About

Thought Catalog is a publisher dedicated to thoughtful millennial storytelling. We believe the internet needs a space of reflection and realness where every emotion or experience isn't limited by the formulaic confines of social media. Founded in 2010, Thought Catalog is owned and operated by The Thought & Expression LLC, an experimental media group based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Capabilities
  • Desktop Display
    • Brand Integrations
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    • Sponsored Posts
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    • Native Ads
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    • High-Impact (Takeovers, Billboards, Overlays, Sliders, Skins)
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    • Rich Media (Expandable & Non-Expandable)
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  • Email
  • Mobile Display
    • Mobile Rich Media (Including Interstitials & Expandables)
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    • Tablet Traffic
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    • Native & Custom Mobile Executions
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    • Requires SDK Integration
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  • Native
  • Social
  • Desktop Video
    • In-Banner Video
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    • Pre-Roll
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    • Mid-Roll
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    • Post-Roll
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    • Video Companion Ad
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    • Outstream Video
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    • Custom Video Executions
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  • Desktop Display, Email, Mobile Display, Native, Social, Desktop Video
  • CPCV, CPM, CPV, Flat Rate, % of Media Spend
  • Web Publisher
  • Headline:
    The most authentic millennial culture destination.
  • Self / Managed Service:
    Managed Service
  • Industries
    Clothing & Fashion, Dating, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Retail, Technology, Travel & Leisure
  • Key Differentiator
    Thought Catalog is an online magazine with over 30 million monthly readers. The site serves as a platform for emerging and seasoned writers to voice their thoughts and to flourish creatively. Thought Catalog was founded in 2010, and its original mission still stands today: to empower creative people by helping them realize their artistic visions on their own terms.
  • Targeting

    By audience type, by content category, by keyword, by intent

  • Ad Verification / Brand Safety / Measurement / Viewability Partners
    Integral Ad Science, MOAT, most 3rd parties accepted
  • Approved 3rd Party Ad Serving / Rich Media Vendors
    Adventive - https://www.adventive.com
Site Traffic
  • 8701 Global Rank
  • 3285
    United States
  • 11.8 M Estimated Visits
Traffic Sources
  • Search
    76.97%
  • Direct
    13.73%
  • Social
    4.56%
  • Referrals
    2.41%
  • Display
    2.23%
  • Mail
    0.10%
Geography Breakdown
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Alexa Traffic Data
Global Rank 4,728
67
United States Rank 1,608
248
United States Page Views 48.7%
3.6%
Top Countries
Top Search Keywords
  • Industrial Goods and Services
  • Product Development
Mobile App Data
MixRank is the most comprehensive database of mobile apps, developers, SDKs, technologies, services, and integrations. Learn more.
  • 10 SDKs
  • 3.01 Avg. Rating
  • 84 Total reviews
  • App Url: https://itunes.apple.com/app/thought-catalog/id957849007
  • App Support: https://thoughtcatalog.com
  • Genre: Entertainment
  • Bundle ID: com.jenesequa.vkt255
  • App Size: 30.7 M
  • Version: 9.0.16
  • Release Date: February 11th, 2015
  • Update Date: March 30th, 2021

Description:

Founded in 2010, Thought Catalog is a digital magazine based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Over 30 million readers every month turn to us for inspirational, honest, and heartfelt writing on life’s most important topics.

Daily Downloads Mar 01 - 31, 2024

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Jessie-RO

Jun 02, 2017

Fail

Nothing like the website. Can't search. Can't save articles. Can't look at past articles. I'd rather use the website than the app.

rayray456

May 08, 2017

Thanks For The Update, But. . .

1) No saving articles 2) No search bar 3) No categories Thank you for considering!

davecattuna

May 04, 2017

No search option

I didn't have the old version of the app that allowed for more navigation but this version only allows you to see recent posts, most of which I have zero interest in. I would like to be able to search on an app. Additionally, in order to go back to the main page, you have to scroll all the way back up to the top of the article you are reading to find the Back arrow instead of having it on the screen at all times.

mclanegb

Apr 29, 2017

Not quite there

I downloaded this to read the articles and be able to search through and find new things when I have time but unfortunately the story/article section only posts recent articles. It works out that I get to read new stuff but I was hoping to have some more options of maybe genre, top articles, stuff like that.

Melanie Berliet

Apr 28, 2017

So happy I downloaded!

This app keeps me company when I need it to. It's a like a warm digital hug right at your fingertips!!!

