Gaming & Esports Monetization (2026): 155 Ad Networks, Affiliate Programs, Platforms & Marketplaces
Video games, game guides, streaming and esports. 155 providers on Monetizes state that they accept gaming & esports properties.
Gaming traffic is huge and cheap: display RPMs of $2-8 are normal, so the money comes from volume, video ads, sponsorships and affiliate links to hardware and game stores. Many managed ad partners accept gaming sites readily.
📡 Ad & affiliate networks accepting gaming & esports
Filter all ad & affiliate networks →Raptive (formerly AdThrive) 📡 NetworkFree
Premium ad management for sites past 25,000 monthly pageviews: top-tier demand, creator services and sponsorship deals.
Mediavine 📡 NetworkFree
The managed partner most lifestyle publishers aim for: $5,000/year ad revenue to join, 75-85% to the publisher.
Impact.com 📡 NetworkFree
The partnership platform hosting many of the best-paying software, retail and travel programs; flexible payouts from $10.
Google AdMob 📡 NetworkFree
Google's mobile ad network and mediation platform; the default SDK for iOS and Android apps.
Google AdSense 📡 NetworkFree
The default first ad network: no traffic minimum, Google's demand, 68% to the publisher, $100 monthly payout.
AppLovin MAX 📡 NetworkFree
In-app bidding mediation with AppLovin's own demand; the leading alternative to AdMob mediation for games.
ShareASale 📡 NetworkFree
Awin-owned network with 25,000+ merchants across retail, home, fashion and software; $50 threshold, paid on the 20th.
YouTube Partner Program 📡 NetworkFreemium
YouTube's own ad-revenue-share program: 55% of long-form ad revenue, 45% of Shorts Feed ads, paid monthly via AdSense.
Unity LevelPlay (ironSource) 📡 NetworkFree
Unity's mediation and ad network, native to Unity-built games, with rewarded video demand.
Journey by Mediavine 📡 NetworkFree
Mediavine's programme for smaller sites: the same demand at a lower traffic bar and a lower share.
Amazon Associates 📡 NetworkFree
The world's biggest affiliate program: 1-20% by category, 24-hour cookie, $10 threshold, and three sales needed in 180 days.
Freestar 📡 NetworkFree
Enterprise-grade ad management for publishers with around a million monthly pageviews.
Playwire 📡 NetworkFree
RAMP platform for large publishers and gaming sites, with direct sales and video.
Ezoic 📡 NetworkFree
Machine-learning ad testing and header bidding for sites of any size, from zero traffic upward.
Meta Audience Network 📡 NetworkFree
Facebook and Instagram advertiser demand inside apps, used through mediation.
Snigel 📡 NetworkFree
AdEngine header bidding and the AdConsent CMP, now operating as part of Publisher Collective (3M+ monthly pageviews baseline).
Media.net 📡 NetworkFree
Contextual ads powered by the Yahoo and Bing advertiser network; the most common AdSense complement for US/UK traffic.
Sovrn 📡 NetworkFree
Ad exchange and header-bidding demand for publishers with their own ad server, plus Sovrn Commerce for affiliate links.
Pangle 📡 NetworkFree
TikTok for Business' in-app ad network, strong in Asia and for rewarded video.
Monumetric 📡 NetworkFree
Managed ads from 10,000 pageviews with a $99 setup fee at the entry tier.
Setupad 📡 NetworkFree
European header-bidding partner with a self-serve Prebid stack and a managed service from 100,000 pageviews.
FlexOffers 📡 NetworkFree
Aggregator with 10,000+ advertisers across every category and a $25 threshold; useful when you cannot join a program directly.
TikTok Creator Rewards Program 📡 NetworkFreemium
TikTok's built-in ad-revenue-share program for videos over a minute: 10,000 followers and 100,000 views/30 days to join.
ExoClick 📡 NetworkFree
The largest adult-focused ad network, also serving mainstream: banners, pops, push, video, native; weekly payouts.
AdPushup 📡 NetworkFree
Revenue-optimisation platform with header bidding, ad refresh and layout testing for established publishers.
ClickDealer 📡 NetworkFree
Global CPA network with strong e-commerce, dating, sweepstakes and app offers and weekly payment for proven affiliates.
Newor Media 📡 NetworkFree
Header-bidding ad management for sites from 30,000 monthly pageviews with US-heavy traffic.
