--- title: December 2024 US Publisher Trust Rankings - Mobile Apps, Websites & CTV description: Pixalate's December 2024 Publisher Trust Index for the USA reveals the top Websites, CTV and Mobile Apps for Open Programmatic ad traffic quality image: https://www.pixalate.com/hubfs/Blog%20Media/Blog%20photos/USA%20-%20Publisher%20Trust%20Index%20-%20All%20-%20December%202024.png --- [![pixalate-full-logo](https://www.pixalate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Pixalate_Logos/pixalate-full-logo.jpg?width=150&height=60&name=pixalate-full-logo.jpg "pixalate-full-logo")](https://www.pixalate.com) Search **Menu** ** ** ![](https://www.pixalate.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/Blog%20photos/pixalate-blog-bg.png) [Mobile Apps](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/topic/mobile-apps) | [Rankings](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/topic/rankings) | [CTV Apps](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/topic/ctv-apps) | [Websites](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/topic/websites) | [Publisher Trust Index](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/topic/publisher-trust-index) | 3 min read # Pixalate’s December 2024 US Publisher Rankings for Mobile Apps, Websites, & CTV: Spotify.com, ‘WeatherBug’, and ‘FOX Sports’ Among Top-Ranked Publishers & Apps For Open Programmatic Ad Traffic Quality Written by [Pixalate](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/author/pixalate) Jan 10, 2025 12:00:00 PM *According to Pixalate’s December 2024 rankings, spotify.com, independent.co.uk, and nypost.com were the top three websites for programmatic ad quality in the United States; ‘WeatherBug’ (Apple App Store) and ‘ClevMoney’ (Google Play Store) ranked No. 1 among mobile apps; Sling TV (Samsung Smart TV) and Max (Roku) among No. 1-ranked CTV apps* **LONDON, January 10, 2025 -- **[Pixalate](http://pixalate.com/), a leading global platform for ad fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics, has released the [December 2024 Publisher Trust Index (PTI) for the United States (USA)](https://www.pixalate.com/usa-publisher-trust-index-web-mobile-ctv). This index evaluates apps across various platforms, including the web, the Apple App Store, the Google Play Store, CTV apps on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TV, and Apple TV app stores. The Publisher Trust Index provides a comprehensive method for assessing quality and offers monthly rankings of the world's websites and apps, bringing unprecedented transparency to the open programmatic advertising ecosystem. In addition to the report for the U.S., Pixalate has also released Publisher Trust Indexes for the UK, Germany, Canada, and Brazil. ## **U.S. Website PTI Rankings (December 2024)** 1. [spotify.com](http://spotify.com/) 2. [independent.co.uk](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/domains/independent.co.uk/GLOBAL/GLOBAL) 3. [nypost.com](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/domains/nypost.com/GLOBAL/GLOBAL) Download the full rankings [here](https://www.pixalate.com/usa-publisher-trust-index-web-mobile-ctv). ## **U.S. Mobile PTI Rankings (December 2024)** ## **Apple App Store** 1. [WeatherBug - Weather Forecast](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/apps/281940292/NA/ios/GLOBAL?country=US&month=202412) 2. [MLB](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/apps/493619333/NA/ios/GLOBAL?country=US&month=202412) 3. [FreeCell Solitaire](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/apps/301987699/NA/ios/GLOBAL?country=US&month=202412) Download the full rankings [here](https://www.pixalate.com/usa-publisher-trust-index-web-mobile-ctv). ## **Google Play Store** 1. [ClevMoney](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/apps/com.dencreak.spbook/NA/android/GLOBAL?country=US&month=202412) 2. [Weather Radar](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/apps/com.aws.android/NA/android/GLOBAL?country=US&month=202412) 3. [Fork N Sausage](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/apps/com.kadka.forknsausage/NA/android/GLOBAL?country=US&month=202412) Download the full rankings [here](https://www.pixalate.com/usa-publisher-trust-index-web-mobile-ctv). ## **U.S. Connected TV PTI Rankings (December 2024)** ## **Amazon Fire TV** 1. [FilmRise British TV](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/B07PF8B5C3/NA/firetv?country=US&month=202412) 2. [FOX NOW](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/B00H4IS2HO/NA/firetv?country=US&month=202412) 3. [DIRECTV](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/B01J62Q632/NA/firetv?country=US&month=202412) Download