What does techcrunch.com track?
Before any consent, techcrunch.com loaded 38 tracking companies and set 33 advertising or analytics cookies.
That's more tracking companies than 100% of the 2,450 sites we scanned.
Scanned October 2, 2026 from Germany, loading techcrunch.com once and clicking nothing. How we scan
- Tracking companies
- 38
- Tracking cookies
- 33
- Third-party hosts
- 104
- Cookies in total
- 63
Consent banner
The page loaded Google Funding Choices, a consent management platform. Everything below was recorded before anyone answered it. 38 tracking companies still loaded while it was unanswered.
Companies contacted before consent
29 of the 62 companies it contacted before consent were advertising companies.
- InMobi8 requestsAdvertising
sync.inmobi.com, api.w.inmobi.com
- Magnite8 requestsAdvertising
eus.rubiconproject.com, secure-assets.rubiconproject.com, token.rubiconproject.com
- Google Ads7 requestsAdvertising
securepubads.g.doubleclick.net, www.googletagservices.com, ad.doubleclick.net, tpc.googlesyndication.com
- PubMatic5 requestsAdvertising
ads.pubmatic.com, hbopenbid.pubmatic.com
- Unruly5 requestsAdvertising
sync.1rx.io, sync.targeting.unrulymedia.com
- The Trade Desk4 requestsAdvertising
match.adsrvr.org, direct.adsrvr.org
- Smart AdServer (Equativ)4 requestsAdvertising
rtb-csync.smartadserver.com, ssbsync.smartadserver.com, ssbsync-global.smartadserver.com
- LiveIntent3 requestsAdvertising
rp.liadm.com, idx.liadm.com
- Index Exchange3 requestsAdvertising
htlb.casalemedia.com, js-sec.indexww.com
- Sovrn3 requestsAdvertising
ce.lijit.com, ap.lijit.com
- Xandr (Microsoft)2 requestsAdvertising
ib.adnxs.com
- Yahoo2 requestsAdvertising
jadserve.postrelease.com, ups.analytics.yahoo.com
- Amazon Advertising1 requestAdvertising
aax.amazon-adsystem.com
- Intent IQ1 requestAdvertising
sync.intentiq.com
- LiveRamp1 requestAdvertising
api.rlcdn.com
- Integral Ad Science1 requestAdvertising
dt.adsafeprotected.com
- OpenX1 requestAdvertising
u.openx.net
- 33Across1 requestAdvertising
pixel.33across.com
- OneTag1 requestAdvertising
onetag-sys.com
- RichAudience1 requestAdvertising
sync.richaudience.com
- Sharethrough1 requestAdvertising
match.sharethrough.com
- Media.net1 requestAdvertising
hbx.media.net
- Sonobi1 requestAdvertising
sync.go.sonobi.com
- SmileWanted1 requestAdvertising
csync.smilewanted.com
- Basis Technologies (SiteScout)1 requestAdvertising
pixel-sync.sitescout.com
- AdMan Media1 requestAdvertising
cs.admanmedia.com
- Amobee (Turn)1 requestAdvertising
ad.turn.com
- Improve Digital (Azerion)1 requestAdvertising
ad.360yield.com
- Adform1 requestAdvertising
c1.adform.net
- Meta4 requestsSocial media
connect.facebook.net, www.facebook.com
- LinkedIn4 requestsSocial media
snap.licdn.com, px.ads.linkedin.com
- HubSpot7 requestsAnalytics
js-na2.hs-scripts.com, js-na2.hscollectedforms.net, js-na2.hs-analytics.net, js-na2.hs-banner.com
- Google Analytics5 requestsAnalytics
www.googletagmanager.com, region1.analytics.google.com
- Microsoft Clarity4 requestsAnalytics
i.clarity.ms, www.clarity.ms, scripts.clarity.ms
- Parse.ly3 requestsAnalytics
experiments.parsely.com, cdn.parsely.com, p1.parsely.com
- Brandmetrics3 requestsAnalytics
cdn.brandmetrics.com, collector.brandmetrics.com
- Sailthru2 requestsAnalytics
ak.sail-horizon.com, api.sail-personalize.com
- Scorecard Research (Comscore)2 requestsAnalytics
sb.scorecardresearch.com
Other third parties (content delivery, consent, functional, unclassified)
- servenobid.com14 requestsUnclassified
ads.servenobid.com, public.servenobid.com
- goddesslamps.com3 requestsUnclassified
goddesslamps.com
- marphezis.com3 requestsUnclassified
rt.marphezis.com
- impactify.media3 requestsUnclassified
sonic.impactify.media
- minutemedia-prebid.com2 requestsUnclassified
hb.minutemedia-prebid.com
- servenobids.com2 requestsUnclassified
carbon-nv.servenobids.com
- cootlogix.com2 requestsUnclassified
prebidsrvr.cootlogix.com
- p7cloud.net1 requestUnclassified
silo61.p7cloud.net
- merequartz.com1 requestUnclassified
merequartz.com
- yellowblue.io1 requestUnclassified
cs-server-s2s.yellowblue.io
- programmaticx.ai1 requestUnclassified
sync.programmaticx.ai
- openwebmp.com1 requestUnclassified
us-east-1-cs-rtb.openwebmp.com
- kueezrtb.com1 requestUnclassified
sync.kueezrtb.com
- rfihub.com1 requestUnclassified
p.rfihub.com
- a-mo.net1 requestUnclassified
prebid.a-mo.net
- dxtech.ai1 requestUnclassified
sync.dxtech.ai
- impactify.io1 requestUnclassified
ad.impactify.io
- Google25 requestsFunctional
fundingchoicesmessages.google.com, www.google.com, www.gstatic.com, fonts.gstatic.com
- HUMAN Security (PerimeterX)6 requestsFunctional
collector-pxz2kodxpc.px-cloud.net, client.px-cloud.net, ift.px-cloud.net
- Disqus4 requestsFunctional
ssp.disqus.com
- WordPress.com2 requestsFunctional
stats.wp.com, pixel.wp.com
- Cloudflare8 requestsContent delivery
challenges.cloudflare.com, brunhild.challenges.cloudflare.com
- unpkg2 requestsContent delivery
unpkg.com
- Amazon Web Services2 requestsContent delivery
d28jcurzgblxnf.cloudfront.net
Cookies set before consent
The longest-lived tracking cookie it set was _lc2_fpi, from LiveIntent, lasting about 13 months.
