Pathmatics
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Pathmatics is a digital advertising intelligence platform, now operated as a product of Sensor Tower, that tracks ad spend, impressions, and creatives across social, display, video, mobile, desktop, OTT/CTV, programmatic, and retail media channels. It serves brand marketing teams, agencies, publishers, competitive intelligence teams, and financial analysts.[1]
The company was acquired by mobile analytics firm Sensor Tower in May 2021, alongside a growth investment from Riverwood Capital, combining Pathmatics' paid digital and social media data with Sensor Tower's mobile app analytics.[2][3]
What It Does
Pathmatics provides visibility into the digital advertising ecosystem: current and historical spend and impression data across social, display, video, and mobile; actual ad creatives with messaging, calls to action, audience profiles, site targeting, and flighting; and side-by-side competitor comparisons of share of voice, category rankings, and ad purchase breakdowns.[1]
The platform supports seasonal trend analysis, market share benchmarking across industries and geographies, and go-to-market strategy development based on competitor ad spend and creative patterns.[1]
Data and Methodology
Data collection combines four elements: first-party panel data from millions of users who opt in to sharing data; automated web crawlers that detect creatives, placements, and ad paths; partnerships and platform integrations; and machine learning models used to estimate spend and impressions.[1]
Products
The flagship product, Pathmatics Explorer, covers social channels including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter/X, Snapchat, and LinkedIn, plus display and video, mobile and desktop, OTT/CTV platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, and Peacock, programmatic and direct buys, and retail media networks through the Retail Media Insights product. Linear TV coverage was announced as coming in early 2026.[1]
Data can be exported as PDF or CSV, including creatives, spend tables, top advertisers, and publisher rankings.[1]
Buyers and Use Cases
The company reports more than 2,500 enterprise customers. Use cases include competitive analysis, creative strategy insights, media planning and optimization, market and category research, share-of-voice reporting, and seasonal trend analysis.[1]
Coverage includes the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Australia, and select regions in MENA, LATAM, and APAC. Named users on the product site include Omnicom Group, Unilever, Kenvue, P&G, and EA.[1]
History
Pathmatics was a Santa Monica-based marketing intelligence company before announcing its acquisition by Sensor Tower on May 24, 2021, for an undisclosed amount with a growth investment from Riverwood Capital. The deal was Sensor Tower's first acquisition and created a combined offering spanning digital advertising and mobile intelligence.[2][3]