27 technologies3 categories
merriam-webster.com uses Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and Amazon Advertising and 24 other technologies. It ranks #1,001 globally.
Analytics are handled by Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics. Infrastructure includes Amazon Route 53 and Amazon CloudFront.
Tech Stack Highlights
Analytics & Marketing18
Google Tag Manager
Tag managers
100%
3 evidence signals
HTML
googletagmanager.com/gtm.jsJS Global
google_tag_manager → objectJS Global
dataLayer → objectGoogle Analytics
Analytics
100%
3 evidence signals
Cookie
_gaScript
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-M7RZHNRRPK&cx=c>m=4e6261JS Global
gtag → function
Amazon Advertising
Advertising
100%
3 evidence signals
Script
https://c.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/apstag.jsScript
https://c.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/apstag.jsXHR
https://logger.adthrive.com/error?gamAcctId=18190176%2C15510053&siteId=61575e8e934c48ea554b3caa&siteName=Merriam%20Webster&bucket=flex-26&branch=4da18fb&deployment=2026-02-09-05%3Aacd-1519%3A4da18fb%3Facebook Pixelv2.9.261
Analytics
100%
3 evidence signals
Script
https://connect.facebook.net/signals/config/673022290083244?v=2.9.261&r=stable&domain=www.merriam-webster.com&hme=20296eac3bb30511174edf43e83f1c9e303df926d3c833283a366d6f5480f82a&ex_m=95%2C158%2C135%2C20%2C67%2C68%2C128%2C63%2C42%2C129%2C72%2C62%2C10%2C142%2C81%2C15%2C94%2C123%2C116%2C70%2C73%2C122%2C139%2C103%2C144%2C7%2C3%2C4%2C6%2C5%2C2%2C82%2C92%2C145%2C226%2C170%2C56%2C228%2C229%2C49%2C185%2C27%2C69%2C234%2C233%2C173%2C29%2C55%2C9%2C58%2C88%2C89%2C90%2C96%2C119%2C28%2C26%2C121%2C118%2C117%2C136%2C71%2C138%2C137%2C44%2C54%2C112%2C14%2C141%2C39%2C215%2C217%2C180%2C23%2C24%2C25%2C17%2C18%2C38%2C34%2C36%2C35%2C77%2C83%2C87%2C101%2C127%2C130%2C40%2C102%2C21%2C19%2C108%2C64%2C32%2C132%2C131%2C133%2C124%2C22%2C31%2C53%2C100%2C140%2C65%2C16%2C134%2C105%2C76%2C61%2C30%2C195%2C165%2C287%2C213%2C156%2C198%2C191%2C166%2C98%2C120%2C75%2C110%2C48%2C41%2C43%2C104%2C109%2C115%2C52%2C59%2C114%2C47%2C50%2C46%2C91%2C143%2C0%2C113%2C13%2C111%2C11%2C1%2C51%2C84%2C57%2C60%2C107%2C80%2C79%2C146%2C147%2C85%2C86%2C8%2C93%2C45%2C125%2C78%2C74%2C66%2C106%2C97%2C37%2C126%2C33%2C99%2C12%2C148Script
https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.jsJS Global
_fbq → function(v2.9.261)PubMatic
Advertising
100%
2 evidence signals
Script
https://ads.pubmatic.com/AdServer/js/publisher-esp.jsXHR
https://logger.adthrive.com/error?gamAcctId=18190176%2C15510053&siteId=61575e8e934c48ea554b3caa&siteName=Merriam%20Webster&bucket=flex-26&branch=4da18fb&deployment=2026-02-09-05%3Aacd-1519%3A4da18fb%3AdThrive
Advertising
100%
6 evidence signals
Script
https://ads.adthrive.com/builds/customizations/61575e8e934c48ea554b3caa.jsScript
