Advertiser study · Native · Nov 2026

Who advertises with Outbrain?

A study of 833 company websites with the Outbrain 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 3Among native ad platforms, ahead of Teads.

Where adoption concentrates

19%of sites with the Taboola tag also carry the Outbrain tag, compared with 1% across the panel.

1,008,359
company websites analysed
833
domains with the Outbrain tag
#2
of 3 native ad platforms
same websites for every platform
36%
headquartered in United States

Where Outbrain ranks

Share of the 134,794 sites in our tag-manager panel with each platform’s tag. Outbrain appears on 828 of these sites. Snapshot: 1 Nov 2026.

Major ad channels
  • Google Ads82%
  • Meta Ads45%
  • LinkedIn Ads31%
  • Microsoft Ads18%
  • TikTok Ads7.2%
  • Reddit Ads5.6%
  • ChatGPT Ads (OpenAI)5.0%
  • X Ads4.9%
  • The Trade Desk3.9%
  • Pinterest Ads3.4%
  • Snapchat Ads2.0%
  • Quora Ads1.1%
  • Spotify Ads1.0%
  • Outbrain0.6%
  • Nextdoor Ads0.4%
Native
  • Taboola1.1%
  • Outbrain0.6%
  • Teads0.3%

Who advertises with Outbrain

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
  • Financial Services (diversified)36 · 5.4%
  • Publishing & News36 · 5.4%
  • SaaS / Cloud35 · 5.2%
  • IT Services & Consulting35 · 5.2%
  • Enterprise Software33 · 4.9%
  • Hotels, Lodging & Travel30 · 4.5%
  • Internet Media & Social Platforms28 · 4.2%
  • Nonprofits & NGOs28 · 4.2%
  • Asset & Wealth Management27 · 4%
  • AI / ML27 · 4%
By business model
  • B2B305 · 53%
  • B2C224 · 39%
  • SaaS107 · 19%
  • Agency / Services104 · 18%
  • Manufacturer84 · 15%
  • Enterprise / Sales-led55 · 9.6%
  • D2C50 · 8.8%
  • Subscription39 · 6.8%
By company size (employees)
  • 15 · <1%
  • 2–1042 · 5.8%
  • 11–50201 · 28%
  • 51–200216 · 30%
  • 201–50089 · 12%
  • 501–1,00064 · 8.8%
  • 1,001–5,00075 · 10%
  • 5,001–10,0009 · 1.2%
  • 10,001+23 · 3.2%
By headquarters country
  • United States247 · 36%
  • Germany71 · 10%
  • United Kingdom42 · 6.2%
  • India42 · 6.2%
  • Israel39 · 5.7%
  • Italy38 · 5.6%
  • Spain33 · 4.9%
  • France32 · 4.7%
  • Australia29 · 4.3%
  • Canada15 · 2.2%

Which advertising audiences overlap most?

Sites with the Taboola tag are 30.2× as likely to carry the Outbrain 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 (0.6%)
  • Taboola19% · 30.2×
  • Teads11% · 18.5×
  • Quora Ads5.3% · 8.7×
  • Snapchat Ads3.3% · 5.3×
  • Spotify Ads3.1% · 5.1×
  • TikTok Ads2.8% · 4.5×
  • X Ads2.6% · 4.2×
  • Pinterest Ads2.4% · 3.9×
  • Nextdoor Ads2.4% · 3.8×
  • Reddit Ads2.3% · 3.7×
  • Microsoft Ads2.0% · 3.3×
  • The Trade Desk1.9% · 3.1×
  • ChatGPT Ads (OpenAI)1.7% · 2.7×
  • Meta Ads1.1% · 1.8×
  • LinkedIn Ads1.0% · 1.7×
  • Google Ads0.7% · 1.1×

