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Native Advertising

Native advertising platforms distribute sponsored content that matches the form and function of editorial content on publisher sites, creating ads that blend seamlessly into user feeds and article recommendations. Publishers use these platforms to monetize their audiences through sponsored content placements, while advertisers use them to reach engaged users in contextually relevant environments. The category encompasses content recommendation engines that surface ads alongside organic content, as well as programmatic buying tools that enable advertisers to purchase native inventory across publisher networks. These platforms typically employ targeting based on user behavior, content context, and audience segments to match ads with receptive audiences.

Companies

61

Tier distribution

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61 Native Advertising companies tracked by ATDb — 16 leaders, 4 recent deals.

Avg Completeness
78%
News (30d)
75
Deals (90d)
4
(6)
Bing Ads

Bing Ads

Rebranded

Search Advertising

Bing Ads, now known as Microsoft Advertising, was an online advertising platform developed by Microsoft in which advertisers bid to display advertisements to web users.

Redmond, Washington
LinkedIn Marketing Solutions

LinkedIn Marketing Solutions

B2B Digital Advertising

LinkedIn Marketing Solutions is a comprehensive suite of products and services that enables marketing agencies and businesses to reach targeted professional audiences, offering tools to create and manage campaigns, track performance, and measure ROI.

Sunnyvale, California
MGID

MGID

Native Advertising / AdTech

MGID is an AI-driven native advertising company operating on a global scale, connecting brands and publishers across the open web through performance-focused ad solutions.

San Diego, California
Revcontent

Revcontent

Native Advertising / Content Recommendation

Revcontent is a monetization and recommendation engine that connects advertisers with highly engaged audiences across leading publisher sites on the open web.

Sarasota, Florida
Taboola

Taboola

Native Advertising & Content Discovery

Taboola is a publicly traded advertising technology company headquartered in New York City, founded in 2007 by Adam Singolda, that operates a digital advertising platform connecting advertisers with audiences across a network of publisher websites and digital properties.

New York, New York
Zemanta

Zemanta

Acquired

Programmatic Advertising / Native Advertising / AdTech

Zemanta is a native advertising and content-recommendation technology company, best known for Zemanta One, a self-serve programmatic demand-side platform (DSP) for native advertising.

Ljubljana, NY
(10)
ChatGPT

ChatGPT

Conversational AI / Emerging Ad-Supported AI Platform

ChatGPT is a conversational AI platform developed by OpenAI that hosts the first major form of AI advertising inside a large language model, displaying sponsored placements matched to the topics users are actively exploring.

San Francisco, California
Content.ad

Content.ad

Defunct

Native Advertising / Content Discovery

Content.ad is a digital advertising technology platform specializing in content discovery and native advertising solutions that connect publishers with advertisers through non-intrusive, performance-driven ad formats. The company operates a dual-sided marketplace where publishers can monetize their digital properties while advertisers gain access to premium inventory across a distributed network of publisher sites. Content.ad's core offering centers on native advertising units and content rec...

Irvine, California
Google AdSense

Google AdSense

Publisher Monetization / Contextual Advertising

Google AdSense is an advertising network operated by Google that enables website publishers to serve targeted text, image, video, and interactive media ads matched to their site's content and audience.

Mountain View, California
Microsoft Audience Network

Microsoft Audience Network

Native Advertising / Audience Network

Microsoft Audience Network (MSAN) is a premium native and display advertising network, structurally separate from the Microsoft Search Network, that serves audience ads across Microsoft-owned and partner properties.

Redmond, Washington
N

News Corp

Premium Publisher AdTech / Data-Driven Advertising

News Corp is a media company that has expanded its business to encompass online real estate services, digital ad tech, and marketing solutions.

New York, New York
Outbrain

Outbrain

Rebranded

Native Advertising / Content Discovery

Outbrain, now operating as Teads, was a web recommendation platform founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York City.

New York, New York
Quora

Quora

Digital Advertising / Q&A Platform

Quora is a knowledge-sharing platform where users ask questions, share insights, and explore diverse perspectives, attracting over 400 million monthly unique visitors.

Mountain View, California
Sharethrough

Sharethrough

Rebranded

Programmatic Advertising / Native Ad Exchange

Sharethrough, now operating as Equativ following a merger announced in June 2024, was one of the top independent omnichannel ad exchanges.

New York, New York
TripleLift

TripleLift

Acquired

Programmatic Advertising / Native Advertising

TripleLift operates under a majority investment from Vista Equity Partners, a global investment firm focused on enterprise software, data, and technology-enabled businesses, which partnered with the company to drive further innovation and accelerate global growth.

