What MGID does

MGID is a global native and programmatic advertising platform founded in 2004, operating as a two-sided marketplace that connects advertisers with publishers across more than 32,000 websites. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, the company reaches up to 850 million unique visitors monthly and delivers 185 billion content recommendations. On the demand side, MGID serves brand advertisers, agencies, affiliate marketers, and product owners; on the supply side, it serves publishers with at least 5,000 daily unique visitors seeking to monetize their inventory. The company employs 501-1,000 staff and maintains operational offices in the United States, Italy (EU representative), and Estonia (external DPO).

The platform is built on OpenRTB-based programmatic technology with integrated Demand-Side Platform (DSP) and Supply-Side Platform (SSP) capabilities enabling real-time bidding auctions between advertisers and publishers. Core technology components include AI-powered Contextual Intelligence that extracts meaningful content from articles and evaluates context and sentiment for ad matching, Internal Recirculation tools that allow publishers to recirculate their own content through native ad units, Rich Media interactive formats (scratch, wet effect, carousel video box, flip parallax), and the MGID+ data-driven analytics suite enhanced by the Marfeel partnership. The recently launched MGID GenAI provides image generation built specifically for advertising use cases. Publishers integrate via embeddable widgets (Smart, Under Article, In-Article, Header, Sidebar), while advertisers manage campaigns through the MGID Dashboard with UTM tagging, conversion pixels, and Google Tag Manager integrations.

MGID monetizes through multiple revenue streams: advertising campaign fees across CPA, CPC, CPM, and vCPM pricing models; transaction fees from OpenRTB-based programmatic bidding; and publisher revenue sharing based on RPM calculations tied to Adjusted Revenue. The platform retains a 40/60 anti-Ad Block revenue split favoring MGID for Ad Block users, and pays publishers via PayPal, Payoneer, or prepaid cards subject to a $100 minimum payout threshold. Compliance infrastructure is a notable operational focus, with certifications including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, IAB Transparency and Consent Framework 2.0, EU-U.S./UK/Swiss Data Privacy Frameworks, and COPPA compliance, supported by an EU representative and external Data Protection Officer.

Name

MGID

Legal name

MGID Inc.

Website

https://mgid.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

MGID is a global native and programmatic advertising platform founded in 2004, operating a two-sided marketplace connecting advertisers with 32,000+ publishers and reaching 850 million monthly unique visitors through OpenRTB-based real-time bidding and AI-powered contextual targeting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Monica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Advertising Campaign Fees: MGID charges advertisers fees based on various pricing models including CPA (Cost Per Action), CPC (Cost Per Click), CPM (Cost Per Thousand Impressions), and vCPM (Visible Cost Per Thousand Impressions). The platform acts as an intermediary between advertisers seeking to distribute content and publishers seeking to monetize their inventory.
2. Programmatic Bidding: Revenue generated through OpenRTB-based real-time auctions where advertisers bid for ad impressions across the publisher network.
3. Publisher Revenue Share: MGID pays publishers a portion of adjusted revenue (defined as income earned less direct costs including transaction fees, commissions, refunds, chargebacks and collection costs up to 10% of unadjusted revenue). Publishers are compensated based on RPM (Revenue Per Thousand Impressions) calculated from Adjusted Revenue divided by total page views with MGID ad units.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MGID operates a global native performance and programmatic advertising platform that connects advertisers (brands, agencies, affiliate marketers) with publishers (websites with 5,000+ daily unique visitors) through OpenRTB-based real-time bidding. The platform delivers native ad placements via embedded widgets, AI-powered contextual targeting, and a suite of tools for campaign management, content analytics, and publisher monetization.

