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Adtech List of IAB Categories i.e. IAB Taxonomy

Updated: May 8



IAB stands for “Interactive Advertising Bureau,” and the IAB categories are a standardized taxonomy used in digital advertising to classify websites and online content based on their subject matter.


Using IAB categories can be helpful for targeting specific audiences with digital ads and for ensuring that ads are displayed on websites and content that align with the advertiser’s goals. Advertisers can target their ads to specific IAB categories to reach users who are interested in specific topics or content areas.


Here is the list of IAB categories


Category Code

Category Name

IAB1

Arts & Entertainment

IAB1-1

Books & Literature

IAB1-2

Celebrity Fan/Gossip

IAB1-3

Fine Art

IAB1-4

Humor

IAB1-5

Movies

IAB1-6

Music

IAB1-7˘

Television



IAB2

Automotive

IAB2-1

Auto Parts

IAB2-2

Auto Repair

IAB2-3

Buying/Selling Cars

IAB2-4

Car Culture

IAB2-5

Certified Pre-Owned

IAB2-6

Convertible

IAB2-7

Coupe

IAB2-8

Crossover

IAB2-9

Diesel

IAB2-10

Electric Vehicle

IAB2-11

Hatchback

IAB2-12

Hybrid

IAB2-13

Luxury

IAB2-14

MiniVan

IAB2-15

Motorcycles

IAB2-16

Off-Road Vehicles

IAB2-17

Performance Vehicles

IAB2-18

Pickup

IAB2-19

Road-Side Assistance

IAB2-20

Sedan

IAB2-21

Trucks & Accessories

IAB2-22

Vintage Cars

IAB2-23

Wagon



IAB3

Business

IAB3-1

Advertising

IAB3-2

Agriculture

IAB3-3

Biotech/Biomedical

IAB3-4

Business Software

IAB3-5

Construction

IAB3-6

Forestry

IAB3-7

Government

IAB3-8

Green Solutions

IAB3-9

Human Resources

IAB3-10

Logistics

IAB3-11

Marketing

IAB3-12

Metals



IAB4

Careers

IAB4-1

Career Planning

IAB4-2

College

IAB4-3

Financial Aid

IAB4-4

Job Fairs

IAB4-5

Job Search

IAB4-6

Resume Writing/Advice

IAB4-7

Nursing

IAB4-8

Scholarships

IAB4-9

Telecommuting

IAB4-10

U.S. Military

IAB4-11

Career Advice



IAB5

Education

IAB5-1

7-12 Education

IAB5-2

Adult Education

IAB5-3

College Administration

IAB5-4

College Life

IAB5-5

Distance Learning

IAB5-6

English as a 2nd Language

IAB5-7

Language Learning

IAB5-8

Graduate School

IAB5-9

Homeschooling

IAB5-10

Homework/Study Tips

IAB5-11

Homework/Study Tips

IAB5-12

K-6 Educators

IAB5-13

Private School

IAB5-14

Special Education

IAB5-15

Studying Business



IAB6

Family & Parenting

IAB6-1

Adoption

IAB6-2

Babies & Toddlers

IAB6-3

Daycare/Pre School

IAB6-4

Family Internet

IAB6-5

Parenting – K-6 Kids

IAB6-6

Parenting teens

IAB6-7

Pregnancy

IAB6-8

Special Needs Kids

IAB6-9

Eldercare



IAB7

Health & Fitness

IAB7-1

Exercise

IAB7-2

A.D.D.