Mintegral 📡 NetworkFree
Programmatic mobile ad network with strong game and APAC demand, in most mediation stacks.
Admitad 📡 NetworkFree
International network with e-commerce, travel, finance and marketplace programs (AliExpress, Trip.com, Booking partners); $20 threshold.
Liftoff Monetize (Vungle) 📡 NetworkFree
Video and playable ad network from the Vungle lineage, with in-app bidding.
Primis 📡 NetworkFree
Video discovery player that supplies both the video content and the ads, for publishers from a few hundred thousand pageviews.
eBay Partner Network 📡 NetworkFree
eBay's in-house program: 1-4% by category on a 24-hour cookie, $10 threshold, monthly.
Vidazoo 📡 NetworkFree
Video player and yield platform for large publishers, with content library and CTV demand.
Adsterra 📡 NetworkFree
Pop-under, push, native banner and social bar formats; $5 threshold, twice-monthly payouts, accepts adult and grey niches.
Mobidea 📡 NetworkFree
Mobile-first CPA network with smartlinks and app, dating and sweepstakes offers; weekly payouts.
InMobi 📡 NetworkFree
Independent mobile ad exchange with strong demand in India and emerging markets.
PropellerAds 📡 NetworkFree
The reference push and pop network: no minimum, $5 threshold, weekly payouts, accepts most verticals.
ExMarketPlace 📡 NetworkFree
Video and display monetization with content library, for publishers from about 100,000 monthly pageviews.
Zeydoo 📡 NetworkFree
PropellerAds' CPA network: surveys, sweepstakes, VPN, finance and utility offers with weekly payment.
Connatix 📡 NetworkFree
Enterprise video technology and demand for premium publishers.
Chartboost 📡 NetworkFree
Game-focused ad network and mediation, now part of Zynga, with direct-deal tools.
Monetag 📡 NetworkFree
PropellerAds' publisher platform: MultiTag one-script setup, push, pop, interstitial and direct links.
MyLead 📡 NetworkFree
Polish CPA network with thousands of offers, content lockers, and payouts within 48 hours from $20.
MGID 📡 NetworkFree
Native widgets with a low entry bar (around 90,000 monthly visits) and worldwide fill.
CPAlead 📡 NetworkFree
Mobile app install and content-locking offers with daily payouts and open registration.
HilltopAds 📡 NetworkFree
Pop, push, video and display for mainstream and adult traffic, weekly NET-7 payouts.
Infolinks 📡 NetworkFree
In-text, in-fold and in-frame units that add revenue without taking a standard ad slot; no minimum.
Yahoo Native (Gemini) 📡 NetworkFree
Native and search demand from Yahoo, mostly reached through partners such as Media.net or ad management platforms.
Adcash 📡 NetworkFree
Global ad platform with pop, push, native, interstitial and display, anti-adblock tech and NET-30 payouts.
EvaDav 📡 NetworkFree
Push notification and in-page push network with weekly payouts from $25.
AdMaven 📡 NetworkFree
Pop-under, push, interstitial and content-locking formats for entertainment and download sites.
OGAds 📡 NetworkFree
Content-locking and mobile CPI network with weekly (NET-7) payouts.
Intango (formerly RevenueHits) 📡 NetworkFree
Performance-based (CPA) display, pop and push units that pay on actions rather than impressions — rebranded from RevenueHits to Intango.
Clickadu 📡 NetworkFree
Pop-under, push, in-page push, video and banner formats with weekly payouts; strong in entertainment and utilities.
PopAds 📡 NetworkFree
Pop-under-only network paying daily on request from $5, accepting adult and most other content.
AdNow 📡 NetworkFree
Native widget network with no traffic minimum and weekly payouts.
PopCash 📡 NetworkFree
Pop-under network with a $10 threshold and daily payouts.
BidVertiser 📡 NetworkFree
Self-serve display, pop-under, push and native ads with a $10 payout and no minimum.
🧰 Platforms & tools accepting gaming & esports
Filter all platforms & tools →Stripe 🧰 PlatformFree
The payments and billing platform behind most creator and SaaS checkouts; 2.9% + 30c, tax on you unless you add Stripe Tax.
Ghost 🧰 PlatformOpen source
Open-source publishing with newsletters, memberships and paywalls built in; 0% platform fee, hosted from $9 a month.
Shopify 🧰 PlatformPaid
The hosted store platform for merch, print on demand and physical products, from $29 a month plus a tiered card fee.
