6,200+ sites running Journey by Mediavine, plus its requirements, pay, and traffic stats
Journey by Mediavine is Mediavine's ad program for smaller, growing sites. It suits bloggers who aren't ready for Mediavine's main program yet. It takes sites with 1,000 premium sessions a month. We list 6,207 sites that use Journey by Mediavine, and 6,158 are confirmed live from their own ads.txt files or ad code.
Sites using Journey by Mediavine
| site | niche | traffic | domain age | platform | ads managed by | checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| myspeedpost.com | Tech | top 10k | 6 yrs · 2020 | Not listed | Journey by Mediavine | Oct 13 |
| huyenbi.net | Lifestyle | top 100k | 16 yrs · 2010 | Not listed | Journey by Mediavine | Oct 14 |
| mcskins.top | Gaming | top 100k | 6 yrs · 2020 | Not listed | Journey by Mediavine | Oct 13 |
| inkonthemap.org | Travel | top 100k | 1 yr · 2025 | WordPress | Journey by Mediavine | Oct 12 |
| fantasyblox.com | Gaming | top 100k | 1 yr · 2025 | Next.js | Journey by Mediavine | Oct 12 |
| cocinachilena.cl | Food | top 100k | Not listed | WordPress | Journey by Mediavine | Oct 9 |
| kvikmyndir.is | Entertainment | top 1M | 28 yrs · 1998 | WordPress | Journey by Mediavine | Oct 12 |
| ticketfairy.com | Entertainment | top 1M | 24 yrs · 2002 | WordPress | Journey by Mediavine | Oct 13 |
| cad-comic.com | Entertainment | top 1M | 23 yrs · 2003 | WordPress | Journey by Mediavine | Oct 15 |
| unique-baby-gear-ideas.com | Not listed | top 1M | 20 yrs · 2006 | Not listed | Journey by Mediavine | Oct 13 |
What does Journey by Mediavine require and pay?
- premium sessions a month to joinper the founder's update
- 1,000
- revenue share
- 70%
- pay day
- Net 65
Joining
- Traffic
- 1,000 premium sessions a month
- Visitor location
- Worldwide where Mediavine does business
- Content
- Original, engaging, human-written, brand-safe, regularly updated content
- Google standing
- No active AdSense or Ad Exchange policy issues
- Must connect
- Install and run Grow for at least 30 daysGA4 is optional.
- Site history
- About four months of domain history expectedJourney says this is expected because of ad-partner requirements, not a confirmed Journey rule.
- Not public
- Approval time
Journey's traffic bar is low. Your content must be original, updated often, made by people, and brand safe, with an engaged audience.
Mediavine looks at your traffic sources, visitor countries, and reader demographics. You need the Grow plugin running on your site so Journey can collect data for its review. It takes sites from anywhere Mediavine does business. Journey also expects some domain history, because its ad partners ask for it.
Pay
- Revenue share
- 70% revenue share for Journey
- Pay day
- Net 65
- Not public
- Minimum payout, paid by
How does Journey by Mediavine pay?
Journey publishes its share and payment timing. Its share is lower than the main Mediavine program pays, and the timing matches it.
The payment minimum, methods, and currency for Journey aren't published. Don't assume Mediavine's main program minimum and methods apply.
Rules
What rules does Journey by Mediavine set?
Not public. Exclusivity, ad placement rules, contract length, and notice for Journey aren't published.
Service
What does Journey by Mediavine do for you?
Journey works through the Grow plugin. Other service and reporting details are not public.
Sources: Mediavine approval requirements, including Journey, Journey getting started: Grow, domain history, share and payment schedule, Journey publisher requirements, Journey publisher page and supported regions, Mediavine founder update on the 1,000 premium-session bar · checked Oct 21, 2026
Who is Journey a fit for?
Bloggers and small content sites that have started to get steady traffic. The bar is 1,000 premium sessions a month. Your content has to be original, made by people, updated, and brand safe.
How is Journey different from Mediavine?
Journey is for sites still growing, with a much lower bar to join. Mediavine's main program is for sites that already earn steady ad revenue. Journey pays a 70% share, below the main program's tiers, on the same Net 65 timing. Its other rules aren't public, so don't assume they match Mediavine's.
What should you have ready before you apply?
- The Grow plugin installed and running for at least 30 days.
- A clean record with Google, with no active AdSense or Ad Exchange issues.
- A domain with about four months of history, which Journey says its ad partners expect.
- A clear picture of your traffic: where it comes from, which countries, and who reads you.
What should you ask before you sign?
Journey's payment minimum and payment methods aren't public. Ask for them, and ask whether Journey must be your only ad partner.
What else fits a site this size?
Google AdSense has no traffic minimum. Monumetric's Propel program starts at 10,000 monthly pageviews for English sites.
How can you check if a site uses Journey by Mediavine?
Look for Journey by Mediavine in the site's ads.txt file, or paste the domain into our ad network checker.
Journey by Mediavine stats
From our checks of 6,207 sites
How many sites use Journey by Mediavine?
- 6,207
- sites listed
- 6,158
- confirmed live
- 5th
- of 44 networks
What kind of sites use Journey by Mediavine?
Top niches
Share of 4,976 sorted sites.
Traffic
Sites grouped by their place in Chrome's list of the most visited sites.
| group | value |
|---|---|
| top 10k | 1 |
| top 100k | 5 |
| top 1M | 145 |
| not ranked | 6,022 |
Which sites joined or left Journey by Mediavine?
Joined and left
Sites that started or stopped running Journey by Mediavine, per day or per week.
- joined0
- left44
- net−44
| period | joined | left |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 12 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 14 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 15 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 21 | 0 | 1 |
How are Journey by Mediavine sites built?
Domain age
When each site's domain was first registered. A domain can be older than the site on it.
4 yrsmedian, registered 2022
| registered | sites |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 8 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 11 |
| 1999 | 13 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2001 | 16 |
| 2002 | 11 |
| 2003 | 13 |
| 2004 | 12 |
| 2005 | 18 |
| 2006 | 17 |
| 2007 | 29 |
| 2008 | 22 |
| 2009 | 35 |
| 2010 | 51 |
| 2011 | 47 |
| 2012 | 65 |
| 2013 | 89 |
| 2014 | 120 |
| 2015 | 120 |
| 2016 | 195 |
| 2017 | 223 |
| 2018 | 315 |
| 2019 | 336 |
| 2020 | 468 |
| 2021 | 471 |
| 2022 | 582 |
| 2023 | 785 |
| 2024 | 898 |
| 2025 | 783 |
| 2026 | 302 |
Platforms
What the sites are built with, from clues in their page code.
- WordPress82%
- Next.js3%
- Squarespace2%
- Astro<1%
- Other2%
- Unknown10%
| part | share |
|---|---|
| WordPress | 82% |
| Next.js | 3% |
| Squarespace | 2% |
| Astro | <1% |
| Other | 2% |
| Unknown | 10% |
Domain endings
The share of sites on each domain ending, such as .com or .co.uk.
.com88%.net2%.org2%.co.uk1%.co<1%other5%
What else is in their ads.txt?
Ad manager
Which company each site names as its main ad manager in its ads.txt file.
98%name Journey by Mediavine
- Journey by Mediavine98%
- another network1%
- not listed<1%
Also runs
Other networks from our list that these sites run at the same time.