IAB7-3

AIDS/HIV

IAB7-4

Allergies

IAB7-5

Alternative Medicine

IAB7-6

Arthritis

IAB7-7

Asthma

IAB7-8

Autism/PDD

IAB7-9

Bipolar Disorder

IAB7-10

Brain Tumor

IAB7-11

Cancer

IAB7-12

Cholesterol

IAB7-13

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

IAB7-14

Chronic Pain

IAB7-15

Cold & Flu

IAB7-16

Deafness

IAB7-17

Dental Care

IAB7-18

Depression

IAB7-19

Dermatology

IAB7-20

Diabetes

IAB7-21

Epilepsy

IAB7-22

GERD/Acid Reflux

IAB7-23

Headaches/Migraines

IAB7-24

Heart Disease

IAB7-25

Herbs for Health

IAB7-26

Holistic Healing

IAB7-27

IBS/Crohn’s Disease

IAB7-28

Incest/Abuse Support

IAB7-29

Incontinence

IAB7-30

Infertility

IAB7-31

Men’s Health

IAB7-32

Nutrition

IAB7-33

Orthopedics

IAB7-34

Panic/Anxiety Disorders

IAB7-35

Pediatrics

IAB7-36

Physical Therapy

IAB7-37

Psychology/Psychiatry

IAB7-38

Senior Health

IAB7-39

Sexuality

IAB7-40

Sleep Disorders

IAB7-41

Smoking Cessation

IAB7-42

Substance Abuse

IAB7-43

Thyroid Disease

IAB7-44

Weight Loss

IAB7-45

Women’s Health



IAB8

Food & Drink

IAB8-1

American Cuisine

IAB8-2

Barbecues & Grilling

IAB8-3

Cajun/Creole

IAB8-4

Chinese Cuisine

IAB8-5

Cocktails/Beer

IAB8-6

Coffee/Tea

IAB8-7

Cuisine-Specific

IAB8-8

Desserts & Baking

IAB8-9

Dining Out

IAB8-10

Food Allergies

IAB8-11

French Cuisine

IAB8-12

Health/Lowfat Cooking

IAB8-13

Italian Cuisine

IAB8-14

Japanese Cuisine

IAB8-15

Mexican Cuisine

IAB8-16

Vegan

IAB8-17

Vegetarian

IAB8-18

Wine



IAB9

Hobbies & Interests

IAB9-1

Art/Technology

IAB9-2

Arts & Crafts

IAB9-3

Beadwork

IAB9-4

Birdwatching

IAB9-5

Board Games/Puzzles

IAB9-6

Candle & Soap Making

IAB9-7

Card Games

IAB9-8

Chess

IAB9-9

Cigars

IAB9-10

Collecting

IAB9-11

Comic Books

IAB9-12

Drawing/Sketching

IAB9-13

Freelance Writing

IAB9-14

Genealogy

IAB9-15

Getting Published

IAB9-16

Guitar

IAB9-17

Home Recording

IAB9-18

Investors & Patents

IAB9-19

Jewelry Making

IAB9-20

Magic & Illusion

IAB9-21

Needlework

IAB9-22

Painting

IAB9-23

Photography

IAB9-24

Radio

IAB9-25

Roleplaying Games

IAB9-26

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

IAB9-27

Scrapbooking

IAB9-28

Screenwriting

IAB9-29

Stamps & Coins

IAB9-30

Video & Computer Games

IAB9-31

Woodworking



IAB10

Home & Garden

IAB10-1

Appliances

IAB10-2

Entertaining

IAB10-3

Environmental Safety

IAB10-4

Gardening

IAB10-5

Home Repair

IAB10-6

Home Theater

IAB10-7

Interior Decorating

IAB10-8

Landscaping

IAB10-9

Remodeling & Construction



IAB11

Law, Gov’t & Politics

IAB11-1

Immigration

IAB11-2

Legal Issues

IAB11-3

U.S. Government Resources

IAB11-4

Politics

IAB11-5

Commentary



IAB12

News

IAB12-1

International News

IAB12-2

National News

IAB12-3

Local News



IAB13

Personal Finance

IAB13-1

Beginning Investing

IAB13-2

Credit/Debt & Loans

IAB13-3

Financial News

IAB13-4

Financial Planning

IAB13-5

Hedge Fund

IAB13-6

Insurance

IAB13-7

Investing

IAB13-8

Mutual Funds

IAB13-9

Options

IAB13-10

Retirement Planning

IAB13-11

Stocks

IAB13-12

Tax Planning



IAB14

Society

IAB14-1

Dating

IAB14-2

Divorce Support

IAB14-3

Gay Life

IAB14-4

Marriage

IAB14-5

Senior Living

IAB14-6

Teens

IAB14-7

Weddings

IAB14-8

Ethnic Specific



IAB15

Science

IAB15-1

Astrology

IAB15-2

Biology

IAB15-3

Chemistry

IAB15-4

Geology

IAB15-5

Paranormal Phenomena

IAB15-6

Physics

IAB15-7

Space/Astronomy

IAB15-8

Geography

IAB15-9

Botany

IAB15-10

Weather



IAB16

Pets

IAB16-1

Aquariums

IAB16-2

Birds

IAB16-3

Cats

IAB16-4

Dogs

IAB16-5

Large Animals

IAB16-6

Reptiles

IAB16-7

Veterinary Medicine