New York, NY
(18)
Adyoulike

Adyoulike

Acquired

Native Advertising

Adyoulike is a leading native advertising platform that connects publishers and advertisers through AI-powered, contextually relevant ad placements at scale.

Paris, Île-de-France
Bidtellect

Bidtellect

Acquired

Programmatic Advertising / Native Advertising

Bidtellect was a programmatic native advertising platform specializing in native demand-side platform (DSP) technology, acquired by Harte-Hanks in 2021.

Delray Beach, Florida
B

Bleacher Report

Sports Digital Media/Publisher

A digital sports media brand owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, now part of Skydance, that delivers sports news, highlights, and original content primarily to millennial and Gen Z audiences through mobile and social platforms.

San Francisco, California
Dianomi

Dianomi

Native Advertising / Content Recommendation

Dianomi is a specialized content recommendation and native advertising platform that operates within the premium publishing ecosystem. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in London, UK, the company has established itself as a leading provider of AI-powered content discovery solutions specifically tailored for financial services, business, and investment-focused publishers. Unlike general content recommendation platforms, Dianomi focuses exclusively on premium, high-quality publishers, ensuring ...

London, United Kingdom, California
E

Everyday Health

Healthcare Digital Media & Advertising

A leading digital health media company operating consumer health websites and providing healthcare marketing solutions for pharmaceutical and healthcare brands.

New York, New York
F

Flipboard

Content Discovery & Native Advertising

Flipboard is a content curation and social magazine platform that connects publishers and advertisers with highly engaged readers through personalized news feeds and interest-based targeting.

Palo Alto, California
Giphy

Giphy

Acquired

Content Marketing & Brand Advertising

Giphy is the world's largest GIF search engine and animated content platform, enabling brands and developers to integrate GIFs, stickers, and short-form video into digital experiences.

New York, New York
H

Healthline Media

Health & Wellness Publishing/Advertising

Healthline Media is a leading digital health publisher providing consumer health information and operating advertising-supported health content websites.

San Francisco, California
Intango

Intango

Performance Marketing & Publisher Monetization

Intango is an Israeli ad technology company providing performance marketing, content recommendation, and search advertising solutions. Intango operates IntangoMedia and acquired Reignn (formerly Kumma) in 2023 for $10M, expanding its US footprint and digital publishing portfolio. The company has been associated with made-for-advertising (MFA) practices in industry coverage.

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District
(4)
(5)
Unranked(18)
Aotter

Aotter

Mobile Native Advertising / AdTech

Aotter is a Taiwan-based mobile-first native advertising platform operating across Southeast Asia and Greater China. It provides a programmatic native ad network called TREKAds that serves contextually relevant ads within mobile apps and news feeds, with strong publisher monetization tools for APAC markets.

Taipei
B

BBC

Premium Publisher & Digital Advertising

The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is the UK's public service broadcaster that operates BBC Studios and BBC Advertising, offering premium brand-safe inventory across its global digital and broadcast platforms.

London, England
B

BBC News

Digital Publishing & Premium Advertising

BBC News is the world's largest broadcast news organisation, operating a global digital news platform with significant advertising and sponsorship opportunities across its owned-and-operated properties.

London, England
B

BBC Studios

Broadcast Media & Content Distribution

BBC Studios is the commercial arm of the BBC, licensing and distributing world-class content globally while offering premium advertising solutions across its international digital and broadcast properties.

London, England
B

Bloomberg

Premium Digital Media & B2B Advertising

Bloomberg is a global financial data and media powerhouse that operates a significant advertising business through Bloomberg Media, reaching high-net-worth professionals and decision-makers worldwide.

New York, New York
B

Bloomberg Media

Premium Publisher & Media Advertising

Bloomberg Media is the global media and advertising arm of Bloomberg LP, offering premium business and financial news audiences to advertisers across digital, TV, radio, and live events.

New York, New York
BuzzFeed

BuzzFeed

Digital Media & Publisher AdTech

BuzzFeed is a digital media and entertainment company that monetizes massive audience reach through native advertising, branded content, and programmatic display across its portfolio of lifestyle and news properties.

New York, New York
Carambola Media

Carambola Media

Native Advertising / Content Monetization

Carambola Media is an Israeli-founded content monetization and native advertising platform that uses AI to match contextually relevant editorial content recommendations and branded content to publisher audiences. The platform operates a content discovery network that helps publishers increase engagement and generate revenue through native ad placements that blend with editorial environments. Carambola focuses on premium publisher partnerships and brand-safe contextual matching.

Tel Aviv
Condé Nast

Condé Nast

Premium Publisher / Media & Advertising

Global media company behind Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ and Wired, led by CEO Roger Lynch.

New York, New York