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kotaku.com

Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More.

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Analyst read

Professional

15/100 trustVideo Games

Detected stack

ReactWordPressCloudflare

Quick read

How to read kotaku.com quickly

kotaku.com looks like video games. Traffic estimates are limited, so use the trust and structure modules first. Current AI trust scoring is 15/100.

What to do next

  • The stack appears to include React, WordPress.
  • Open the Traffic tab if you need audience scale and geography before outreach.
  • Open the Business tab if trust, monetization, or positioning is your first decision filter.

Provider Completeness

34/56 fields populated (61%)

11 providers

Providers with missing fields

ads: 0/5publisher: 3/5files: 2/3traffic: 0/10radar: 0/4
View field-level status

visual: 4/4

All expected fields present

meta: 3/3

All expected fields present

seo: 5/5

All expected fields present

dns: 4/4

All expected fields present

ads: 0/5

Missing: isAdvertiser, advertiserIds, advertiserNames, resultCount, transparencySignals

publisher: 3/5

Missing: directCount, resellerCount

files: 2/3

Missing: robotsSitemapUrls

traffic: 0/10

Missing: monthlyVisits, globalRank, countryRank, bounceRate, avgVisitDuration, pagesPerVisit, topCountry, topRegions, topKeywords, trafficSources

whois: 6/6

All expected fields present

radar: 0/4

Missing: globalRank, rankBucket, categories, sourceTimestamp

ai: 7/7

All expected fields present

Why this module matters

Business signals help answer “is this a real opportunity?”

Use the business tab to understand trust, monetization, audience fit, and brand posture before you spend time on outreach, partnerships, or competitive teardown work.

  • Trust score and sentiment are your first risk screen.
  • Business summary and audience notes speed up qualification.
  • Ads and monetization patterns reveal how the site captures value.

Business Intelligence

Business Profile

Kotaku is a prominent gaming and entertainment news website that publishes reviews, news, tips, and cultural commentary about video games and related media. Originally part of Gawker Media, now owned by G/O Media.

Business ModelMedia/Publishing - Ad-supported digital journalism with affiliate revenue
Target AudienceGaming enthusiasts, pop culture fans, primarily 18-34 demographic interested in video game news, reviews, and industry commentary

Classification

CategoryVideo Games
Sub-CategoryGaming News & Reviews
gamingvideo gamesreviewsnewsentertainmentpop culturejournalism

Trust & Risk

Trust Assessment

Trust Score15/100
SentimentProfessional
Spam DetectionClean

Publisher Monetization

ads.txtFound

Ad Systems

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Monetization Signals

has_ads_txthas_ad_systems

AI Visual Analysis

Design StyleEditorial/Modern Media
VibeEdgy, Contemporary, Pop-culture focused
UI Score7/100
Detected Logo TextKOTAKU

IAB Taxonomy

IAB CategoryVideo Games
IAB Sub-CategoryGaming News & Reviews
Confidence97%
gamingvideo gamesreviewsnewsentertainmentpop culturejournalism

Business Insights

Business Model

Media/Publishing - Ad-supported digital journalism with affiliate revenue model detected

Trust Level

Low trust with 15/100 score

Audience

Gaming enthusiasts, pop culture fans, primarily 18-34 demographic interested in video game news, reviews, and industry commentary

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