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Disney Audience Graph

Audience Data & IdentityProduct· part of The Walt Disney Company

Disney Audience Graph delivers cookieless, authenticated audience targeting at scale across 110M+ US households, enabling advertisers to reach precise segments within brand-safe, premium Disney content environments.

Last updated Jun 22, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment · Connections updated Jun 26, 2026

Founded
2021
HQ
Burbank, California, United States
Connections
14

At a glance

Employees
10001+
Stock
DIS
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About

Leading premium publisher first-party data graph, differentiated by authenticated scale across Disney's owned streaming, linear, and digital properties

The Disney Audience Graph is Disney Advertising's flagship first-party data infrastructure, aggregating authenticated user data across Disney's vast portfolio of owned-and-operated properties including Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, and National Geographic. Launched in 2021, it encompasses 110M+ US households and enables advertisers to reach highly precise, privacy-compliant audience segments without relying on third-party cookies. The platform underpins Disney's broader data-driven advertising ecosystem, including the Disney Real-Time Ad Exchange (DRAX), Magic Words contextual targeting, and Disney Campaign Manager. The Audience Graph operates as a data clean room environment, enabling secure data collaboration between Disney and its advertising partners. Match rates typically range from 60–80%, with premium integrations via Neustar's Merkury identity solution achieving 92%+ match rates for holding companies like Omnicom Media Group (OMG) and Dentsu. The platform expanded globally into LATAM and EMEA markets beginning June 2024, timed to coincide with the international rollout of Disney+'s ad-supported tier, significantly extending its addressable footprint. In terms of cloud infrastructure, the Disney Audience Graph interoperates with AWS Clean Rooms, Google Cloud (expanded January 2024), and Snowflake Data Clean Rooms, making it one of the most broadly integrated publisher-side data platforms in the industry. This multi-cloud strategy allows buy-side partners to bring their own data into secure, privacy-preserving collaboration environments, positioning Disney as a premium destination for data-driven, cookieless advertising at scale.

Business model

Media & Data Platform (First-Party Data Monetization)

Target market

Enterprise

What they offer

  • Disney Audience Graph

    Core first-party identity and audience data platform spanning 110M+ US households, built from authenticated logins across Disney's owned properties

  • DRAX (Disney Real-Time Ad Exchange)

    Programmatic ad exchange powered by Audience Graph data, enabling real-time audience-based buying across Disney inventory

  • Magic Words

    AI-powered contextual targeting tool that aligns ads to relevant scenes and moments within Disney streaming content

  • Disney Campaign Manager

    Self-serve and managed campaign planning and activation platform leveraging Audience Graph segments for targeting and measurement

  • Disney Clean Room

    Privacy-preserving data collaboration environment enabling advertisers to match their first-party data against Disney's graph via AWS, Google Cloud, and Snowflake integrations

  • Merkury Integration

    Premium identity resolution integration via Neustar's Merkury platform, enabling 92%+ match rates for select agency holding company partners including OMG and Dentsu

Key features

110M+ authenticated US household coverageCookieless, first-party identity resolutionMulti-cloud clean room interoperability (AWS, Google Cloud, Snowflake)92%+ match rates via Merkury for premium partnersGlobal expansion into LATAM and EMEA (2024)Contextual and audience-based targeting via Magic WordsReal-time programmatic activation via DRAXCross-screen measurement across streaming, linear, and digital

Use cases

Cookieless audience targeting on Disney streaming and linear inventoryFirst-party data onboarding and matching via clean room for advertiser CRM activationContextual moment-based advertising aligned to content themes and scenesCross-screen reach and frequency management across Disney propertiesAudience suppression and retargeting using authenticated Disney dataIncremental reach measurement against advertiser first-party audiencesSports audience targeting via ESPN integrationInternational campaign activation in LATAM and EMEA markets

Customer segments

National brand advertisersAgency holding companies (OMG, Dentsu, WPP, Publicis, IPG)Direct-to-consumer brandsAutomotive advertisersCPG brandsEntertainment and media advertisersFinancial services advertisersRetail media and e-commerce brands

Tech & specs

Technology stack

AWS Clean RoomsGoogle Cloud (BigQuery-based clean room)Snowflake Data Clean RoomsNeustar Merkury identity resolutionDisney's proprietary identity graph infrastructureReal-time bidding infrastructure (DRAX)AI/ML contextual analysis (Magic Words)

Security & compliance

GDPRCCPAPrivacy-preserving clean room architectureAuthenticated first-party data (no third-party cookies)

Deployment

Cloud

API

Limited

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