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Nextdoor

Hyperlocal Social Advertising

Nextdoor is a neighborhood-based social network serving over 100 million verified users, offering local news, safety alerts, neighbor recommendations, listings, and events.

Last updated Oct 5, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

In the news
Founded
2011
HQ
San Francisco, California, United States
Connections
19

AI-drafted from public sources9 sources cited

At a glance

Employees
1001-5000
Funding
~$686M
Revenue
$200M–$250M
Stock
KIND
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Social Media ManagementLocal AdvertisingLocation-Based Advertising

About

The dominant hyperlocal neighborhood social network with verified residential audiences, uniquely positioned between social media and local search advertising

Nextdoor is a neighborhood-based social network serving over 100 million verified users, offering local news, safety alerts, neighbor recommendations, listings, and events. Through its advertising platform, Nextdoor Ads Manager (NAM), the company provides AI-powered ad optimizations, video formats, and locally personalized advertisements designed to maximize hyperlocal reach. Targeting capabilities span demographic and interest-based segments — including homeownership, income, age, gender, and on-platform behavior — as well as custom audiences for retargeting; measurement tools include a Nextdoor Pixel, Conversion API, brand lift studies, and foot traffic tracking via third-party measurement providers. Nextdoor ranks as the number-one platform for local recommendations, with 1 in 4 neighbors finding its ads trustworthy — 2.4 times the competitor average — and nearly 1 in 4 finding them relevant, 21% above the competitor average. Beyond individual advertisers, news publishers and public agencies also use the platform to distribute information and engage with neighbors at scale. Source 1: nextdoor.com — Nextdoor Introduces AI-Driven Ad Performance ... Source 2: nextdoor.com — Nextdoor Ads Manager: Local Business Ads & Campaign ... Source 3: nextdoor.com — Nextdoor Business Marketing | Nextdoor

Business model

Advertising Platform

Target market

SMB and Mid-Market (with national brand offerings)

What they offer

  • Neighborhood Sponsorships

    Allows local and national businesses to sponsor specific neighborhoods, placing branded content in the local feed of targeted geographic areas

  • Local Deals

    Promotional deal listings that businesses can post to reach nearby residents actively looking for local services and offers

  • Nextdoor Ads Manager

    Self-serve advertising platform enabling businesses to create, manage, and optimize campaigns with neighborhood-level geographic targeting

  • Business Pages

    Free and paid business profile pages that allow local businesses to engage with the community, collect recommendations, and post updates

  • Nextdoor for Agencies

    Tools and managed services for advertising agencies running campaigns on behalf of local and national brand clients

  • Real Estate Advertising

    Targeted ad products for real estate agents and brokers to reach homeowners and prospective buyers in specific neighborhoods

Key features

Verified residential address targeting — users must confirm home address to joinNeighborhood-level geographic precision targetingFirst-party audience data based on real-world locationCommunity trust signals including neighbor recommendationsNational-to-local campaign scaling across 300,000+ neighborhoodsLocal business recommendation and review systemContextual adjacency to high-intent local content (home services, real estate, etc.)

Use cases

Local service businesses (plumbers, landscapers, cleaners) reaching nearby homeownersReal estate agents advertising listings and services to neighborhood residentsNational brands running localized campaigns with neighborhood-level personalizationRetailers driving foot traffic with hyper-targeted local promotionsHome improvement brands targeting homeowners in specific zip codes or neighborhoodsPolitical and civic campaigns reaching verified local constituentsHealthcare providers targeting patients within specific service area geographies

Customer segments

Local small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)National brands seeking local market activationReal estate agents and brokeragesHome services companiesRetailers with physical locationsHealthcare and wellness providersPolitical campaigns and civic organizationsAdvertising agencies managing local campaigns

Tech & specs

Technology stack

PythonJavaReactAWSKafkaElasticsearchPostgreSQLMachine learning for feed ranking and ad targetingAddress verification and geocoding infrastructure

Security & compliance

GDPRCCPASOC 2Address verification protocols

Deployment

Cloud

API

Limited

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