Advertiser study · DSPs & programmatic · Nov 2026

Who advertises with The Trade Desk?

A study of 13,307 company websites with The Trade Desk’s tag. We look at who they are, the other advertising platforms they use, and how they break down by sector, size and geography.

An observed sample, not a global advertiser count. Tag installation indicates measurement setup; it does not establish active spending.

Where it ranks

#2 of 19Among DSP and programmatic platforms, ahead of StackAdapt, AdRoll and Simpli.fi.

Where adoption concentrates

51%of sites with the Amazon DSP tag also carry The Trade Desk’s tag, compared with 2% across the panel.

1,268,817
company websites analysed
13,307
domains with The Trade Desk’s tag
#2
of 19 DSP and programmatic platforms
same websites for every platform
77%
headquartered in United States

Where The Trade Desk ranks

Share of the 468,601 sites in our tag-manager panel with each platform’s tag. The Trade Desk appears on 11,419 of these sites. Snapshot: 1 Nov 2026.

Major ad channels
  • Google Ads82%
  • Meta Ads42%
  • LinkedIn Ads26%
  • Microsoft Ads14%
  • TikTok Ads6.4%
  • ChatGPT Ads (OpenAI)4.1%
  • Reddit Ads3.5%
  • X Ads3.4%
  • Pinterest Ads2.8%
  • The Trade Desk2.4%
  • Snapchat Ads1.8%
  • Spotify Ads0.7%
  • Quora Ads0.6%
  • Nextdoor Ads0.2%
DSPs & programmatic
  • Google DV3605.3%
  • The Trade Desk2.4%
  • StackAdapt2.1%
  • AdRoll1.2%
  • Simpli.fi1.0%
  • Xandr Invest1.0%
  • Criteo0.8%
  • Yahoo DSP0.6%
  • Adform0.4%
  • Quantcast0.4%
  • RTB House0.3%
  • Basis0.2%
  • Beeswax0.2%
  • Feathr0.2%
  • Viant0.2%
  • Amazon DSP0.2%
  • MediaMath0.2%
  • GroundTruth0.2%
  • AppLovin Axon0.1%

Who advertises with The Trade Desk

The companies we could match to detected domains. Each breakdown uses profiles with a known value for that field. Sector and business-model categories can overlap.

By sector
  • Nonprofits & NGOs858 · 7.9%
  • Events & Experiences805 · 7.4%
  • K-12 & Higher Education681 · 6.2%
  • Arts, Culture & Live Entertainment635 · 5.8%
  • Hotels, Lodging & Travel530 · 4.9%
  • Civic, Religious & Membership502 · 4.6%
  • Social & Family Services494 · 4.5%
  • Retail (physical / general)484 · 4.4%
  • Fitness, Sports & Recreation471 · 4.3%
  • IT Services & Consulting468 · 4.3%
By business model
  • B2B3,776 · 50%
  • B2C2,867 · 38%
  • Agency / Services1,839 · 24%
  • Manufacturer1,240 · 16%
  • SaaS1,014 · 13%
  • Enterprise / Sales-led992 · 13%
  • Distributor / Wholesale542 · 7.2%
  • D2C505 · 6.7%
By company size (employees)
  • 152 · <1%
  • 2–101,053 · 8.3%
  • 11–502,990 · 23%
  • 51–2003,577 · 28%
  • 201–5001,982 · 16%
  • 501–1,0001,108 · 8.7%
  • 1,001–5,0001,352 · 11%
  • 5,001–10,000279 · 2.2%
  • 10,001+337 · 2.6%
By headquarters country
  • United States8,995 · 77%
  • Australia587 · 5.1%
  • Canada477 · 4.1%
  • United Kingdom334 · 2.9%
  • France229 · 2%
  • Germany196 · 1.7%
  • Italy74 · <1%
  • Spain62 · <1%
  • India61 · <1%
  • New Zealand43 · <1%

Which advertising audiences overlap most?

Sites with the Amazon DSP tag are 20.8× as likely to carry The Trade Desk’s tag as the average site in our panel. This is a snapshot of overlap, not a measure of adoption speed.

Sites with both platforms’ tagsFull-panel average (2.4%)
  • Amazon DSP51% · 20.8×
  • Viant46% · 18.7×
  • Yahoo DSP43% · 17.7×
  • Beeswax42% · 17.2×
  • AppLovin Axon40% · 16.3×
  • Basis34% · 14.1×
  • MediaMath33% · 13.5×
  • Xandr Invest30% · 12.3×
  • Simpli.fi30% · 12.2×
  • GroundTruth30% · 12.2×
  • Nextdoor Ads29% · 11.9×
  • Spotify Ads25% · 10.5×
  • Quantcast22% · 9.2×
  • Google DV36021% · 8.8×
  • StackAdapt19% · 7.7×
  • Snapchat Ads18% · 7.3×
  • RTB House18% · 7.3×
  • Reddit Ads14% · 5.9×
  • AdRoll11% · 4.7×
  • Pinterest Ads11% · 4.6×
  • TikTok Ads10% · 4.2×
  • X Ads9.5% · 3.9×
  • Criteo8.0% · 3.3×
  • Microsoft Ads7.1% · 2.9×
  • Feathr6.3% · 2.6×
  • ChatGPT Ads (OpenAI)5.7% · 2.3×
  • Quora Ads4.9% · 2.0×
  • Meta Ads4.6% · 1.9×
  • Adform4.6% · 1.9×
  • LinkedIn Ads3.9% · 1.6×
  • Google Ads2.5% · 1.0×

The companies behind the tags

40 matched company profiles, ordered by LinkedIn following. Inclusion indicates a detected tag, not a confirmed active campaign.