IAB17

Sports

IAB17-1

Auto Racing

IAB17-2

Baseball

IAB17-3

Bicycling

IAB17-4

Bodybuilding

IAB17-5

Boxing

IAB17-6

Canoeing/Kayaking

IAB17-7

Cheerleading

IAB17-8

Climbing

IAB17-9

Cricket

IAB17-10

Figure Skating

IAB17-11

Fly Fishing

IAB17-12

Football

IAB17-13

Freshwater Fishing

IAB17-14

Game & Fish

IAB17-15

Golf

IAB17-16

Horse Racing

IAB17-17

Horses

IAB17-18

Hunting/Shooting

IAB17-19

Inline Skating

IAB17-20

Martial Arts

IAB17-21

Mountain Biking

IAB17-22

NASCAR Racing

IAB17-23

Olympics

IAB17-24

Paintball

IAB17-25

Power & Motorcycles

IAB17-26

Pro Basketball

IAB17-27

Pro Ice Hockey

IAB17-28

Rodeo

IAB17-29

Rugby

IAB17-30

Running/Jogging

IAB17-31

Sailing

IAB17-32

Saltwater Fishing

IAB17-33

Scuba Diving

IAB17-34

Skateboarding

IAB17-35

Skiing

IAB17-36

Snowboarding

IAB17-37

Surfing/Bodyboarding

IAB17-38

Swimming

IAB17-39

Table Tennis/Ping-Pong

IAB17-40

Tennis

IAB17-41

Volleyball

IAB17-42

Walking

IAB17-43

Waterski/Wakeboard

IAB17-44

World Soccer



IAB18

Style & Fashion

IAB18-1

Beauty

IAB18-2

Body Art

IAB18-3

Fashion

IAB18-4

Jewelry

IAB18-5

Clothing

IAB18-6

Accessories



IAB19

Technology & Computing

IAB19-1

3-D Graphics

IAB19-2

Animation

IAB19-3

Antivirus Software

IAB19-4

C/C++

IAB19-5

Cameras & Camcorders

IAB19-6

Cell Phones

IAB19-7

Computer Certification

IAB19-8

Computer Networking

IAB19-9

Computer Peripherals

IAB19-10

Computer Reviews

IAB19-11

Data Centers

IAB19-12

Databases

IAB19-13

Desktop Publishing

IAB19-14

Desktop Video

IAB19-15

Email

IAB19-16

Graphics Software

IAB19-17

Home Video/DVD

IAB19-18

Internet Technology

IAB19-19

Java

IAB19-20

JavaScript

IAB19-21

Mac Support

IAB19-22

MP3/MIDI

IAB19-23

Net Conferencing

IAB19-24

Net for Beginners

IAB19-25

Network Security

IAB19-26

Palmtops/PDAs

IAB19-27

PC Support

IAB19-28

Portable

IAB19-29

Entertainment

IAB19-30

Shareware/Freeware

IAB19-31

Unix

IAB19-32

Visual Basic

IAB19-33

Web Clip Art

IAB19-34

Web Design/HTML

IAB19-35

Web Search

IAB19-36

Windows



IAB20

Travel

IAB20-1

Adventure Travel

IAB20-2

Africa

IAB20-3

Air Travel

IAB20-4

Australia & New Zealand

IAB20-5

Bed & Breakfasts

IAB20-6

Budget Travel

IAB20-7

Business Travel

IAB20-8

By US Locale

IAB20-9

Camping

IAB20-10

Canada

IAB20-11

Caribbean

IAB20-12

Cruises

IAB20-13

Eastern Europe

IAB20-14

Europe

IAB20-15

France

IAB20-16

Greece

IAB20-17

Honeymoons/Getaways

IAB20-18

Hotels

IAB20-19

Italy

IAB20-20

Japan

IAB20-21

Mexico & Central America

IAB20-22

National Parks

IAB20-23

South America

IAB20-24

Spas

IAB20-25

Theme Parks

IAB20-26

Traveling with Kids

IAB20-27

United Kingdom



IAB21

Real Estate

IAB21-1

Apartments

IAB21-2

Architects

IAB21-3

Buying/Selling Homes



IAB22

Shopping

IAB22-1

Contests & Freebies

IAB22-2

Couponing

IAB22-3

Comparison

IAB22-4

Engines



IAB23

Religion & Spirituality

IAB23-1

Alternative Religions

IAB23-2

Atheism/Agnosticism

IAB23-3

Buddhism

IAB23-4

Catholicism

IAB23-5

Christianity

IAB23-6

Hinduism

IAB23-7

Islam





IAB23-8

Judaism

IAB23-9

Latter-Day Saints

IAB23-10

Pagan/Wiccan



IAB24

Uncategorized



IAB25

Non-Standard Content

IAB25-1

Unmoderated UGC

IAB25-2

Extreme Graphic/Explicit Violence

IAB25-3

Pornography

IAB25-4

Profane Content

IAB25-5

Hate Content

IAB25-6

Under Construction

IAB25-7

Incentivized



IAB26

Illegal Content

IAB26-1

Illegal Content

IAB26-2

Warez

IAB26-3

Spyware/Malware

IAB26-4

Copyright Infringement

We don’t support IAB25 and IAB26.

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