🔥 3 days free, then $1/month for your first 3 months (no credit card required)beehiiv 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Newsletter platform with paid subscriptions at 0% cut, a built-in ad network, referral program and boosts.
RevenueCat 🧰 PlatformFreemium
In-app subscription infrastructure for iOS, Android and web: paywalls, entitlements, analytics; free up to $2,500 MTR.
Lemon Squeezy 🧰 PlatformFree
Merchant-of-record checkout for software, SaaS subscriptions and digital products, now owned by Stripe; 5% + 50c.
Google Ad Manager 🧰 PlatformFree
The free ad server for publishers who sell direct deals and run their own header bidding alongside AdSense demand.
Substack 🧰 PlatformFree
Free newsletter hosting with one-click paid subscriptions; Substack takes 10% of paid revenue.
Gumroad 🧰 PlatformFree
The simplest way to sell digital products and memberships; merchant of record, 10% flat fee, no monthly cost.
Circle 🧰 PlatformPaid
Community platform with paid memberships, courses, events and live streams, from $89 a month.
Patreon 🧰 PlatformFree
The best-known membership platform for creators: tiers, posts, community and merch, at 8-12% plus fees.
Paddle 🧰 PlatformFree
Merchant of record for SaaS and software at 5% + 50c: global tax, subscriptions, invoicing and fraud handled.
Kajabi 🧰 PlatformPaid
All-in-one courses, memberships, coaching, podcasts, email and websites for established creators, from $71 a month.
🔥 Free 30-day trial, no credit card required (longer than the industry-standard 14-day trial)Printful 🧰 PlatformFree
Print-on-demand fulfilment: you design, they print and ship each order; no inventory, margin is the difference.
WooCommerce 🧰 PlatformOpen source
Open-source e-commerce for WordPress: physical and digital products, subscriptions and memberships with extensions.
Kit (ConvertKit) 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Email marketing for creators with paid newsletters, digital product checkout, tip jars and a sponsor network.
Teachable 🧰 PlatformPaid
Course, coaching and digital product platform with checkout, drip and affiliates; plans from $39/mo, no free tier since 2025.
🔥 3 months for the price of 1 on paid plans, plus a 7-day free trial and 22% off with annual billingRewardful 🧰 PlatformPaid
Run an affiliate program on top of Stripe or Paddle in an afternoon, from $49 a month.
Ko-fi 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Tips, memberships, commissions and a shop with 0% platform fee on donations; Ko-fi Gold at $8 a month.
Memberful 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Membership billing that plugs into your own site, newsletter and Discord; Patreon's more customisable sibling.
Lasso 🧰 PlatformPaid
WordPress affiliate link management with product displays, Amazon integration and click-to-revenue reporting.
Buy Me a Coffee 🧰 PlatformFree
Tip jar, memberships and digital extras for creators; 5% fee, instant payouts.
Fourthwall 🧰 PlatformFree
Creator merch and membership storefronts with print on demand built in, no monthly fee, YouTube and Twitch integrations.
Prebid.js 🧰 PlatformOpen source
The open-source header bidding wrapper: run your own auction across SSPs without a managed partner's cut.
Affilimate 🧰 PlatformPaid
Affiliate revenue analytics that pull commissions from every network into one dashboard, attributed to pages and links.
Skool 🧰 PlatformPaid
Simple paid community platform with courses and gamification, $99 a month flat and 2.9% on payments.
Adapty 🧰 PlatformFreemium
In-app subscription SDK with paywall A/B testing and analytics; free to $10k MTR.
Printify 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Print-on-demand marketplace of print providers with lower base costs than Printful; free and premium plans.
FirstPromoter 🧰 PlatformPaid
Affiliate and referral tracking for SaaS with Stripe, Paddle, Chargebee and Braintree integrations, from $49.
MemberPress 🧰 PlatformPaid
WordPress membership plugin: paywalls, subscriptions, courses and drip content with no revenue share.
Cookiebot (Usercentrics) 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Consent management platform that keeps European ad revenue personalised and compliant; free for small sites.
Thinkific 🧰 PlatformPaid
Course, membership and community platform: no free plan, 30-day trial, plans from $40/mo (annual) plus a 2.9% payment-processing fee.
🔥 30-day free trial (no permanent free plan) plus save 25% by paying annually, e.g. Basic from $40/mo instead of $54/moPayhip 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Sell downloads, courses, coaching and memberships with a free plan at 5% and paid plans at 0%.
