + CPA Campaign

Fitness app targeting gym-goers and health enthusiasts aged 22–38. Post-install event optimization (trial subscription) drove a 28% improvement in subscription conversion rate vs previous campaigns.

$0.33
CPI
4.8%
CTR
6.1K
Installs
3.9×
ROI
#4
Global Strategy Game — US/EU Markets
Gaming · Global CPI

Strategy game targeting 18–35 male users in US, UK, Germany, and France. Rewarded video format delivered highest LTV users. Lookalike audience from existing top-100 payers drove CPI 32% below target.

$1.8
CPI
2.9%
CTR
14K
Installs
5.3×
ROI

Key Takeaways — January 2025

  • January budget resets actually create lower CPMs — great time to buy inventory cheaply.
  • Native ads in fintech consistently outperform banners for lead quality.
  • Lookalike audiences from existing high-LTV users cut CPI by 30–40% on gaming.
  • Post-install event optimization matters more than CPI alone for subscription apps.

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