Product overview

MGID is a native performance and programmatic advertising platform structured as a unified core product with multiple integrated modules and add-on services. The main MGID Advertising Platform serves as the foundation, connecting advertisers with publishers through native ad placements. MGID+ functions as the data-driven analytics and intelligence layer built on top, incorporating Marfeel content analytics for publishers. The platform offers specialized targeting through Contextual Intelligence and Internal Recirculation for publishers. For creative needs, MGID provides GenAI for image generation and Rich Media interactive formats. Publishers access the platform through embedded widgets (Smart, Under Article, In-Article, Header, Sidebar) while advertisers use the MGID Dashboard for campaign management. The platform supports programmatic buying through OpenRTB technology via integrated DSP and SSP modules. Supporting services include the Ad Gallery for creative preview, Google MCM integration for audience matching, Knowledge Base for support, and MGID Academy for training. MGID reaches up to 850 million unique visitors monthly and processes 185 billion content recommendations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MGID Advertising Platform The core native performance and programmatic advertising platform that connects advertisers seeking to reach audiences with publishers offering advertising inventory. Enables campaign creation, audience targeting, bidding through OpenRTB technology, and performance tracking across 32,000+ publishers.
• MGID Dashboard Proprietary self-service management interface for advertisers and publishers to administer advertising campaigns, access analytics reports, manage funds, and control campaign parameters including targeting, scheduling, and budget allocation.
• MGID+ Data-driven analytics suite offering advanced content performance monitoring and editorial metrics for publishers. Incorporates Marfeel content analytics to help publishers track performance, optimize monetization, and make data-driven decisions about content strategy and audience growth.
• MGID GenAI AI-powered image generation tool built specifically for advertising use cases, enabling advertisers to create custom images for native ad campaigns directly within the MGID platform, positioned as an alternative to Midjourney for ad creative generation.
• MGID DSP (Demand-Side Platform) Demand-Side Platform functionality enabling advertisers to leverage audience targeting and programmatic ad buying across multiple ad exchanges simultaneously.
• MGID SSP (Supply-Side Platform) Supply-Side Platform functionality allowing publishers to sell their ad inventory across different ad exchanges through real-time auctions.
• Ad Gallery Interactive creative preview tool allowing advertisers to preview their native ads in live publisher settings before launching campaigns.

Quantifiable outcome

• Bedrop achieved CPA reduction of up to 76.54% and ROAS increase of 297%
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

AI capability9 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• MarfeelcoreTechnology or Integration · 28 January 2025Marfeel embedded its advanced content analytics capabilities into MGID+ platform, helping publishers track performance and optimize monetization. Over the first year, the collaboration provided publishers with analytics tools to track content performance, resulting in increased ad revenue, traffic growth, and enhanced content engagement among publishing partners.
• Incomum EstratégiaregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIncomum Estratégia is a programmatic media company and MGID's partner in Brazil's Northeast region. They collaborated on the Beach Park campaign, handling regional media buying and campaign execution.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Taboola: Public native advertising network operating a similar two-sided publisher-advertiser marketplace with comparable widget-based content recommendation units and demand-side bidding. Closest direct competitor to MGID's core native advertising offering.
• Outbrain: Direct competitor in native content recommendation and discovery, serving global publishers and brand advertisers with a similar widget-embedded recommendation model and programmatic monetization.
• TripleLift: Programmatic SSP/DSP combination focused on native and visual advertising, with comparable supply-side publisher integrations and demand-side brand buying capabilities.
• Revcontent: Native advertising network for publishers and advertisers using content recommendation widgets; competes directly with MGID's widget-based publisher inventory and advertiser demand.
• Nativo: Native advertising platform focused on branded content delivery across publisher networks, with overlap in advertiser use cases for native placements and publisher monetization.

Emerging players

• StackAdapt: Programmatic DSP specializing in native and display for advertisers and agencies, with overlapping advertiser client types but a distinct focus on managed-service buying versus MGID's self-serve marketplace model.
• Dianomi: Native advertising platform focused on premium publisher environments and brand advertisers; overlaps with MGID's advertiser-side offering but with a different publisher portfolio.
• Gravity R&D: Content recommendation engine with native ad serving capabilities targeting publishers and advertisers; comparable widget-based native advertising product set.

Broad incumbents

• Yahoo (Verizon Media) Advertising: Large incumbent DSP/SSP portfolio offering native, display, and video advertising across inventory that overlaps with MGID's advertiser and publisher base.
• Google AdSense / Ad Manager: Dominant SSP and ad serving platform for publishers monetizing through display and native formats. Competes with MGID's SSP and publisher monetization stack at scale, particularly through Google MCM partnerships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mgidglobal
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/mgidnetwork
• Xx.com/MGID
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1423162

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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