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myTarget

Social Media Advertising

myTarget provides advertisers with access to Russia's largest social media audience through VK's ecosystem, offering advanced targeting capabilities and comprehensive ad formats for both performance and brand campaigns.

Last updated Jun 23, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

Founded
2013
HQ
Moscow, Russia
Connections
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At a glance

About

Leading advertising platform in Russian digital advertising market, integrated with VK ecosystem

myTarget is a comprehensive advertising platform that operates as part of VK (formerly Mail.ru Group), one of Russia's largest internet companies. The platform provides advertisers with access to VK's extensive ecosystem, including VKontakte (Russia's leading social network), Odnoklassniki, and numerous partner websites, reaching over 90 million users monthly. myTarget offers a full suite of advertising solutions including display advertising, video ads, mobile advertising, and retargeting capabilities, with sophisticated audience targeting options based on demographics, interests, behaviors, and custom audience segments. As a subsidiary of VK, myTarget serves as the primary advertising technology platform for monetizing VK's social media properties and partner network. The platform combines social media advertising capabilities with programmatic features, allowing advertisers to run campaigns across multiple formats and placements. myTarget provides self-service tools for small and medium businesses while also supporting managed services for larger advertisers and agencies. The platform has become a dominant force in the Russian digital advertising market, leveraging VK's first-party data and extensive user base to deliver targeted advertising solutions. myTarget competes primarily within the Russian and CIS markets, where it holds a strong position due to its integration with VK's popular social platforms. The platform offers robust analytics and reporting tools, dynamic retargeting, lookalike audience modeling, and various creative formats optimized for both brand awareness and performance marketing campaigns.

Business model

Advertising Platform

Target market

SMB and Enterprise

What they offer

  • Display Advertising

    Banner and display ad placements across VK ecosystem and partner sites

  • Video Advertising

    In-stream and out-stream video ad formats with various placement options

  • Mobile Advertising

    Mobile-optimized ad formats for apps and mobile web

  • Retargeting

    Dynamic retargeting capabilities using pixel-based tracking and audience segmentation

  • Social Media Ads

    Native advertising formats for VKontakte and Odnoklassniki

  • Audience Targeting

    Advanced targeting options including demographics, interests, behaviors, and custom audiences

Key features

Access to 90+ million monthly users across VK ecosystemAdvanced audience targeting and segmentationDynamic retargeting and lookalike audiencesMultiple ad formats (display, video, native, mobile)Real-time analytics and reportingSelf-service campaign management platformIntegration with VKontakte and OdnoklassnikiCustom audience creation and managementAutomated bidding and optimizationCreative management tools

Use cases

E-commerce retargeting and customer acquisitionMobile app install campaignsBrand awareness campaigns across social mediaLead generation for B2B and B2C businessesLocal business advertisingVideo marketing campaignsEvent promotion and ticket salesProduct launches and seasonal campaigns

Customer segments

E-commerce retailersMobile app developersDigital agenciesSmall and medium businessesEnterprise brandsLocal businessesGaming companiesFinancial services

Tech & specs

Technology stack

Programmatic advertising technologyReal-time bidding (RTB)Machine learning for optimizationPixel-based trackingAPI infrastructureData management platform (DMP)

Security & compliance

Russian data localization lawsPersonal data protection compliance

Deployment

Cloud

API

Yes

Corporate history
  1. 2013 · Founded
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