Meglet1984

Apr 26, 2017

No Good

If I could give negative stars I would.
Core Graphics
The Core Graphics framework is based on the Quartz advanced drawing engine. It provides low-level, lightweight 2D rendering with unmatched output fidelity. You use this framework to handle path-based drawing, transformations, color management, offscreen rendering, patterns, gradients and shadings, image data management, image creation, and image masking, as well as PDF document creation, display, and parsing.
Launch Services
macOS Launch Services is an API that enables a running app to open other apps or their document files, similar to the Finder or the Dock.Launch Services eliminates apps having to query the Finder to open an app, document, or URL for them. The macOS Finder itself uses Launch Services to perform such tasks. Because the Finder performs no additional processing beyond calling Launch Services, any client using Launch Services for these purposes behaves identically to the Finder.
System Configuration F...
This collection of documents describes the programming interfaces of the System Configuration framework. The System Configuration framework provides functions that determine the reachability of target hosts in both a synchronous and an asynchronous manner. It also provides error detection facilities.
AVFoundation
The AV Foundation framework provides an Objective-C interface for managing and playing audio-visual media in iOS and OS X applications.
Core Foundation Framework
Core Foundation is a framework that provides fundamental software services useful to application services, application environments, and to applications themselves. Core Foundation also provides abstractions for common data types, facilitates internationalization with Unicode string storage, and offers a suite of utilities such as plug-in support, XML property lists, URL resource access, and preferences.
Core Location Framework
The Core Location framework lets you determine the current location or heading associated with a device. The framework uses the available hardware to determine the user’s position and heading. You use the classes and protocols in this framework to configure and schedule the delivery of location and heading events. You can also use it to define geographic regions and monitor when the user crosses the boundaries of those regions. In iOS, you can also define a region around a Bluetooth beacon.
Foundation Framework
The Foundation framework provides a base layer of functionality for apps and frameworks, including data storage and persistence, text processing, date and time calculations, sorting and filtering, and networking. The classes, protocols, and data types defined by Foundation are used throughout the macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS SDKs.
MobileCoreServices
Use uniform type identifier (UTI) information to create and manipulate data that can be exchanged between your app and other apps and services using MobileCoreServices.
Quartz Core Framework
Allow users to browse, edit, and save images, using slideshows and Core Image filters.The Quartz Composer API supports processing and rendering graphical data and allows developers to create custom patches for the Quartz Composer developer tool. ImageKit provides user interface support for browsing, editing, and saving images, showing slideshows, and browsing and previewing Core Image filters. PDFKit is a technology that allows applications to display and manipulate PDF documents.
UIKit
The UIKit framework (UIKit.framework) provides the crucial infrastructure needed to construct and manage iOS apps. This framework provides the window and view architecture needed to manage an app’s user interface, the event handling infrastructure needed to respond to user input, and the app model needed to drive the main run loop and interact with the system.
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Ad Intelligence
  • Native
    2.62%
  • Standard
    97.18%
  • Direct
    0.21%
Ads Seen Recently
91,856
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Ads.txt
Ad Exchange
Type
Publisher ID
Certification ID
aol.com
reseller
47594
e1a5b5b6e3255540
adtech.com
reseller
12094
appnexus.com
reseller
10239
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rubiconproject.com
reseller
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rubiconproject.com
reseller
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33across.com
direct
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google.com
reseller
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google.com
direct
pub-6650322601660058
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disqus.com
direct
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spotx.tv
reseller
269160
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spotxchange.com
reseller
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Thought Catalog advertising reaches 11.8M visitors across desktop and mobile web, in countries such as United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Philippines, Australia. Pricing models they offer are CPCV, CPM, CPV, flat_rate, % of Media Spend on channels such as Display, Email, Mobile, Native, Social, Video Advertising on Thought Catalog will allow you to reach consumers in industries or verticals such as Food & Beverage, Dating, Travel & Leisure, Clothing & Fashion, Retail, Entertainment, Technology; you can target them with parameters such as: By audience type, by content category, by keyword, by intent.

They are headquartered at New York, NY, United States, and have 6 advertising & marketing contacts listed on Kochava. According to their Ads.txt, Thought Catalog inventory partners include: aol.com, adtech.com, appnexus.com, rubiconproject.com, 33across.com, google.com, disqus.com, spotx.tv, spotxchange.com, my6sense.com, revcontent.com, pubmatic.com, coxmt.com, advertising.com, triplelift.com, improvedigital.com, tremorhub.com, indexexchange.com, openx.com, emxdgt.com, chocolateplatform.com, vdopia.com, telaria.com, yieldmo.com, rhythmone.com, media.net, lijit.com, sovrn.com, undertone.com, cafemedia.com, yahoo.com, deepintent.com, conversantmedia.com, kargo.com, video.unrulymedia.com, teads.tv, contextweb.com, taboola.com, synacor.com, engagebdr.com, onetag.com, adyoulike.com, sharethrough.com, districtm.io, sonobi.com, themediagrid.com, lkqd.net, freewheel.tv, oathprebid.com, aps.amazon.com, sekindo.com, gumgum.com.