https://ads.adthrive.com/builds/core/4da18fb/es2018/js/adthrive.min.js?deployment=2026-02-09-05:acd-1519:4da18fb:4&bucket=flex-26&deliveryFeatures=additiveRaptiveFloors,altsdm,altv2,amazonBetaApstag,consentManagerCMP,cv2,es2021,hb_crid,ld,nvc,raptiveFloors,raptiveManualCookieSync,recencyFrequency,reissuingSticky,removeAdHost,rpbsecs,rpr,rrassf,stickyBucketsLocalStorage,stickyV2,switzerlandGdpr,trafficShaping,prebidLoad,gptLoad,amazonLoad,ttdSync&siteid=61575e8e934c48ea554b3caaScript
https://ads.adthrive.com/builds/core/4da18fb/vendor/prebid/es2018/prebid.min.jsScript
https://ads.adthrive.com/sites/61575e8e934c48ea554b3caa/ads.min.js?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.merriam-webster.com%2F&threshold=86JS Global
adthrive → objectstylesheet
https://ads.adthrive.com/sites/61575e8e934c48ea554b3caa/ads.min.cssM
MailChimp
Marketing automation
100%
1 evidence signal
dns
DKIM selector: k2G
Google Workspace
Email
100%
1 evidence signal
dns
MX: smtp.google.comS
SendGrid
Email
95%
1 evidence signal
dns
SPF includes sendgrid.netMicrosoft Clarity
Analytics
75%
1 evidence signal
JS Global
clarity → functionVWO
Analytics
75%
2 evidence signals
JS Global
VWO → objectJS Global
_vwo_code → objectGoogle Publisher Tag
Advertising
75%
1 evidence signal
Script
https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.jsPrebidvv9.53.5
Advertising
75%
1 evidence signal
JS Global
pbjs → object(vv9.53.5)ID5
Advertising
75%
1 evidence signal
Script
https://cdn.id5-sync.com/api/1.0/id5PrebidModule.js33Across
Advertising
75%
1 evidence signal
XHR
https://lexicon.33across.com/v1/envelope?pid=0013300001i0fyfAAA&gdpr=0&src=pbjs&ver=9.53.5&coppa=0LiveIntent
Email
75%
1 evidence signal
XHR
https://idx.liadm.com/idex/unknown/any?duid=803b2a43522e--01kh2c6wm7s38fvx2d2rxys2ad&cd=.merriam-webster.com&pu=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.merriam-webster.com&resolve=nonId&resolve=uid2&resolve=medianet&resolvBrazev6.0
Marketing automation
75%
1 evidence signal
Script
https://js.appboycdn.com/web-sdk/6.0/braze.no-amd.min.jsPlausible
Analytics
75%
1 evidence signal
JS Global
plausible → functionInfrastructure & Security5
A
Amazon Route 53
PaaS
100%
1 evidence signal
dns
NS: ns-323.awsdns-40.com
Amazon CloudFront
CDN
75%
2 evidence signals
Header
\(CloudFront\)$: 1.1 c7dfd67238d1ff87126b6f8ba9129f66.cloudfront.net (CloudFront)Header
uDKrFrljK_AXMbIajSeUpgEVu2inOKa6ipUGIHcx1inAfYvBrLmdng==Nginx
Web servers
75%
1 evidence signal
Header
nginx(?:/([\d.]+))?\;version:\1: nginxConfiant
Security
75%
1 evidence signal
JS Global
confiant → objectAmazon Web Services
PaaS
50%
1 evidence signal
HTML
implied by Amazon CloudFrontLibraries & Utilities4
HTTP/3
Miscellaneous
75%
1 evidence signal
Header
h3: h3=":443"; ma=86400core-js
JavaScript libraries
75%
1 evidence signal
JS Global
__core-js_shared__ → objectSentry
Issue trackers
75%
1 evidence signal
JS Global
Sentry → objectJW Player
Video players
75%
2 evidence signals
JS Global
jwplayer → function(v8.10.3+commercial_v8-10-3.348.commercial.e279675.hlsjs..hlsjsprogressive..jwplayer.3860509.dai.45542e3.freewheel.556af86.googima.8b607ea.vast.0bfdd06.analytics.eea14bb.gapro.141397a)JS Global
webpackJsonpjwplayer → object