Ad system
thebigred.co
Most of the 30,703 apps that declare thebigred.co reach it through a reseller: 100% have a RESELLER line, 9.8% a DIRECT one (2,731 files, 1,237 of them through bigo.sg's account). Of 4,683 lines checked against its sellers.json (82 sellers), 70% match, 0.8% name an unlisted account and 29% declare the wrong seller type.
- Apps declaring it
- 30,703
- Sellers in sellers.json
- 82
- Lines verified
- 70%
- Lines with errors
- 1,422
- Avg. supply path score
- 49.8 / 100
3,013 DIRECT · 30,541 RESELLER
0% confidential
3,306 of 4,728 checked lines
4,728 lines in total
30,299 apps scored
App counts, the sellers.json breakdown and the directory ranking are as of , recomputed daily (the same numbers as the directory). Line counts are recounted every 10 minutes. sellers.json last read 14 October 2026. The supply path score sums up how short and clean the declared paths are, 0 to 100 (how it is computed).
How to add thebigred.co to app-ads.txt
One line per account, in the app-ads.txt at the root of the domain your App Store and Google Play listings name as the developer website.
thebigred.co, YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID, DIRECT
thebigred.co, YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID, RESELLER
- Field 1:
thebigred.co, the domain thebigred.co uses in app-ads.txt. - Field 2: your account ID with thebigred.co. It must equal the
seller_idin thebigred.co's sellers.json. - Field 3: DIRECT if you hold the account, RESELLER if a partner holds it and sells your inventory. DIRECT vs RESELLER
- Field 4 (optional): a certification authority ID. Most lines naming thebigred.co carry none, or different ones, so we do not suggest one.
sellers.json at a glance
- Status
- Published
- Sellers listed
- 82
- Confidential
- 0 (0%)
- Passthrough
- 0
- Removed, last 30 days
- 0
- Last read
- Oct 14, 2026
- PUBLISHER73
- INTERMEDIARY9
- BOTH0
Cross-check of lines naming thebigred.co
- Verified 3,306
- Seller ID not found 36
- DIRECT but intermediary 0
- RESELLER but publisher 1,386
- Seller type BOTH 0
- Confidential seller 0
- No sellers.json 0
- Unchecked 0
Every line naming thebigred.co is looked up in its sellers.json. What each status means
Common errors with thebigred.co lines
-
RESELLER but publisher
1,386 lines
If the account is yours, declare it DIRECT. If a partner holds it, ask thebigred.co why the account is listed as PUBLISHER.
-
Seller ID not found
36 lines
Ask thebigred.co for the account ID it lists for you in its sellers.json, correct the line, or remove it if you no longer work with them. Buyers that check sellers.json drop these paths.
Intermediaries most declared as RESELLER
Accounts on thebigred.co that its sellers.json lists as INTERMEDIARY or BOTH, by the number of app-ads.txt files declaring them. Confidential sellers are left out.
| Seller domain | Type | Files |
|---|---|---|
| bigo.sg | INTERMEDIARY | 1,237 |
| bidmachine.io | INTERMEDIARY | 985 |
| fyber.com | INTERMEDIARY | 829 |
| smaato.com | INTERMEDIARY | 34 |
| amazon.com | INTERMEDIARY | 23 |
| adelement.com | INTERMEDIARY | 1 |
Apps that declare thebigred.co
| App | Store | Relationship | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Android | RESELLER | Live | |
| Android | RESELLER | Live | |
| iOS | RESELLER | Live | |
| Android | DIRECT + RESELLER | Live | |
| iOS | RESELLER | Live | |
| Android | RESELLER | Live | |
| Android | RESELLER | Live | |
| Android | RESELLER | Live | |
| Android | RESELLER | Live | |
| Android | RESELLER | Live | |
| iOS | RESELLER | Live | |
| iOS | RESELLER | Live | |
| Android | RESELLER | Live | |
| Android | DIRECT + RESELLER | Live | |
| Android | RESELLER | Live | |
| Android | RESELLER | Live | |
| Android | RESELLER | Live | |
| Android | RESELLER | Live | |
| iOS | RESELLER | Live | |
| Android | RESELLER | Live |
Questions about thebigred.co
Does thebigred.co publish a sellers.json?
Yes. Its file at https://thebigred.co/sellers.json listed 82 sellers when we last read it on 14 October 2026: 73 publishers, 9 intermediaries and 0 listed as both; 0% are confidential.
How many apps declare thebigred.co in app-ads.txt?
30,703 apps in Stoqlab's data (delisted apps included) declare thebigred.co: 3,013 with at least one DIRECT line and 30,541 with at least one RESELLER line, across 2,731 app-ads.txt files, as of 14 October 2026 (recounted daily).
Why do thebigred.co lines fail verification?
Of 4,728 lines naming thebigred.co, 1,422 contradict its sellers.json. The most common case is "RESELLER but publisher", on 1,386 lines. If the account is yours, declare it DIRECT. If a partner holds it, ask thebigred.co why the account is listed as PUBLISHER.
Not sure whether your line should say DIRECT or RESELLER? DIRECT vs RESELLER in app-ads.txt
Sources: the public app-ads.txt files of tracked apps and the sellers.json of thebigred.co. Something wrong? Tell us.