Thought Catalog works with Advertising technology companies such as Martini Media, Simpli.fi, RadiumOne, Flashtalking, Brandscreen, PointRoll, Vizu, Tapad, Rubicon Project, Neustar AdAdvisor, Aggregate Knowledge, Google Publisher Tag, Taboola, Sharethrough, Collective Media, Evidon, Exponential, Tribal Fusion, Adify, eXelate, Atlas, Accuen, BlueKai, Open AdStream, Media Innovation Group, AppNexus, Turn, DemDex, DoubleClick.Net, Intellitxt, Vibrant Advertising, IndieClick, Federated Media Publishing, Google Ad Partner Services, Google Adsense, Google Adsense for Search, Digilant, MyBuys, Chango, Facebook Exchange FBX, ContextWeb, The Trade Desk, Openads/OpenX, X Plus One, Pubmatic, AdPredictive, SiteScout, Connexity, SpotXchange, Index Exchange, Dstillery, LucidMedia, Videology, Advertising.com, Eq Ads, Zenovia, Adap.TV, Experian, Rocket Fuel, DoubleVerify, ADTECH, AudienceScience, AdGear, Criteo, Amazon Associates, Integral Ad Science, AOL-Time Warner Online Advertising, Yield Manager, Link Share, Yahoo Small Business, AcuityAds, IponWeb BidSwitch, CPX Interactive, Mediaplex, Twitter Ads, Drawbridge, BlueKai DMP, Facebook Custom Audiences, Nexage, Conversant, TripleLift, Prebid, Adobe Audience Manager Sync, Amazon Ad System, StickyAds TV, GumGum, FirstImpression, Beeswax, Adhigh, GetIntent, Burst Media, RUN Ads, BrightRoll, Geniee, Yahoo Ad Sync, Improve Digital, adingo, Smartclip, Media.net, Eyeota, Criteo Publisher Marketplace, Magnetic, YieldBot, Apple Auto Link Maker, SkimLinks, Ads.txt, OpenX Reseller, Improve Digital Reseller, SpotXChange Reseller, AppNexus Reseller, OpenX Direct, Exponential Direct, Google Reseller, DistrictM Direct, Tremor Video Direct, 33 Across Direct, Amazon Reseller, LKQD Reseller, AOL Reseller, RubiconProject Reseller, Criteo Reseller, ShareThrough Direct, Google Direct, YieldBot Direct, AppNexus Direct, AOL Direct, ORC International Direct, Sovrn Direct, Lijit Direct, PubMatic Reseller, ContextWeb Reseller, Triple Lift Direct, FirstImpression Direct, Sovrn Reseller, Lijit Reseller, Teads Direct, ContextWeb Direct, RubiconProject Direct, IndexExchange Reseller, IndexExchange Direct, ClickCertain, Avocet, BidTheatre, Admedo, RevContent, Innovid, Connatix Direct, Tremor Video Reseller, Kargo Reseller, Bidtellect, StackAdapt, Teads, GumGum Reseller, Comet Cox Media Reseller, ORC International Reseller, Google Adsense Asynchronous, Semasio, Celtra, Infolinks, Walmart, AppNexus Segment Pixel, Narrative, CogoCast, Amazon Direct, Google Inteactive Media Ads, SpotX, Sonobi, FreeWheel Direct, DoubleClick Bid Manager, SpringServe Direct, Beachfront Reseller, Outbrain Reseller, C1X Reseller, JW Player Tracking, Flxone, Nativo, Outbrain, Omnitag, RhythmOne Reseller, Sonobi Reseller, AdStanding, SpotXChange Direct, Proclivity, FreeWheel Reseller, SmartAdServer Reseller, Google AdSense Integrator, Admixer, 161Media, Yieldmo, AdKernel, LifeStreet Media, EMX, AdTheorent, DynAdmic, Revcontent Direct, Undertone Direct, Somoaudience Direct, Mobile Ad Trading Direct, Media.net Direct, Vhbx Direct, RhythmOne Direct, Forensiq, Sonobi Direct, GumGum Direct, Primis Direct, DistrictM Reseller, PubMatic Direct, Beachfront Direct, 33 Across Reseller, Yieldmo Direct, Chocolate Direct, eyeReturn, AdThrive, SpringServe, Undertone, DistrictM, Blis, Yahoo Direct, The MediaGrid Direct, Telaria Reseller, Header Tag by Index Exchange, Yieldlab, Adelphic, MaxPoint Interactive, JustPremium, BidSwitch, ZypMedia, Loopme, Eye View Digital, Mobile Ad Trading, PLAYGROUND XYZ, bRealtime, Research Now, Telaria Direct, Technorati Media, Adition, Widespace, Consumable Direct, Kargo Direct, Tru Optik, Undertone Reseller, Media.net Reseller, Yieldmo Reseller, Chocolate Reseller, Between Digital, Advangelists, my6sense Reseller, Freebit Admind, So-net Media, Cinarra, OnAudience, Amazon Transparent Ad Marketplace, LinkedIn Ads, CyberAgent, comScore Activation, AdTech Studio, Engage BDR, Rich Audience, PlatformOne, BlockAdBlock, Consent Management Platform API v 2.0.