6,500+ sites running Raptive, plus its requirements, pay, and traffic stats
Raptive is a managed ad service for creators and independent publishers. It suits established sites with a large share of readers in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, or New Zealand. It takes sites with 25,000 pageviews a month. We list 6,582 sites that use Raptive, and 6,576 are confirmed live from their own ads.txt files or ad code.
Sites using Raptive
| site | niche | traffic | domain age | platform | ads managed by | checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| oilprice.com | Business | top 10k | 30 yrs · 1995 | Not listed | Not listed | Oct 15 |
| mensjournal.com | Not listed | top 10k | 29 yrs · 1997 | Not listed | Raptive | Oct 15 |
| biblegateway.com | Sports | top 10k | 28 yrs · 1998 | WordPress | Raptive | Oct 15 |
| heavy.com | Sports | top 10k | 28 yrs · 1998 | WordPress | Raptive | Oct 15 |
| merriam-webster.com | Not listed | top 10k | 27 yrs · 1999 | Not listed | Raptive | Oct 20 |
| tastingtable.com | Food | top 10k | 21 yrs · 2005 | WordPress | Raptive | Oct 19 |
| flightaware.com | Travel | top 10k | 21 yrs · 2005 | Next.js | Raptive | Oct 20 |
| thingiverse.com | Not listed | top 10k | 17 yrs · 2008 | Not listed | Raptive | Oct 13 |
| visualcapitalist.com | Personal finance | top 10k | 15 yrs · 2011 | Not listed | Raptive | Oct 19 |
| chunkbase.com | Gaming | top 10k | 13 yrs · 2012 | Astro | Raptive | Oct 15 |
What does Raptive require and pay?
- pageviews a month to join
- 25,000
- revenue share
- 75%
- pay day
- Net 45
Joining
- Traffic
- At least 25,000 pageviewsMonthly
- Visitor location
- 50% from five countries at 25k–99,999 pageviews; 40% at 100k+US, UK, Canada, New Zealand, or Australia
- Content
- High-quality, original, human-led contentLong-form content on most pages at 25k–99,999 pageviews
- Must connect
- Google Analytics accessRead-only authorization
- Domain age
- At least six months
- Not public
- Google standing, approval time
A set share of your traffic must come from the US, Canada, UK, Australia, or New Zealand. That share drops once your site passes a higher traffic tier. You need original, human-led content, a domain that meets Raptive's minimum age, and Google Analytics access.
Apply through Raptive's creator application.
Pay
- Revenue share
- 75%
- Pay day
- Net 45; paid on the 15th
- Minimum payout
- $25 for most methods; $100 for wire transfer
- Paid by
- US direct deposit, eCheck or local bank transfer, PayPal, Paper check, Wire transfer
How does Raptive pay?
Raptive pays on the 15th of the month, on Net 45 terms. The minimum is higher if you choose a wire transfer.
Rules
What rules does Raptive set?
Raptive sets up standard or custom ad layouts, depending on your size. Check placement controls in the agreement you sign. Exclusivity, contract length, and notice are not public.
Service
What does Raptive do for you?
You get a dashboard and support tickets. Depending on your tier, you also get a dedicated manager, and reporting and layout options differ by tier.
Sources: Creator eligibility, Applying with Google Analytics, Getting started and share, Payment timing, Payment methods, Payment thresholds · checked Oct 21, 2026
Who is Raptive a fit for?
Sites with original, human-led content and a large share of readers in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, or New Zealand. Below 100,000 monthly pageviews, at least half your traffic must come from those countries. Above that, the bar is 40%.
What should you have ready before you apply?
Google Analytics set up on your site, since Raptive asks for it. Check there that you're above the pageview bar and that enough visitors come from its five countries for your traffic tier. Your domain must also be at least six months old. Raptive doesn't publish how long review takes.
How does Raptive's pay compare with Mediavine?
Raptive publishes a 75% share. Mediavine's ranges from 75% to 90%, depending on its program tier. Raptive pays on Net 45, sooner than Mediavine's Net 65, and its minimum is $25 for most methods. Mediavine sets a yearly ad revenue bar instead of a pageview bar.
What should you ask before you sign?
Whether Raptive must be your only ad partner, how long the contract runs, and how much notice you need to leave. Ask what placement controls you keep. None of these are public.
What if your site doesn't qualify yet?
Journey by Mediavine starts at 1,000 premium sessions a month. Monumetric's Propel program has a lower pageview bar, with a similar reader location rule. If too few readers are in Raptive's countries, Clickio sets its bar by region, and Google AdSense has no traffic minimum.
How can you check if a site uses Raptive?
Look for Raptive in the site's ads.txt file, or paste the domain into our ad network checker.
Raptive stats
From our checks of 6,582 sites
How many sites use Raptive?
- 6,582
- sites listed
- 6,576
- confirmed live
- 4th
- of 44 networks
What kind of sites use Raptive?
Top niches
Share of 5,200 sorted sites.
Traffic
Sites grouped by their place in Chrome's list of the most visited sites.
| group | value |
|---|---|
| top 10k | 16 |
| top 100k | 179 |
| top 1M | 1,664 |
| not ranked | 4,591 |
Which sites joined or left Raptive?
Joined and left
Sites that started or stopped running Raptive, per day or per week.
- joined0
- left7
- net−7
| period | joined | left |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 12 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 14 | 0 | 1 |
How are Raptive sites built?
Domain age
When each site's domain was first registered. A domain can be older than the site on it.
11 yrsmedian, registered 2015
| registered | sites |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1996 | 22 |
| 1997 | 31 |
| 1998 | 35 |
| 1999 | 51 |
| 2000 | 68 |
| 2001 | 47 |
| 2002 | 55 |
| 2003 | 46 |
| 2004 | 80 |
| 2005 | 70 |
| 2006 | 91 |
| 2007 | 113 |
| 2008 | 161 |
| 2009 | 255 |
| 2010 | 306 |
| 2011 | 343 |
| 2012 | 425 |
| 2013 | 407 |
| 2014 | 379 |
| 2015 | 419 |
| 2016 | 391 |
| 2017 | 396 |
| 2018 | 395 |
| 2019 | 421 |
| 2020 | 399 |
| 2021 | 299 |
| 2022 | 239 |
| 2023 | 196 |
| 2024 | 131 |
| 2025 | 131 |
| 2026 | 31 |
Platforms
What the sites are built with, from clues in their page code.
- WordPress80%
- Next.js2%
- Squarespace<1%
- Blogger<1%
- Other1%
- Unknown16%
| part | share |
|---|---|
| WordPress | 80% |
| Next.js | 2% |
| Squarespace | <1% |
| Blogger | <1% |
| Other | 1% |
| Unknown | 16% |
Domain endings
The share of sites on each domain ending, such as .com or .co.uk.
.com90%.net3%.org2%.co.uk<1%.gg<1%other3%
What else is in their ads.txt?
Ad manager
Which company each site names as its main ad manager in its ads.txt file.
99.7%name Raptive
- Raptive99.7%
- another network<1%
- not listed<1%
Also runs
Other networks from our list that these sites run at the same time.