Chargebee 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Subscription billing and revenue operations for SaaS, on top of Stripe, Braintree and other gateways.
Mighty Networks 🧰 PlatformPaid
Community and course platform with native apps and paid memberships, from $41 a month.
🔥 14-day free trial, no credit card required, plus 2 months free when billing the Launch plan annuallyLearnDash 🧰 PlatformPaid
The leading WordPress LMS plugin: courses, quizzes, drip, certificates and memberships on your own site.
AffiliateWP 🧰 PlatformPaid
WordPress affiliate program plugin for WooCommerce, EDD, MemberPress and more, from $149 a year.
Podia 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Courses, downloads, webinars, coaching and a website with simple pricing; free plan at 10%, paid from $33.
🔥 14-day free trial, full feature access, no credit card requiredBroadstreet 🧰 PlatformPaid
Ad server built for direct-sold local and niche advertising, with sponsor reporting and invoicing.
Outseta 🧰 PlatformPaid
Billing, CRM, email and member login in one tool for membership sites and small SaaS, from $37 a month.
Kickstarter 🧰 PlatformFree
All-or-nothing crowdfunding for creative projects; 5% fee plus payment processing on successful campaigns.
MailerLite 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Affordable email marketing with paid newsletter subscriptions and digital product sales via Stripe.
LearnWorlds 🧰 PlatformPaid
Interactive course platform with video quizzes, assessments, white-label apps and SCORM, from $29 a month.
🔥 30-day free trial (no credit card), plus 15% off for 6 months through Sep 30, 2026 — stacks with the standard 20% annual-billing discount
Geniuslink 🧰 PlatformPaid
Geo-aware affiliate links that send each reader to their local Amazon store, so international clicks earn.
Easy Digital Downloads 🧰 PlatformFreemium
WordPress plugin for selling digital products and software licences on your own site, free core plus paid extensions from $99.50/yr.
🔥 50% off introductory pricing on all EDD Pass plans (e.g. Personal $99.50/yr instead of $199, All Access $499.50/yr instead of $999); renewalTapfiliate 🧰 PlatformPaid
Affiliate tracking for e-commerce and SaaS with Shopify, WooCommerce and Stripe integrations, from $74.
Gelato 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Print on demand produced locally in 30+ countries for faster, cheaper international shipping.
Paid Memberships Pro 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Open-source WordPress membership plugin with a free core and paid add-ons.
PayPal 🧰 PlatformFree
The payout method most networks use and a checkout buyers already trust; 3.49% + 49c on commerce payments.
Piano 🧰 PlatformPaid
Enterprise subscription, paywall and audience platform used by major publishers.
Admiral 🧰 PlatformFree
Adblock recovery, consent management and visitor relationship tools for publishers.
ThirstyAffiliates 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Affiliate link cloaking, management and auto-linking for WordPress, with a free version.
Wecantrack 🧰 PlatformPaid
Affiliate conversion tracking that feeds network sales into Google Analytics and ad platforms.
AdButler 🧰 PlatformPaid
Ad server for direct sales, self-serve advertiser portals and email newsletter ads, from $149 a month.
Refersion 🧰 PlatformPaid
Affiliate and influencer management for e-commerce brands on Shopify, BigCommerce and WooCommerce.
Leaky Paywall 🧰 PlatformPaid
Metered paywall for WordPress publishers: free article counts, registration walls and subscriptions.
SendOwl 🧰 PlatformPaid
Digital delivery and checkout with licence keys, drip and affiliates on a flat monthly plan.
Discord Server Subscriptions 🧰 PlatformFree
Sell paid roles and tiers inside your Discord server; Discord keeps 10%.
Ezoic Leap 🧰 PlatformFreemium
Page-speed and Core Web Vitals tooling for ad-heavy sites, included with Ezoic and available standalone.
Poool 🧰 PlatformPaid
Dynamic paywall and registration wall platform for mid-sized publishers, with audience scoring.
Udemy 🧰 PlatformFree
Course marketplace with 70+ million learners; instructors keep 37% on marketplace sales and 97% on their own referrals.
Supertab 🧰 PlatformFree
Micropayments and time passes for articles: readers pay per piece or per hour without a subscription.
Spring (Teespring) 🧰 PlatformFree
Free creator merch platform with YouTube and TikTok integrations; you set the price above a base cost.
