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37,926
37,926 -- apps using app ads txt services as developer url for Mobile and CTV app platforms (2026)
37,926 apps use app-ads-txt.com or similar services as their developer URL.
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37,926
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2026
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DeepSee
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https://newsletter.deepsee.io/p/what-i-think-app-platforms-should-require-before-letting-new-sellers… ↗
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What I Think App Platforms Should Require Before Letting New Sellers In
In our most recent report, The App Environment Verification Blind Spot, our team analyzed how inventory in app platforms is identified and verified across mobile and connected TV.
Our goal was pretty straightforward: we wanted to follow what’s being declared in the bidstream back to something buyers…
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Subset of the 82,966 apps pointing to app-ads-txt.com or similar services
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Mobile and CTV app platforms: 37,926 apps using app ads txt services as developer url. Source: DeepSee (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/app-ads-txt-developer-url-apps-2026
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