How to Get Featured in The Next Web
The Next Web draws about 5.1 million monthly visits, holds a domain rating of 89, and publishes in about a week.
European technology, covered as the main event
Most large technology publications are American and treat European companies as a regional story. The Next Web, founded in Amsterdam in 2006, does the opposite: European startups, funding and policy are the default subject rather than the exception.
For a founder building outside the United States, that is a materially different proposition. Your market is the one being written about, and the readership includes the European investors and operators you actually need.
The routes in
European funding and launches, the core beat.
Technology policy, particularly EU regulation, which it covers more closely than US titles do.
Founder stories from outside Silicon Valley.
Research and data about European markets.
A placed feature, written and approved by you before it runs. That is what we handle, and it is a different product from an editor there choosing to write about you.
How long it takes
About a week. About average. Plan for the top of the range rather than the bottom, and remember your own approval sits inside the window rather than after it.
Links and indexing
Nofollow. No ranking authority passes, which is normal at a domain rating of 89. Buy it for the audience and the name, not for your rankings.
It indexes and AI engines read it, so the piece works as a citation when someone asks an assistant about you, not only as a link.
What gets turned down
US-centric stories with no European angle, which is the most common mismatch.
Product announcements with no news.
Claims about market position with nothing behind them.
Who it suits
European founders and startups. Companies raising from European investors. Businesses affected by or working with EU technology regulation. Anyone whose market is outside the US and tired of being a footnote in American coverage.
The short version
5.1 million monthly visits, domain rating 89, nofollow, about a week. European technology as the subject rather than the regional sidebar.
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Frequently asked questions
01How do you get featured in The Next Web?
Three routes: pitch an editor directly, be quoted as an expert in a piece they are already writing, or use a placement service. We write the article, you approve every word, and we secure the placement. The Next Web draws about 5.1 million monthly visits and publishes in about a week.
02How long does it take to get published in The Next Web?
About about a week from approval to publication, against a market average of roughly two weeks. Your own review sits inside that window rather than after it.
03Does The Next Web give a do-follow link?
The Next Web marks its outbound links nofollow, so no ranking authority passes. It is bought for the audience and the name. It is still indexed and still read by AI engines, which cite by content rather than by link attribute.
04Is The Next Web only for European companies?
Not exclusively, but that is its centre of gravity and the reason to choose it. European startups, funding and EU technology policy are the default subject rather than a regional sidebar. A US-centric story with no European angle is the most common mismatch.
