Advertiser study · DSPs & programmatic · Nov 2026

Who advertises with The Trade Desk?

A study of 5,563 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

55%of sites with the Amazon DSP tag also carry The Trade Desk’s tag, compared with 4% across the panel.

1,008,359
company websites analysed
5,563
domains with The Trade Desk’s tag
#2
of 19 DSP and programmatic platforms
same websites for every platform
84%
headquartered in United States

Where The Trade Desk ranks

Share of the 134,794 sites in our tag-manager panel with each platform’s tag. The Trade Desk appears on 5,278 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%
  • Nextdoor Ads0.4%
DSPs & programmatic
  • Google DV3607.1%
  • The Trade Desk3.9%
  • StackAdapt3.2%
  • AdRoll1.7%
  • Simpli.fi1.6%
  • Xandr Invest1.3%
  • Criteo1.2%
  • Yahoo DSP0.9%
  • Quantcast0.5%
  • Basis0.4%
  • Amazon DSP0.4%
  • Beeswax0.4%
  • Adform0.4%
  • Viant0.3%
  • Feathr0.3%
  • GroundTruth0.3%
  • RTB House0.3%
  • MediaMath0.2%
  • 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 & NGOs352 · 8.1%
  • Events & Experiences292 · 6.7%
  • Arts, Culture & Live Entertainment254 · 5.8%
  • Retail (physical / general)240 · 5.5%
  • K-12 & Higher Education237 · 5.4%
  • Hotels, Lodging & Travel205 · 4.7%
  • Automotive & Mobility Manufacturing202 · 4.6%
  • Food & Beverage (CPG / manufacturing)180 · 4.1%
  • IT Services & Consulting174 · 4%
  • Social & Family Services172 · 4%
By business model
  • B2B1,627 · 49%
  • B2C1,347 · 41%
  • Agency / Services741 · 22%
  • Manufacturer523 · 16%
  • SaaS448 · 13%
  • Enterprise / Sales-led384 · 12%
  • D2C223 · 6.7%
  • Distributor / Wholesale214 · 6.4%
By company size (employees)
  • 115 · <1%
  • 2–10358 · 7.1%
  • 11–501,061 · 21%
  • 51–2001,379 · 27%
  • 201–500800 · 16%
  • 501–1,000450 · 8.9%
  • 1,001–5,000651 · 13%
  • 5,001–10,000143 · 2.8%
  • 10,001+171 · 3.4%
By headquarters country
  • United States3,803 · 84%
  • Canada154 · 3.4%
  • Australia143 · 3.2%
  • United Kingdom106 · 2.3%
  • France49 · 1.1%
  • Germany46 · 1%
  • India30 · <1%
  • Spain16 · <1%
  • Italy16 · <1%
  • United Arab Emirates12 · <1%

Which advertising audiences overlap most?

Sites with the Amazon DSP tag are 14.0× 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 (3.9%)
  • Amazon DSP55% · 14.0×
  • Yahoo DSP50% · 12.7×
  • Beeswax43% · 11.0×
  • Basis43% · 10.9×
  • MediaMath38% · 9.8×
  • Viant38% · 9.6×
  • GroundTruth33% · 8.5×
  • Nextdoor Ads31% · 8.0×
  • Xandr Invest31% · 7.9×
  • Simpli.fi30% · 7.6×
  • Quantcast27% · 6.8×
  • Spotify Ads25% · 6.5×
  • Google DV36025% · 6.4×
  • Snapchat Ads21% · 5.4×
  • AppLovin Axon19% · 4.8×
  • StackAdapt19% · 4.8×
  • Pinterest Ads16% · 4.2×
  • Reddit Ads14% · 3.7×
  • TikTok Ads14% · 3.6×
  • AdRoll13% · 3.3×
  • Criteo11% · 2.7×
  • RTB House9.5% · 2.4×
  • Microsoft Ads9.2% · 2.3×
  • Feathr9.1% · 2.3×
  • X Ads8.8% · 2.3×
  • Meta Ads7.0% · 1.8×
  • ChatGPT Ads (OpenAI)6.2% · 1.6×
  • Adform5.5% · 1.4×
  • Quora Ads5.2% · 1.3×
  • LinkedIn Ads5.0% · 1.3×
  • Google Ads4.1% · 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
Lockheed Martin
lockheedmartin.com
Aerospace & Defense10,001+United States
Starbucks
starbucks.com
Restaurants & Food Service10,001+United States
GE HealthCare
gehealthcare.com
Medical Devices & Diagnostics10,001+United States
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
Sony Pictures Entertainment
sonypictures.com
Film, Video & Production5,001–10,000United States
Diageo
diageo.com
Food & Beverage (CPG / manufacturing)10,001+United Kingdom
Teva Pharmaceuticals
tevapharm.com
Pharmaceuticals10,001+Israel
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
SHRM
shrm.org
Civic, Religious & Membership201–500United States
AB InBev
ab-inbev.com
Food & Beverage (CPG / manufacturing)10,001+Belgium
Genentech
gene.com
Biotech & Life Sciences10,001+United States
Parexel
parexel.com
Biotech & Life Sciences10,001+United States
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
unfpa.org
Nonprofits & NGOs1,001–5,000United States
Nintendo
nintendo.com
Gaming & Esports1,001–5,000United States
United States Air Force
airforce.com
Aerospace & Defense10,001+United States
Sherwin-Williams
sherwin-williams.com
Chemicals & Materials10,001+United States
Discovery Limited
discovery.co.za
Insurance & Insurtech5,001–10,000South Africa
BALENCIAGA
balenciaga.com
Fashion & Apparel1,001–5,000France
OPPO
oppo.com
Consumer Electronics10,001+China
Greenpeace
greenpeace.org
Nonprofits & NGOs1Netherlands
American Nurses Association
nursingworld.org
Civic, Religious & Membership201–500United States
MIT Sloan School of Management
mitsloan.mit.edu
Higher Education10,001+United States
Carrier HVAC
carrier.com
HVAC & Refrigeration10,001+—
London Business School
london.edu
Higher Education501–1,000United Kingdom
Grant Thornton Bharat LLP
grantthornton.in
Accounting & Tax10,001+India
Revlon
revlon.com
Beauty & Personal Care1,001–5,000United States
Brookfield
brookfield.com
Asset & Wealth Management1,001–5,000United States
Michigan State University
msu.edu
Higher Education10,001+United States
Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd
astonmartin.com
Automotive & Mobility Manufacturing1,001–5,000United Kingdom
McCormick & Company
mccormickcorporation.com
Food & Beverage (CPG / manufacturing)10,001+United States
MediaTek
mediatek.com
Hardware, Semiconductors & IoT10,001+Taiwan
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
apollo.com
Asset & Wealth Management1,001–5,000United States
ALO
aloyoga.com
Fashion & Apparel501–1,000United States
UiPath
uipath.com
AI / ML1,001–5,000United 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 5,563 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 The Trade Desk?

In our comparison panel, 55% of sites with the Amazon DSP tag also carry The Trade Desk’s tag, against 3.9% of the full panel. Next come Yahoo DSP (50%), Beeswax (43%) and Basis (43%).

Which companies use The Trade Desk for advertising?

They include Deloitte, Lockheed Martin, Starbucks, GE HealthCare and A.P. Moller - Maersk. The table on this page lists more.

How does The Trade Desk compare to other ad platforms?

Within our 134,794-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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