Advertiser study · DSPs & programmatic · Nov 2026

Who advertises with Viant?

A study of 486 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

#14 of 19Among DSP and programmatic platforms, ahead of Feathr, GroundTruth and RTB House.

Where adoption concentrates

5%of sites with the Spotify Ads tag also carry the Viant tag, compared with 0% across the panel.

1,008,359
company websites analysed
486
domains with the Viant tag
#14
of 19 DSP and programmatic platforms
same websites for every platform
97%
headquartered in United States

Where Viant ranks

Share of the 134,794 sites in our tag-manager panel with each platform’s tag. Viant appears on 425 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%
  • Viant0.3%
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 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 Education64 · 18%
  • Hotels, Lodging & Travel41 · 11%
  • Nonprofits & NGOs38 · 10%
  • Events & Experiences38 · 10%
  • Restaurants & Food Service28 · 7.7%
  • Retail (physical / general)27 · 7.4%
  • Automotive & Mobility Manufacturing20 · 5.5%
  • Arts, Culture & Live Entertainment19 · 5.2%
  • Training, Coaching & Vocational19 · 5.2%
  • Diversified / Other Manufacturing18 · 5%
By business model
  • B2C120 · 48%
  • B2B106 · 42%
  • Agency / Services48 · 19%
  • Manufacturer41 · 16%
  • SaaS26 · 10%
  • Enterprise / Sales-led25 · 10%
  • Subscription16 · 6.4%
  • B2B2C15 · 6%
By company size (employees)
  • 2–1022 · 4.8%
  • 11–5066 · 14%
  • 51–200111 · 24%
  • 201–50086 · 19%
  • 501–1,00050 · 11%
  • 1,001–5,00093 · 20%
  • 5,001–10,00020 · 4.4%
  • 10,001+11 · 2.4%
By headquarters country
  • United States400 · 97%
  • Mexico2 · <1%
  • Australia2 · <1%
  • United Kingdom1 · <1%
  • Grenada1 · <1%
  • Mongolia1 · <1%
  • Bermuda1 · <1%
  • Bahamas1 · <1%
  • Canada1 · <1%
  • Cayman Islands1 · <1%

Which advertising audiences overlap most?

Sites with the Spotify Ads tag are 14.9× 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 (0.3%)
  • Spotify Ads4.7% · 14.9×
  • Nextdoor Ads3.8% · 12.0×
  • MediaMath3.7% · 11.8×
  • Snapchat Ads3.5% · 11.1×
  • Amazon DSP3.3% · 10.6×
  • Simpli.fi3.2% · 10.2×
  • The Trade Desk3.0% · 9.6×
  • Basis3.0% · 9.6×
  • Yahoo DSP2.8% · 8.7×
  • Beeswax2.5% · 7.8×
  • Google DV3602.4% · 7.7×
  • GroundTruth2.3% · 7.5×
  • StackAdapt2.3% · 7.4×
  • Xandr Invest2.3% · 7.2×
  • TikTok Ads1.5% · 4.8×
  • AdRoll1.3% · 4.0×
  • Pinterest Ads1.2% · 3.8×
  • Reddit Ads1.2% · 3.7×
  • Quantcast1.0% · 3.3×
  • Microsoft Ads0.7% · 2.2×
  • ChatGPT Ads (OpenAI)0.6% · 2.0×
  • Meta Ads0.6% · 1.9×
  • X Ads0.6% · 1.8×
  • LinkedIn Ads0.5% · 1.5×
  • Adform0.4% · 1.2×
  • Google Ads0.3% · 1.1×
  • Criteo0.3% · 1.0×
  • Feathr0.3% · 0.8×
  • Quora Ads0.1% · 0.2×

The companies behind the tags

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

CompanyIndustrySizeHQ
International Rescue Committee
rescue.org
Nonprofits & NGOs10,001+United 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
University of Delaware
udel.edu
Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
Kennesaw State University
kennesaw.edu
Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
Nova Southeastern University
nova.edu
Higher Education1,001–5,000United 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
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
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
rpi.edu
K-12 & Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
Western Washington University
wwu.edu
K-12 & Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
Tao Group Hospitality
taogroup.com
Restaurants & Food Service1,001–5,000United States
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
vfw.org
Civic, Religious & Membership10,001+United States
CenterPoint Energy
centerpointenergy.com
Utilities & Power5,001–10,000United States
Georgia Power Company
georgiapower.com
Utilities & Power10,001+United States
Troy University
troy.edu
Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
New York Institute of Technology
nyit.edu
Higher Education501–1,000United States
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
plannedparenthood.org
Medical Practices & Clinics501–1,000United States
Feeding America
feedingamerica.org
Nonprofits & NGOs201–500United States
Uncommon Schools
uncommonschools.org
K-12 & Higher Education1,001–5,000United States
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Viant advertisers: common questions

Is this the total number of Viant advertisers?

No. We detected the Viant tag on 486 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 Viant?

In our comparison panel, 5% of sites with the Spotify Ads tag also carry the Viant tag, against 0.3% of the full panel. Next come Nextdoor Ads (4%), MediaMath (4%) and Snapchat Ads (3%).

Which companies use Viant for advertising?

They include International Rescue Committee, UC San Diego, San José State University, University of Colorado Boulder and Forrester. The table on this page lists more.

How does Viant compare to other ad platforms?

Within our 134,794-site tag-manager panel, Viant ranks #14 of 19 DSP and programmatic platforms by detected sites — ahead of Feathr, GroundTruth, RTB House, MediaMath and AppLovin Axon, behind Google DV360, The Trade Desk, StackAdapt, AdRoll and Simpli.fi.

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