Comscore Releases April 2009 U.S. Ranking of Top 25 Ad Networks
AOL’s Platform-A Ranks #1 Among Ad Networks, Followed by Yahoo! Network and Google Ad Network
RESTON, VA, May 20, 2009 – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world today reported the top 25 ad networks based on their reach among U.S. Internet users in April 2009. The ranking showed that AOL’s Platform-A remains the top ad network, reaching nearly 176.5 million U.S. Internet users, or 91.5 percent of the total audience, followed by Yahoo! Network (167.1 million) and Google Ad Network (164.5 million). New ad network FOX Audience Network ranked sixth, reaching 149.2 million people. Several ad networks in the top 25 achieved double-digit growth during the past year, led by Turn Inc. (up 121 percent), CPX Interactive (up 88 percent) and 24/7 Real Media (up 48 percent).
Top 25 Ad Networks | |||
| Total Unique Visitors (000) | ||
Apr-2008 | Apr-2009 | % Change | |
Total Internet : Total Audience | 190,728 | 192,875 | 1 |
Platform-A | 170,508 | 176,455 | 3 |
Yahoo! Network | 160,206 | 167,129 | 4 |
Google Ad Network | 155,882 | 164,518 | 6 |
ValueClick Networks | 140,930 | 160,307 | 14 |
Specific Media | 144,773 | 158,012 | 9 |
FOX Audience Network | N/A | 149,249 | N/A |
24/7 Real Media | 99,959 | 147,668 | 48 |
Traffic Marketplace | 114,682 | 143,519 | 25 |
Microsoft Media Network US | 119,595 | 139,674 | 17 |
Tribal Fusion | 135,113 | 138,274 | 2 |
Casale Media - MediaNet | 127,184 | 137,884 | 8 |
interCLICK | 107,961 | 134,834 | 25 |
Turn, Inc | 60,617 | 134,028 | 121 |
Adconion Media Group | 117,965 | 133,498 | 13 |
CPX Interactive | 69,178 | 130,370 | 88 |
Collective Network by Collective Media | 88,279 | 129,808 | 47 |
ADSDAQ by ContextWeb | 93,815 | 123,534 | 32 |
AudienceScience (formerly Revenue Science) | N/A | 121,001 | N/A |
Burst Media | 89,670 | 116,727 | 30 |
Undertone Networks | 72,940 | 97,053 | 33 |
AdBrite | 81,838 | 91,033 | 11 |
Pulse 360 | N/A | 82,574 | N/A |
Vibrant Media | 72,351 | 80,779 | 12 |
Adify | N/A | 73,467 | N/A |
Kontera | 52,159 | 72,870 | 40 |
“Underscoring the growing importance of ad networks to the digital advertising economy, each of the top 25 ad networks has expanded its reach during the past year,” commented Jack Flanagan, Comscore executive vice president. “It almost seems that new ad networks are emerging every day, each aimed at helping advertisers achieve their campaign objectives, whether it’s to deliver reach and frequency or to target a specific audience segment.”
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