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Big-box retailers sponsors side by side: Amazon, Walmart and Target, and where each one ran by quarter.

648Amazon70 newsletter · 473 podcast · 105 event
112Walmart42 newsletter · 64 podcast · 6 event
42Target9 newsletter · 29 podcast · 4 event

Where they ran Newsletter and podcast placements by lane and quarter.

Lanes come from each newsletter’s topic and each podcast’s genre. 2026 Q4 runs through 2026-11-02. We read many more newsletters and podcasts from late 2026, so compare companies within a quarter, not one quarter to the next.

AmazonWalmartTarget
LaneEarlier’25 Q4’26 Q1’26 Q2’26 Q3’26 Q4Earlier’25 Q4’26 Q1’26 Q2’26 Q3’26 Q4Earlier’25 Q4’26 Q1’26 Q2’26 Q3’26 Q4
Sports podcasts 0 2 12 52 214 6 23 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Health & fitness podcasts 0 29 36 38 39 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Local news newsletters 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 0
Business & economy newsletters 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comedy podcasts 9 6 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1
TV & film podcasts 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 6 0 0
Society & culture podcasts 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Retail & e-commerce newsletters 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 3 1 0
Marketing & growth newsletters 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kids & family podcasts 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other lanes 0 2 1 3 7 10 0 1 0 2 12 14 0 0 0 4 0 0

Events Sponsor lists, booths and partner listings by event sector.

SectorAmazonWalmartTarget
AI3100
Business & tech2001
Retail & consumer801
Industrial700
Security600
Finance & crypto600
Marketing & media600
Developer600

Top outlets By newsletter and podcast placements.

Amazon

  1. On Purpose with Jay Shetty147
  2. Locked On Mets - Daily Podcast On The New York Mets58
  3. Locked On MLB - Daily Podcast On Major League Baseball56
  4. Locked On Braves - Daily Podcast On The Atlanta Braves52
  5. Locked On Brewers- Daily Podcast On The Milwaukee Brewers33
  6. Baseball Today31

Walmart

  1. Spittin Chiclets30
  2. Retail Dive Daily9
  3. Axios PM7
  4. K-12 Dive Daily6
  5. Good Inside with Dr. Becky6
  6. Good Hang with Amy Poehler5

Target

  1. House of R17
  2. Axios Local: Twin Cities5
  3. Nothing To Wear4
  4. Khloé in Wonder Land3
  5. Public Figures3
  6. The Bossticks2

The detail Outlets behind each lane.

Amazon · Sports podcasts · 2025 Q4
Amazon · Sports podcasts · 2026 Q1
Amazon · Sports podcasts · 2026 Q2
Amazon · Sports podcasts · 2026 Q3
Amazon · Sports podcasts · 2026 Q4
Walmart · Sports podcasts · Earlier
Walmart · Sports podcasts · 2025 Q4
Amazon · Health & fitness podcasts · 2025 Q4
Amazon · Health & fitness podcasts · 2026 Q1
Amazon · Health & fitness podcasts · 2026 Q2
Amazon · Health & fitness podcasts · 2026 Q3
Amazon · Health & fitness podcasts · 2026 Q4
Amazon · Local news newsletters · 2026 Q3
Amazon · Local news newsletters · 2026 Q4
Walmart · Local news newsletters · 2026 Q4
Target · Local news newsletters · 2026 Q3
Amazon · Business & economy newsletters · 2026 Q3
Amazon · Business & economy newsletters · 2026 Q4
Walmart · Business & economy newsletters · 2026 Q4
Amazon · Comedy podcasts · Earlier
Amazon · Comedy podcasts · 2025 Q4
Amazon · Comedy podcasts · 2026 Q3
Walmart · Comedy podcasts · 2025 Q4
Walmart · Comedy podcasts · 2026 Q3
Walmart · Comedy podcasts · 2026 Q4
Target · Comedy podcasts · Earlier
Target · Comedy podcasts · 2026 Q4
Amazon · TV & film podcasts · 2025 Q4
Amazon · TV & film podcasts · 2026 Q1
Target · TV & film podcasts · 2025 Q4
Target · TV & film podcasts · 2026 Q2
Amazon · Society & culture podcasts · 2025 Q4
Amazon · Society & culture podcasts · 2026 Q3
Amazon · Society & culture podcasts · 2026 Q4
Walmart · Society & culture podcasts · 2025 Q4
Walmart · Society & culture podcasts · 2026 Q2
Walmart · Society & culture podcasts · 2026 Q3
Target · Society & culture podcasts · 2026 Q4
Amazon · Retail & e-commerce newsletters · 2026 Q4
Walmart · Retail & e-commerce newsletters · 2026 Q2
Walmart · Retail & e-commerce newsletters · 2026 Q3
Walmart · Retail & e-commerce newsletters · 2026 Q4
Target · Retail & e-commerce newsletters · 2026 Q2
Target · Retail & e-commerce newsletters · 2026 Q3
Amazon · Marketing & growth newsletters · 2026 Q4
Walmart · Kids & family podcasts · Earlier
Walmart · Kids & family podcasts · 2026 Q2
Walmart · Kids & family podcasts · 2026 Q4
Amazon · Other lanes · 2025 Q4
Amazon · Other lanes · 2026 Q1
Amazon · Other lanes · 2026 Q2
Amazon · Other lanes · 2026 Q3
Amazon · Other lanes · 2026 Q4
Walmart · Other lanes · 2025 Q4
Walmart · Other lanes · 2026 Q2
Walmart · Other lanes · 2026 Q3
Walmart · Other lanes · 2026 Q4
Target · Other lanes · 2026 Q2
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Counts are the ads we’ve found. They don’t show spend. A company with few ads here may buy elsewhere.