| Cookie | Purpose | Set by | Lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| __hssc | Advertising | techcrunch.com | Under a day |
| __hssrc | Advertising | techcrunch.com | Session |
| __hstc | Advertising | techcrunch.com | 6 months |
| _fbp | Advertising | techcrunch.com | 3 months |
| _gcl_au | Advertising | techcrunch.com | 3 months |
| _lc2_fpi | Advertising | techcrunch.com | 13 months |
| _li_dcdm_c | Advertising | techcrunch.com | Session |
| _lr_env_src_ats | Advertising | techcrunch.com | 30 days |
| _lr_retry_request | Advertising | techcrunch.com | Under a day |
| _rxuuid | Advertising | 1rx.io (third party) | 12 months |
| _rxuuid | Advertising | targeting.unrulymedia.com (third party) | 12 months |
| ac_r | Advertising | admanmedia.com (third party) | 7 days |
| admtr | Advertising | admanmedia.com (third party) | 7 days |
| bcookie | Advertising | linkedin.com (third party) | 12 months |
| csync | Advertising | smartadserver.com (third party) | 30 days |
| HAPLB8G | Advertising | go.sonobi.com (third party) | Session |
| hubspotutk | Advertising | techcrunch.com | 6 months |
| lidc | Advertising | linkedin.com (third party) | 1 day |
| lidid | Advertising | liadm.com (third party) | 13 months |
| ljt_reader | Advertising | lijit.com (third party) | 12 months |
| opt_out | Advertising | postrelease.com (third party) | 12 months |
| pid | Advertising | smartadserver.com (third party) | 3 months |
| sailthru_content | Advertising | techcrunch.com | 12 months |
| sailthru_pageviews | Advertising | techcrunch.com | Under a day |
| sailthru_visitor | Advertising | techcrunch.com | 12 months |
| sw_marker | Advertising | smilewanted.com (third party) | 12 months |
| TEST-COOKIE | Advertising | inmobi.com (third party) | 12 months |
| uid | Advertising | turn.com (third party) | 6 months |
| uid | Advertising | adform.net (third party) | 2 months |
| uids | Advertising | sonic.impactify.media (third party) | 3 months |
| _ga | Analytics | techcrunch.com | 13 months |
| _ga_KJR3C2ZQN6 | Analytics | techcrunch.com | 13 months |
| FCCDCF | Analytics | techcrunch.com | 13 months |
| _awl | Unclassified | techcrunch.com | 13 months |
| _lc2_fpi_meta | Unclassified | techcrunch.com | 13 months |
| _nbmxc_ | Unclassified | public.servenobid.com (third party) | 2 days |
| eud | Unclassified | rfihub.com (third party) | 13 months |
| mtuid | Unclassified | dxtech.ai (third party) | 6 months |
| pid_1018 | Unclassified | servenobid.com (third party) | 7 days |
| pid_1022 | Unclassified | servenobid.com (third party) | 7 days |
| pid_310 | Unclassified | servenobid.com (third party) | 7 days |
| pid_317 | Unclassified | servenobid.com (third party) | 7 days |
| pid_321 | Unclassified | servenobid.com (third party) | 7 days |
| pid_324 | Unclassified | servenobid.com (third party) | 7 days |
| pid_335 | Unclassified | servenobid.com (third party) | 7 days |
| pid_353 | Unclassified | servenobid.com (third party) | 7 days |
| pjs-unifiedid | Unclassified | techcrunch.com | 2 months |
| pjs-unifiedid_cst | Unclassified | techcrunch.com | 2 months |
| rud | Unclassified | rfihub.com (third party) | 13 months |
| ruds | Unclassified | rfihub.com (third party) | Session |
| vdz_sync | Unclassified | programmaticx.ai (third party) | 30 days |
| vdz_sync | Unclassified | kueezrtb.com (third party) | 30 days |
| __cf_bm | Functional | hs-scripts.com (third party) | Under a day |
| __cf_bm | Functional | hs-analytics.net (third party) | Under a day |
| __cf_bm | Functional | hs-banner.com (third party) | Under a day |
| __cf_bm | Functional | linkedin.com (third party) | Under a day |
| __cf_bm | Functional | hsforms.com (third party) | Under a day |
| __cf_bm | Functional | hubspot.com (third party) | Under a day |
| _parsely_session | Functional | techcrunch.com | Under a day |
| _parsely_visitor | Functional | techcrunch.com | 13 months |
| li_gc | Functional | linkedin.com (third party) | 6 months |
| _pxvid | Necessary | techcrunch.com | 12 months |
| pxcts | Necessary | techcrunch.com | Session |
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