🛒 Marketplaces & brokers accepting gaming & esports
Filter all marketplaces & brokers →Apple App Store 🛒 MarketplacePaid
Distribution and billing for iOS apps; Apple keeps 30% (15% for small businesses and year-two subscriptions).
Empire Flippers 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Curated brokerage for content, affiliate, e-commerce and SaaS businesses over about $50,000; 8-15% commission.
Paved 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Newsletter sponsorship marketplace and ad network: list your rate card or let Paved auto-insert sponsors.
Google Play 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Distribution and billing for Android apps; Google keeps 15% on the first $1M and on subscriptions, 30% above.
beehiiv Ad Network 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Sponsors delivered to beehiiv newsletters automatically, priced per click; no selling required.
Steam 🛒 MarketplacePaid
PC game distribution; Valve keeps 30% (25% above $10M, 20% above $50M) with a $100 fee per game.
Upwork 🛒 MarketplaceFree
The largest freelance marketplace; freelancers pay a 10% fee and buy Connects to bid.
impact.com / creator 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Impact's creator marketplace: brands discover creators for affiliate and sponsored campaigns on the same platform as their affiliate program.
Swapstack 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Newsletter sponsorship marketplace with a directory of publishers and one-click deals; free to list.
Fiverr 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Productised services marketplace: list a gig at a fixed price and buyers come to you; 20% fee.
Flippa 🛒 MarketplaceFree
The open marketplace for buying and selling websites, apps, e-commerce stores and domains, from $500 to millions.
Collabstr 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Influencer marketplace where brands buy sponsored posts and UGC at creator-set prices; free to list.
Gumball 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Self-serve host-read podcast ad marketplace from Headgum; shows set CPMs and brands book directly.
Sedo 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Domain marketplace, brokerage and parking; 10-20% commission on sales.
Passionfruit 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Creator sponsorship storefronts for newsletters, podcasts and YouTube with booking and payment built in.
Aspire 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Influencer marketing platform where brands run campaigns; creators join the marketplace to receive offers.
Podcorn 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Podcast sponsorship marketplace where brands post campaigns and hosts pitch; open to small shows.
Afternic 🛒 MarketplaceFree
GoDaddy's domain marketplace with the widest distribution network; 15-25% commission.
AdvertiseCast (Libsyn) 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Podcast advertising marketplace and network with self-serve listings and a sales team for larger shows.
YouTube BrandConnect 🛒 MarketplaceFree
YouTube's own branded-content marketplace for Partner Program channels with 25,000+ subscribers.
Spotify Audience Network (Podcasters) 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Automated ads and listener subscriptions for podcasts hosted on Spotify for Podcasters.
Contra 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Commission-free freelance platform with portfolios and client matching; free for freelancers.
Adsy 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Guest post marketplace with tens of thousands of publisher sites; publishers set prices and receive orders.
Sponsy 🛒 MarketplacePaid
Sponsorship management for newsletters and podcasts: inventory, rate cards, sponsor CRM and invoicing.
TikTok Creator Marketplace 🛒 MarketplaceFree
TikTok's official brand collaboration platform for creators with 10,000+ followers.
Gumroad Discover 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Gumroad's built-in marketplace that recommends your products to buyers across the platform.
Collaborator 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Direct-price sponsored article and link marketplace with 30,000+ sites and Telegram channels.
Grin 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Creator management platform used by DTC brands; creators join brand programs, get products, links and payments.
WhitePress 🛒 MarketplaceFree
European content marketing marketplace for sponsored articles, strongest in Poland, Germany and the Nordics.
Duuce 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Marketplace for buying and selling newsletters.
Superpeer 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Sell 1:1 video calls, courses, memberships and live streams from one creator page.
PRNEWS.io 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Sponsored article marketplace with 100,000+ media outlets; publishers set prices and approve content.
Linkhouse 🛒 MarketplaceFree
Link building marketplace from Poland with publisher-set prices and a large European site base.
Fiverr (guest post gigs) 🛒 MarketplaceFree
List a "publish your guest post on my site" gig on the largest freelance marketplace; 20% fee.
Monetizing a gaming & esports property safely
- Read the network's prohibited-content list before you apply: an account closed for policy reasons usually forfeits the unpaid balance.
- Check the payout threshold and net terms; specialist networks often pay slower than the mainstream ones.
- Start with one network on a share of your inventory and confirm the money arrives before you move everything.
- Keep a second method running: restricted niches lose networks without warning when policies change.