the full rankings [here](https://www.pixalate.com/usa-publisher-trust-index-web-mobile-ctv). ## **Apple TV** 1. [FOX Sports](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/294056623/NA/tvos?country=US&month=202412) 2. [Sling: Live TV](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/945077360/NA/tvos?country=US&month=202412) 3. [Pluto TV](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/751712884/NA/tvos?country=US&month=202412) Download the full rankings [here](https://www.pixalate.com/usa-publisher-trust-index-web-mobile-ctv). ## **Samsung Smart TV** 1. [Sling TV](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/G17198010041/NA/samsung?country=US&month=202412) 2. [ESPN](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/G17243010190/NA/samsung?country=US&month=202412) 3. [Motorvision](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/G21123016933/NA/samsung?country=US&month=202412) Download the full rankings [here](https://www.pixalate.com/usa-publisher-trust-index-web-mobile-ctv). ## **Roku** 1. [Max](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/61322/NA/roku?country=US&month=202412) 2. [Tubi](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/41468/NA/roku?country=US&month=202412) 3. [FOX Sports](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/95307/NA/roku?country=US&month=202412) Download the full rankings [here](https://www.pixalate.com/usa-publisher-trust-index-web-mobile-ctv). Pixalate’s data science team analyzed over 40 billion global open programmatic ad impressions across 12.6+ million websites, Google Play Store and Apple App Store mobile apps, and connected TV (CTV) apps across Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TV, and Apple TV app stores in December 2024 to compile the global Publisher Trust Indexes. Pixalate uses its proprietary algorithms to measure quality metrics, including invalid traffic (IVT or ad fraud), Made For Advertising (MFA) risk, brand safety, ad density, viewability, reach, and more. The Publisher Trust Indexes spans rankings for 235+ countries across all four global regions: North America, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM, and provides breakdowns by 20+ different IAB taxonomy website categories. Pixalate’s methodology can be found at [Publisher Trust Index: Methodology](https://www.pixalate.com/knowledgebase/publisher-trust-index) Download the reports:  [![United Kingdom](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2364596/7411c4b6-8191-4118-89f1-9c1f12c098a3.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2364596/7411c4b6-8191-4118-89f1-9c1f12c098a3)    [![United States](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2364596/fe352880-ad29-45ee-97ea-83930a690a2d.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2364596/fe352880-ad29-45ee-97ea-83930a690a2d)    [![Canada](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2364596/c8cf9075-2ad6-4b21-b1da-4072d471b139.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2364596/c8cf9075-2ad6-4b21-b1da-4072d471b139) [![Germany](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2364596/16050591-2924-4548-9fcd-7e5ef096c970.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2364596/16050591-2924-4548-9fcd-7e5ef096c970)    [![Brazil](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2364596/a5a42a52-ac78-4f3e-8354-af464a9b112c.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2364596/a5a42a52-ac78-4f3e-8354-af464a9b112c) **About Pixalate** Pixalate is a global platform specializing in privacy compliance, ad fraud prevention, and digital ad supply chain data intelligence. Founded in 2012, Pixalate is trusted by regulators, data researchers, advertisers, publishers, ad tech platforms, and financial analysts across the Connected TV (CTV), mobile app, and website ecosystems. Pixalate is accredited by the MRC for the detection and filtration of Sophisticated Invalid Traffic (SIVT).  [pixalate.com](https://www.pixalate.com/) ***DISCLAIMER*** *The Publisher Trust Index (PTI) reflects Pixalate’s opinions with respect to factors that Pixalate believes may be useful to the digital media industry. Our reports and indexes examine programmatic advertising activity on mobile apps and Connected TV (CTV) apps. Any insights shared are grounded in Pixalate’s proprietary technology and analytics, which Pixalate is continuously evaluating and updating. Any references to outside sources in the Indexes and herein should not be construed as endorsements. Pixalate’s opinions are just that, opinions, which means that they are neither facts nor guarantees. 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