Advertiser study · DSPs & programmatic · Nov 2026

Who advertises with Viant?

A study of 1,105 company websites with the Viant 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

#15 of 19Among DSP and programmatic platforms, ahead of Amazon DSP, MediaMath and GroundTruth.

Where adoption concentrates

7%of sites with the Spotify Ads tag also carry the Viant tag, compared with 0% across the panel.

1,268,817
company websites analysed
1,105
domains with the Viant tag
#15
of 19 DSP and programmatic platforms
same websites for every platform
96%
headquartered in United States

Where Viant ranks

Share of the 468,601 sites in our tag-manager panel with each platform’s tag. Viant appears on 986 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%
  • Viant0.2%
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 Viant

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
  • K-12 & Higher Education152 · 19%
  • Nonprofits & NGOs96 · 12%
  • Events & Experiences94 · 12%
  • Hotels, Lodging & Travel88 · 11%
  • Restaurants & Food Service59 · 7.5%
  • Civic, Religious & Membership54 · 6.9%
  • Social & Family Services50 · 6.4%
  • Arts, Culture & Live Entertainment50 · 6.4%
  • Research & Think Tanks46 · 5.9%
  • Retail (physical / general)41 · 5.2%
By business model
  • B2C224 · 47%
  • B2B184 · 39%
  • Agency / Services91 · 19%
  • Manufacturer78 · 16%
  • Enterprise / Sales-led55 · 12%
  • SaaS48 · 10%
  • Retailer31 · 6.5%
  • Subscription29 · 6.1%
By company size (employees)
  • 12 · <1%
  • 2–1084 · 7.8%
  • 11–50197 · 18%
  • 51–200276 · 26%
  • 201–500175 · 16%
  • 501–1,00099 · 9.2%
  • 1,001–5,000174 · 16%
  • 5,001–10,00037 · 3.5%
  • 10,001+27 · 2.5%
By headquarters country
  • United States946 · 96%
  • Canada9 · <1%
  • Mexico7 · <1%
  • Australia3 · <1%
  • Bahamas3 · <1%
  • Spain3 · <1%
  • United Kingdom2 · <1%
  • Czechia1 · <1%
  • Ethiopia1 · <1%
  • Grenada1 · <1%

Which advertising audiences overlap most?

Sites with the Spotify Ads tag are 31.4× as likely to carry the Viant 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 (0.2%)
  • Spotify Ads6.6% · 31.4×
  • Amazon DSP5.9% · 27.9×
  • MediaMath4.5% · 21.2×
  • Simpli.fi4.3% · 20.2×
  • The Trade Desk3.9% · 18.7×
  • Snapchat Ads3.5% · 16.8×
  • Nextdoor Ads3.5% · 16.5×
  • StackAdapt3.4% · 16.1×
  • Basis2.5% · 11.7×
  • Google DV3602.3% · 11.2×
  • Yahoo DSP2.1% · 10.1×
  • Beeswax2.1% · 10.0×
  • Xandr Invest2.1% · 9.9×
  • GroundTruth2.0% · 9.4×
  • Reddit Ads1.3% · 6.3×
  • AdRoll1.3% · 6.3×
  • TikTok Ads1.3% · 6.1×
  • Pinterest Ads0.9% · 4.1×
  • X Ads0.7% · 3.5×
  • Quantcast0.6% · 2.9×
  • Microsoft Ads0.5% · 2.5×
  • ChatGPT Ads (OpenAI)0.5% · 2.3×
  • Meta Ads0.5% · 2.1×
  • LinkedIn Ads0.4% · 2.1×
  • AppLovin Axon0.2% · 1.1×
  • Google Ads0.2% · 1.1×
  • Feathr0.2% · 0.9×
  • Criteo0.2% · 0.8×
  • Quora Ads0.1% · 0.7×
  • Adform0.1% · 0.5×
  • RTB House0.1% · 0.4×

The companies behind the tags

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

CompanyIndustrySizeHQ
Cushman & Wakefield
cushmanwakefield.com
Real Estate (brokerage & services)10,001+United States
International Rescue Committee
rescue.org
Nonprofits & NGOs10,001+United States
Obama Foundation
obama.org
Nonprofits & NGOs201–500United States
Prosper Global
prosperglobal.org
Nonprofits & NGOs1,001–5,000United States
UC San Diego
ucsd.edu
Higher Education10,001+United States
San José State University
sjsu.edu
K-12 & Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
University of Colorado Boulder
colorado.edu
K-12 & Higher Education5,001–10,000United States
Forrester
forrester.com
Market Research & Insights1,001–5,000United States
University of Cincinnati
uc.edu
K-12 & Higher Education5,001–10,000United States
The University of Texas at Arlington
uta.edu
K-12 & Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
Human Rights Campaign
hrc.org
Nonprofits & NGOs51–200United States
Miami University
miamioh.edu
Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
The University of Texas at Dallas
utdallas.edu
Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
Washington State University
wsu.edu
Higher Education5,001–10,000United States
University of Delaware
udel.edu
Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
Kennesaw State University
kennesaw.edu
Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
Takeda Oncology
takedaoncology.com
Pharmaceuticals1,001–5,000United States
Villanova University
villanova.edu
Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
Nova Southeastern University
nova.edu
Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
Verily Health
verily.com
Digital Health & Telehealth1,001–5,000United States
Exelon
exeloncorp.com
Utilities & Power10,001+United States
Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group
cirquedusoleil.com
Arts, Culture & Live Entertainment1,001–5,000Canada
Old Dominion University
odu.edu
K-12 & Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
Eightfold AI
eightfold.ai
AI / ML501–1,000United States
Bowling Green State University
bgsu.edu
Higher Education5,001–10,000United States
Cotality
cotality.com
Data & Analytics1,001–5,000—
University of New Hampshire
unh.edu
Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
CoreLogic
corelogic.com
Data & Analytics5,001–10,000United States
University of Mississippi
olemiss.edu
Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
University of Memphis
memphis.edu
Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
Sam Houston State University
shsu.edu
K-12 & Higher Education5,001–10,000United States
Cleveland State University
csuohio.edu
Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
Saint Louis University
slu.edu
Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
California State University - East Bay
csueastbay.edu
Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
Broward College
broward.edu
Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
University of Massachusetts Lowell
uml.edu
K-12 & Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
Sierra Club
sierraclub.org
Nonprofits & NGOs501–1,000United States
Ultimate Fighting Championship
ufc.com
Arts, Culture & Live Entertainment201–500—
Center for Reproductive Rights
reproductiverights.org
Nonprofits & NGOs201–500—
Help at Home
helpathome.com
Home & Elder Care10,001+United States
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Viant advertisers: common questions

Is this the total number of Viant advertisers?

No. We detected the Viant tag on 1,105 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 Viant?

In our comparison panel, 7% of sites with the Spotify Ads tag also carry the Viant tag, against 0.2% of the full panel. Next come Amazon DSP (6%), MediaMath (4%) and Simpli.fi (4%).

Which companies use Viant for advertising?

They include Cushman & Wakefield, International Rescue Committee, Obama Foundation, Prosper Global and UC San Diego. The table on this page lists more.

How does Viant compare to other ad platforms?

Within our 468,601-site tag-manager panel, Viant ranks #15 of 19 DSP and programmatic platforms by detected sites — ahead of Amazon DSP, MediaMath, GroundTruth and AppLovin Axon, behind Google DV360, The Trade Desk, StackAdapt, AdRoll and Simpli.fi.

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