Microsoft Invest
Microsoft Invest was a demand-side ad management platform created after Microsoft's acquisition of Xandr to facilitate programmatic media buying.
Microsoft later retired the standalone platform to consolidate its advertising technologies and integrate buy-side capabilities directly into Microsoft Advertising.
According to our data, Microsoft Invest ranks 23th among the legacy technologies we track.
It has 1% of the legacy market share and is detected on 0.2% of all websites.
- π Website
- π·οΈ Previous names
- AppNexus, Clypd, Xandr
- π Links
π Rankings and Market Share
- Legacy
- Rank: 23
- Market share: 1%
- Advertising
- Rank: 15
- Market share: 1.6%
π Microsoft Invest Awards
- β 7th most popular in Norway in the Advertising category.
- β 8th most popular in Finland in the Advertising category.
- β 10th most popular in Turkey in the Advertising category.
- π₯ 11st most popular in France in the Advertising category.
- π₯ 11st most popular in the Netherlands in the Advertising category.
- π₯ 11st most popular in Switzerland in the Advertising category.
- π₯ 11st most popular in Norway in the Legacy category.
- π₯ 12nd most popular in the United States in the Advertising category.
- π₯ 12nd most popular in Australia in the Advertising category.
- π₯ 12nd most popular in the Czech Republic in the Advertising category.
β‘ Sites Using Microsoft Invest
We have data on 8,818 websites that use Microsoft Invest legacy technology. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Microsoft Invest is facebook.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #2 | United States | English | |
| 2 | instagram.com |
#5 | United States | English |
| 3 | #9 | United States | English | |
| 4 | #48 | United States | English | |
| 5 | #67 | United States | English | |
| 6 | #97 | United States | English | |
| 7 | #104 | English | ||
| 8 | #113 | American English | ||
| 9 | #131 | Poland | Polish | |
| 10 | #145 | Australia | English | |
| 11 | #162 | United States | American English | |
| 12 | #165 | United States | English | |
| 13 | #186 | United States | American English | |
| 14 | #201 | United States | English | |
| 15 | #203 | United States | English | |
| 16 | #243 | United States | American English | |
| 17 | #336 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 18 | #342 | United States | English | |
| 19 | #363 | United States | English | |
| 20 | #386 | United States | English |
π Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Microsoft Invest:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Microsoft Invest are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.
- United States 36.1%
- United Kingdom 7.2%
- France 5.5%
- Germany 5.3%
- Turkey 4.1%
- Australia 3.4%
- Spain 3.3%
- Netherlands 3%
- Italy 2.8%
- Other 29.3%
Most Microsoft Invest users speak English, French, or German.
- English 63.5%
- French 5%
- German 4.9%
- Spanish 4.8%
- Turkish 3.3%
- Dutch 2.5%
- Portuguese 2.4%
- Italian 2.2%
- Polish 1.6%
- Other 9.8%
Microsoft Invest legacy technology is especially popular on .com top-level domains.
- .com 56.4%
- .org 4.2%
- .de 2.7%
- .co.uk 2.5%
- .nl 2%
- .net 1.9%
- .com.au 1.8%
- .fr 1.7%
- .it 1.7%
- Other 25.1%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Microsoft Invest include business, online shopping, and general news.
- Business 14.8%
- Online Shopping 11.3%
- General News 11.1%
- Marketing/Merchandising 8.4%
- Blogs/Wiki 6.1%
- Finance/Banking 5.3%
- Health 3.8%
- Travel 3.7%
- Fashion/Beauty 3.6%
- Other 31.9%
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π¬ Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind Microsoft Invest?
Microsoft Invest is owned by Microsoft Corporation, headquartered in Redmond, Washington, United States.
Which country uses Microsoft Invest the most?
The majority of Microsoft Invest users are from the United States.
Who uses Microsoft Invest?
According to our data, Microsoft Invest is used on thousands of sites, including facebook.com,
instagram.com, and linkedin.com.
Is Microsoft Invest used on government websites?
Overall, we found Microsoft Invest on 3 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Microsoft Invest?
Yes. Overall, we know of 57 academic websites in the United States that use Microsoft Invest.
How does Microsoft Invest stack up against its competitors?
Microsoft Invest is a fairly popular legacy technology, ranking ahead of 103 other legacy technologies we track.
What are the alternatives to Microsoft Invest?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Microsoft Invest may include Criteo,
The Trade Desk, and
AdRoll.
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ποΈ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,629,123 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.
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