Top 10 SSPs for News & Media Publishers — 2026

Which SSPs dominate the news & media vertical? Ranked by the number of news & media publishers listing each SSP in their ads.txt file.

● Data last updated: March 09, 2026

Methodology: SSPs ranked by unique news & media publisher domains listing them in ads.txt. Data from Red Volcano's weekly crawl of 32M+ websites.

Key Takeaway

Pubmatic leads among news & media publishers with 4,909 sites, followed by Rubiconproject (3,217) and Taboola (1,891). Out of 133,225 news & media publishers tracked, the top SSP is present on 3.7% of sites.

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The Rankings

RankSSPNews & Media PublishersShare of VerticalDomain
1Pubmatic4,9093.7%pubmatic.com
2Rubiconproject3,2172.4%rubiconproject.com
3Taboola1,8911.4%taboola.com
4Freestar1,2871.0%freestar.com
5Smaato1,0330.8%smaato.com
6Aniview5670.4%aniview.com
7Sharethrough4810.4%sharethrough.com
8Openx4800.4%openx.com
9Amagi4710.4%amagi.com
10Lijit4480.3%lijit.com
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Visual Comparison

Pubmatic
4,909
Rubiconproject
3,217
Taboola
1,891
Freestar
1,287
Smaato
1,033
Aniview
567
Sharethrough
481
Openx
480
Amagi
471
Lijit
448

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Frequently Asked Questions

Based on Red Volcano's analysis, Pubmatic is the most widely adopted SSP among news & media publishers, with 4,909 news & media sites listing it in their ads.txt.

Red Volcano tracks 133,225 news & media publisher websites globally. This ranking shows which SSPs are most popular among these publishers based on ads.txt data.

SSPs are ranked by the number of news & media publisher domains (identified by content category) that list them in their ads.txt file. This indicates active monetization partnerships.

Red Volcano refreshes all ads.txt and publisher category data weekly. This ranking is updated quarterly.

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