Taboola is the scale incumbent and Revcontent the lower-floor challenger; we compare reach, entry cost, and the real advertiser mix on each using ads captured live (157,727 Taboola creatives vs 11,478 on Revcontent in our June 2026 index).
Outbrain bought Teads and the parent now trades as Teads, so here is how to compare the two networks using live ad data instead of vendor claims.
Thirty real native ads captured live off Taboola, Outbrain and MGID in June 2026, each labeled with the actual advertiser, the network, and how long it has been running.
Native ads hide in plain sight at the bottom of every article, and here is how to find who is really buying them, read the creative and supply chain behind each placement, and trace the click to the landing page without ever firing a live ad.
A practitioner's playbook for running native profitably as an affiliate in 2026: offer selection, creative angles, pre-landers, the test loop, and using live competitor ads to find proven winners and new geos.
