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Outbrain (now part of Teads)
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Outbrain is a native advertising business that has been part of Teads, an advertising company, since 2025.
- Owner: Teads Holding Co. (Nasdaq: TEAD). Outbrain bought Teads on 3 Feb 2025 for about $900 million, then took the Teads name in June 2025. Altice Teads owned about 46% at the end of 2025 (10-K, filed 16 Mar 2026).
- Founded: 2006, as Outbrain, in Delaware.
- Ad formats: native ads (standard, clip, app install and carousel), video (pre-roll and outstream) and display (Outbrain ad specs).
- Where its ads appear: on publisher sites, in apps and on connected TV. The brand now trades as Outbrain Direct Response by Teads.
- Checked: 23 Oct 2026.
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