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Programmatic ad platforms sponsors side by side: AppLovin, Moloco and StackAdapt, and where each one ran by quarter.
44AppLovin7 newsletter · 36 podcast · 1 event
26Moloco17 newsletter · 0 podcast · 9 event
24StackAdapt15 newsletter · 3 podcast · 6 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.
| AppLovin | Moloco | StackAdapt | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane | Earlier | ’25 Q4 | ’26 Q1 | ’26 Q2 | ’26 Q3 | ’26 Q4 | Earlier | ’25 Q4 | ’26 Q1 | ’26 Q2 | ’26 Q3 | ’26 Q4 | Earlier | ’25 Q4 | ’26 Q1 | ’26 Q2 | ’26 Q3 | ’26 Q4 | ||
| Business podcasts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marketing & growth newsletters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Retail & e-commerce newsletters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Technology podcasts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Politics & policy newsletters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Events Sponsor lists, booths and partner listings by event sector.
| Sector | AppLovin | Moloco | StackAdapt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing & media | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Sports & leisure | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Retail & consumer | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| AI | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Business & tech | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Top outlets By newsletter and podcast placements.
AppLovin
- Founders18
- The Knowledge Project9
- In The Money: eCommerce, DTC and CPG7
- All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg5
- David Senra4
Moloco
- Digiday Daily9
- Modern Retail Daily7
- Digiday Media Buying1
StackAdapt
- TLDR Marketing12
- The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors3
- FWIW2
- Marketing Brew1
The detail Outlets behind each lane.
AppLovin · Business podcasts · 2026 Q2
- Founders2 placements
AppLovin · Business podcasts · 2026 Q3
- Founders12 placements
- The Knowledge Project7 placements
AppLovin · Business podcasts · 2026 Q4
- Founders4 placements
- David Senra4 placements
Moloco · Marketing & growth newsletters · 2026 Q3
- Digiday Daily5 placements
- Digiday Media Buying1 placement
Moloco · Marketing & growth newsletters · 2026 Q4
- Digiday Daily4 placements
StackAdapt · Marketing & growth newsletters · 2026 Q1
- TLDR Marketing2 placements
StackAdapt · Marketing & growth newsletters · 2026 Q2
- TLDR Marketing2 placements
StackAdapt · Marketing & growth newsletters · 2026 Q3
- TLDR Marketing7 placements
- Marketing Brew1 placement
StackAdapt · Marketing & growth newsletters · 2026 Q4
- TLDR Marketing1 placement
AppLovin · Retail & e-commerce newsletters · 2026 Q3
- In The Money: eCommerce, DTC and CPG4 placements
AppLovin · Retail & e-commerce newsletters · 2026 Q4
- In The Money: eCommerce, DTC and CPG3 placements
Moloco · Retail & e-commerce newsletters · 2026 Q3
- Modern Retail Daily1 placement
Moloco · Retail & e-commerce newsletters · 2026 Q4
- Modern Retail Daily6 placements
AppLovin · Technology podcasts · 2026 Q2
AppLovin · Technology podcasts · 2026 Q3
- All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg4 placements
StackAdapt · Technology podcasts · 2026 Q4
StackAdapt · Politics & policy newsletters · 2026 Q3
- FWIW2 placements
Counts are the ads we’ve found. They don’t show spend. A company with few ads here may buy elsewhere.