The companies behind the tags

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

CompanyIndustrySizeHQ
ACCIONA
acciona.com
Renewable Energy & Cleantech10,001+Spain
Hero MotoCorp
heromotocorp.com
Automotive & Mobility Manufacturing1,001–5,000India
Rio Tinto
riotinto.com
Oil, Gas & Mining10,001+United Kingdom
Chubb
chubb.com
Insurance & Insurtech10,001+—
repsol
repsol.com
Oil, Gas & Mining10,001+Spain
Tide
tide.co
Banking1,001–5,000United Kingdom
Brut.
brut.media
Internet Media & Social Platforms201–500France
Seara
seara.com.br
Food & Beverage (CPG / manufacturing)10,001+Brazil
UiPath
uipath.com
AI / ML1,001–5,000United States
Philippine Airlines
philippineairlines.com
Aviation & Aerospace Services5,001–10,000Philippines
Miro
miro.com
Productivity & Collaboration Tools1,001–5,000United States
Eurofirms Group | People first
eurofirms.com
HR, Staffing & Recruiting1,001–5,000Spain
Le Figaro
lefigaro.fr
Publishing & News1,001–5,000France
Prestige Group
prestigeconstructions.com
Real Estate Investment & Development1,001–5,000India
OCBC
ocbc.com
Banking10,001+Singapore
Anheuser-Busch
anheuser-busch.com
Food & Beverage (CPG / manufacturing)10,001+United States
Air New Zealand
airnewzealand.com
Passenger Transport & Mobility10,001+New Zealand
Tata 1mg
1mg.com
Digital Health & Telehealth1,001–5,000India
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
mhi.com
Industrial Machinery & Equipment10,001+Japan
Great Eastern
greateasternlife.com
Insurance & Insurtech1,001–5,000Singapore
ZoomInfo
zoominfo.com
SaaS / Cloud1,001–5,000United States
Hill's Pet Nutrition
hillspet.com
Food & Beverage (CPG / manufacturing)1,001–5,000United States
HDFC ERGO General Insurance
hdfcergo.com
Insurance & Insurtech1,001–5,000India
XPENG
xpeng.com
Automotive & Mobility Manufacturing10,001+China
Lensa
lensa.com
HR, Staffing & Recruiting51–200United States
Heriot-Watt University
hw.ac.uk
Higher Education1,001–5,000United Kingdom
Simon-Kucher
simon-kucher.com
Management & Strategy Consulting1,001–5,000Germany
Dr. Oetker
oetker.com
Food & Beverage (CPG / manufacturing)10,001+Germany
BDO USA
bdo.com
Accounting & Tax10,001+United States
Enpal
corporate.enpal.com
Renewable Energy & Cleantech5,001–10,000Germany
Square Enix
square-enix-games.com
Gaming & Esports1,001–5,000United Kingdom
Longchamp
longchamp.com
Fashion & Apparel1,001–5,000France
InVision
invisionapp.com
Productivity & Collaboration Tools501–1,000United States
Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group
cirquedusoleil.com
Arts, Culture & Live Entertainment1,001–5,000Canada
Lineage
onelineage.com
Freight, Trucking & Logistics10,001+United States
FARM Rio
farmrio.com
Fashion & Apparel1,001–5,000—
UPM
upm.com
Paper, Wood & Textile Mills10,001+Finland
BancoBPM
gruppo.bancobpm.it
Banking10,001+Italy
Cranfield University
cranfield.ac.uk
K-12 & Higher Education1,001–5,000United Kingdom
Flos
flos.com
Home, Furniture & Décor501–1,000Italy
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Outbrain advertisers: common questions

Is this the total number of Outbrain advertisers?

No. We detected the Outbrain tag on 833 domains among 1,008,359 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 Outbrain?

In our comparison panel, 19% of sites with the Taboola tag also carry the Outbrain tag, against 0.6% of the full panel. Next come Teads (11%), Quora Ads (5%) and Snapchat Ads (3%).

Which companies use Outbrain for advertising?

They include ACCIONA, Hero MotoCorp, Rio Tinto, Chubb and repsol. The table on this page lists more.

How does Outbrain compare to other ad platforms?

Within our 134,794-site tag-manager panel, Outbrain ranks #2 of 3 native ad platforms by detected sites — ahead of Teads, behind Taboola.

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