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The ad-network table, published terms only

Reviewed08·2026

Eight networks, one row each: the 2026 entry thresholds after the reprice, the revenue shares the networks themselves publish, and the RPM basis each dashboard reports. Where a network publishes nothing, the cell says so instead of guessing.

By Oliver Wakefield-Smith. Oliver Wakefield-Smith runs a portfolio of ad-monetized publisher sites and reads these dashboards weekly.

The table

Ad network published terms, verified 2026-08-01
NetworkEntry threshold (published)Publisher share (published)RPM basis
Google AdSenseNo minimum80%Page RPM and impression RPM
Raptive25,000 monthly pageviews75%Pageview RPM
Mediavine50,000 monthly sessions75%Session RPM
Mediavine Journey10,000 monthly sessionsProgram terms published, no flat %Session RPM
EzoicNo minimumProgram terms published, no flat %EPMV
Monumetric10,000 monthly pageviewsnot publishedNot published; dashboard basis confirmed at onboarding
SHE Media20,000 monthly pageviewsnot publishedNot published
Freestar80,000 monthly pageviewsnot publishedNot published; agreed per contract

Every cell traces to the network's own pages: AdSense's revenue share Google AdSense Help2026-08, Mediavine's requirements and share Mediavine2026-08 Mediavine Help2026-08, Raptive's creators page and FAQ Raptive2026-08 Raptive Help2026-08, Ezoic's Levels Ezoic2026-08, Journey's program page Mediavine2026-08, and the published criteria of Monumetric Monumetric2026-08, SHE Media SHE Media2026-08 and Freestar Freestar2026-08.

Reading the thresholds after the 2026 reprice

The mid-tier moved in the last year. Raptive cut its entry from 100,000 to 25,000 monthly pageviews in October 2025, with geo requirements attached Raptive Help2026-08. Mediavine holds full entry at 50,000 sessions but runs Journey underneath it at 10,000 sessions Mediavine2026-08. The practical tiers now:

  • Any traffic: AdSense (no minimum) and Ezoic's free entry.
  • From 10,000: Monumetric's Propel tier (pageviews) and Journey (sessions).
  • From 20,000 to 25,000: SHE Media (pageviews, US-heavy) and Raptive (pageviews, geo rules).
  • From 50,000: full Mediavine (sessions).
  • From 80,000: Freestar's enterprise tier.

Units matter: sessions are not pageviews, and a 50,000-session bar is meaningfully higher than a 50,000-pageview one. The conversion is your own pages-per-session figure; see session RPM.

How to shortlist

  1. Strike every row whose threshold you do not clear this month.
  2. Among the rest, compare published shares and the basis each reports on; convert bases before comparing any RPM anyone quotes you.
  3. Take your final two to the head-to-head pages, which compare only published dimensions.