Our Company

Ranker is a leading digital media company for opinion-based, crowdsourced rankings on just about everything. We put the power in the hands of our audience to answer debates on topics including pop culture, sports, politics, brands and lifestyle. Using Ranker's unique technology, those lists become definitive rankings based on the "wisdom of the crowd." Based in Los Angeles with a sales office in New York, Ranker was founded in 2009 by CEO Clark Benson. A Quantcast Top 100 site, Ranker attracts more than 20 million monthly unique visitors and is growing by more than 50% year-over-year. Ranker's lists and opinion data are regularly cited in the media, including The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, Mashable, Huffington Post, The Hollywood Reporter, and USA Today, among many others. The company is VC-backed by Draper Associates, Rincon Ventures, Siemer / Wavemaker Ventures, Lowecase Capital, Bullpen Capital and various angels. Ranker is built on consumer engagement. Our data and technology allow us to micro-target ads and deliver insights about audiences and brands unlike any other site on the web. Lists and video are the heart of what we do, and we offer a variety of advertising opportunities in display, branded and sponsored video, mobile, and social media amplification that get brands results. With our unique technology platform, Ranker has built one of the world's largest opinion databases, collecting more than 250 million user votes on over 100,000 people, places and things. In short, we know A LOT about what people like and don't like. Our "opinion graph" is made up of endlessly fascinating and powerful consumer correlations.