CompanyIndustrySizeHQ
Deloitte
deloitte.com
Management & Strategy Consulting10,001+United States
HCLTech
hcltech.com
IT Services & Consulting10,001+India
Uber
uber.com
Passenger Transport & Mobility10,001+United States
Lockheed Martin
lockheedmartin.com
Aerospace & Defense10,001+United States
CNN
cnn.com
Broadcasting & Streaming1,001–5,000United States
Starbucks
starbucks.com
Restaurants & Food Service10,001+United States
GE HealthCare
gehealthcare.com
Medical Devices & Diagnostics10,001+United States
DP World
dpworld.com
Freight, Trucking & Logistics10,001+United Arab Emirates
A.P. Moller - Maersk
maersk.com
Freight, Trucking & Logistics10,001+Denmark
Korn Ferry
kornferry.com
Management & Strategy Consulting10,001+United States
World Food Programme
wfp.org
Nonprofits & NGOs10,001+Italy
CGI
cgi.com
IT Services & Consulting10,001+Canada
Cushman & Wakefield
cushmanwakefield.com
Real Estate (brokerage & services)10,001+United States
Nokia
nokia.com
Telecom & Connectivity10,001+Finland
Sony Pictures Entertainment
sonypictures.com
Film, Video & Production5,001–10,000United States
Slack
slack.com
Productivity & Collaboration Tools1,001–5,000United States
Diageo
diageo.com
Food & Beverage (CPG / manufacturing)10,001+United Kingdom
WIRED
wired.com
Publishing & News51–200United States
Reckitt
reckitt.com
Beauty & Personal Care10,001+United Kingdom
Teva Pharmaceuticals
tevapharm.com
Pharmaceuticals10,001+Israel
Gates Foundation
gatesfoundation.org
Nonprofits & NGOs1,001–5,000United States
Vaco by Highspring
vaco.com
HR, Staffing & Recruiting5,001–10,000United States
Chubb
chubb.com
Insurance & Insurtech10,001+—
International Rescue Committee
rescue.org
Nonprofits & NGOs10,001+United States
ADM
adm.com
Food & Beverage (CPG / manufacturing)10,001+United States
SHRM
shrm.org
Civic, Religious & Membership201–500United States
AB InBev
ab-inbev.com
Food & Beverage (CPG / manufacturing)10,001+Belgium
The New Yorker
newyorker.com
Publishing & News51–200United States
Genentech
gene.com
Biotech & Life Sciences10,001+United States
Xerox
xerox.com
Printing & Reprographics10,001+United States
Parexel
parexel.com
Biotech & Life Sciences10,001+United States
Infor
infor.com
Enterprise Software10,001+United States
Synopsys Inc
synopsys.com
Hardware, Semiconductors & IoT10,001+United States
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
unfpa.org
Nonprofits & NGOs1,001–5,000United States
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
fairmont.com
Hotels, Lodging & Travel10,001+United States
Nintendo
nintendo.com
Gaming & Esports1,001–5,000United States
Royal Enfield
royalenfield.com
Automotive & Mobility Manufacturing5,001–10,000India
Singapore Airlines
singaporeair.com
Aviation & Aerospace Services10,001+Singapore
Crypto.com
crypto.com
Emerging Tech (Web3 / AR-VR / Quantum / Space)1,001–5,000Singapore
United States Air Force
airforce.com
Aerospace & Defense10,001+United States
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The Trade Desk advertisers: common questions

Is this the total number of The Trade Desk advertisers?

No. We detected The Trade Desk’s tag on 13,307 domains among 1,268,817 company websites analysed. This is an observed sample of companies and startups, not an estimate of the platform's whole advertiser base.

Which advertisers are most likely to also use The Trade Desk?

In our comparison panel, 51% of sites with the Amazon DSP tag also carry The Trade Desk’s tag, against 2.4% of the full panel. Next come Viant (46%), Yahoo DSP (43%) and Beeswax (42%).

Which companies use The Trade Desk for advertising?

They include Deloitte, HCLTech, Uber, Lockheed Martin and CNN. The table on this page lists more.

How does The Trade Desk compare to other ad platforms?

Within our 468,601-site tag-manager panel, The Trade Desk ranks #2 of 19 DSP and programmatic platforms by detected sites — ahead of StackAdapt, AdRoll, Simpli.fi, Xandr Invest and Criteo, behind Google DV360.

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