Detect PubMatic
PubMatic is a company that develops and implements online advertising software and strategies for the digital publishing and advertising industry.
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Websites using PubMatic
96 hostnames in the PluginView corpus for this technology.
| Hostname | Last seen |
|---|---|
| cnn.com | 8/7/2026 |
| washingtonpost.com | 8/6/2026 |
| foxnews.com | 8/6/2026 |
| express.co.uk | 8/3/2026 |
| stocktwits.com | 8/3/2026 |
Whole list · $9.60 (96 × $0.10)
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known PubMatic signature at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of PubMatic, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that PubMatic is still in place today.
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How to check a site for PubMatic
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest PubMatic signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses and scores them against proprietary PubMatic fingerprints. Rule bodies and identifiers are not published.
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for PubMatic on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting PubMatic
- Can PluginView detect PubMatic without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for PubMatic. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is PubMatic?
- PubMatic is classified under Advertising in the PluginView directory.
- Does PluginView publish PubMatic fingerprint rules?
- No. Detection uses proprietary fingerprint rules that are not published. Scan results explain matches in plain language without disclosing rule bodies or identifiers.
