Most affiliate marketers search for ads using keywords. And most of them get buried under brand ads, gym promotions and irrelevant noise.
But what if you could skip all of that? What if one filter could reveal 720,000+ hidden affiliate campaigns running right now on Facebook and Instagram?
Professional affiliates leave a technical fingerprint on every ad they launch. That fingerprint is a tracking tool.
By filtering ads based on tracking software like RedTrack, Binom and ClickFlare, you can isolate pure affiliate marketing campaigns and see exactly what top marketers are scaling in 2026.
Here is how it works, step by step.
Why Keyword Searches Fail for Affiliate Research
If you type “weight loss” into any ad spy tool, you get flooded. Brand ads. Local businesses. Influencer content. Noise everywhere.
You cannot tell which ads belong to affiliates and which belong to brands. That makes keyword-based research slow and unreliable for anyone doing affiliate competitive analysis.
Affiliates operate differently from brands. They use affiliate tracking software like RedTrack, Binom, ClickFlare, Voluum, and Keitaro to manage campaigns. These tools leave a detectable trace inside every ad.
When you filter by tracking tool instead of keyword, you remove 100% of brand traffic. What remains is pure affiliate marketing campaign data you can actually use.
What Is a Technical Fingerprint in Affiliate Ads?
Every affiliate uses a tracker to route clicks, split-test landing pages, and measure conversions. These trackers embed redirect chains, scripts, and URL parameters into each ad.
An ad intelligence platform like AdPlexity Social can detect these traces. It scans Facebook and Instagram ads, identifies which tracking software powers each one, and tags it accordingly.
So when you select “RedTrack” as a filter, you only see ads running through RedTrack. Same goes for Binom, ClickFlare, or any other supported tracker. You are essentially filtering by affiliate DNA.
That single filter unlocks a goldmine of competitor ad intelligence hiding in plain sight. No other research method gives you such a clean dataset of real affiliate activity.
How Many Hidden Affiliate Ads Exist Right Now?
AdPlexity Social currently tracks ads across multiple affiliate trackers. Here is a breakdown of ad volume by platform:
| Tracking Tool | Estimated Ad Volume |
|---|---|
| RedTrack | 340,000+ ads |
| Binom | 146,000+ ads |
| ClickFlare | 106,000+ ads |
| Voluum | Tens of thousands |
| Keitaro | Tens of thousands |
Combined, these filters reveal over 720,000 active affiliate ads running in a single 30-day window. That number keeps growing as more affiliates scale campaigns on social platforms.
Most of these ads target the US market. Weight loss dominates as a vertical, followed by diabetes offers, gambling, and search arbitrage campaigns. BuyGoods, ClickBank, and Digistore24 appear frequently as offer networks.
Step-by-Step: How to Find Hidden Affiliate Ads 🔍
Here is a simple workflow to spy on affiliate ads and uncover winning campaigns fast:
Step 1: Choose a Tracking Tool Filter
Open AdPlexity Social and go to the tracking tool filter. Select one or more trackers. Start with RedTrack for the largest volume of results.
Step 2: Pick a Vertical or Industry
Narrow results by vertical. Popular choices include weight loss, diabetes, lead generation, gambling, and pay per call affiliate offers. AI-powered categorisation helps sort ads into verticals automatically.
Step 3: Sort by Ad Volume
Look for domains running thousands of ads. High volume signals a profitable campaign. If someone is launching 10,000+ ads, they are not testing. They are scaling hard.
Step 4: Group by Creative
Use the “Group Ads by Creative” feature. Sort by most-used creatives. A single image or video running across thousands of ads is a proven winner worth studying.
Step 5: Analyse Redirect Chains
Click any ad to view its full redirect chain. You will see the tracker, pre-lander, landing page, and final offer page. Every step of an affiliate sales funnel is exposed for you to study and replicate.
Five Powerful Filters to Stack With Tracking Tools
The tracking tool filter is your starting point. But stacking it with other filters is where the magic happens. Here are five combinations that reveal the best data.
- Vertical filter: Isolate niches like weight loss, diabetes, finance or app installs. In 2026, GLP-1 and telehealth offers dominate the health vertical.
- Country filter: Over half of all tracked affiliate ads target the US. But Germany, Italy, UK and France also show strong activity.
- Ad status filter: Filter by active, inactive or deleted ads. Deleted ads often signal aggressive creatives that got flagged. Active ads show what is working right now.
- Affiliate network filter: Adplexity Social detected over 16,000 ads sending traffic to BuyGoods, 11,000+ to ClickBank and 4,500+ to DigiStore. Filter by network to find offers in your vertical.
- Technology filter: See ads using WooCommerce, ClickFunnels, Shopify, TrustedForm or Ringba. Each technology tells you about the funnel type behind the ad.
These combinations let you build highly specific searches. Want to find health affiliate campaigns on ClickBank targeting the US? Done in three clicks.
How to Spot Winning Creatives in Seconds?
Finding ads is step one. Identifying winners is step two. 🏆
Use the “Group Ads by Creative” sorting option inside AdPlexity Social. Sort by “Most Used Creatives” and top-performing assets rise to the surface immediately .
A creative running across 2,500+ ad sets is a proven winner. That kind of volume means affiliates are scaling it hard because it converts.
Look for creatives with:
When a creative keeps getting more ads, affiliates are scaling it aggressively. Study the angle, hook, and landing page behind it before building your own variation.
Domain-Level Analysis: Map Entire Affiliate Operations
Instead of analysing one ad at a time, Adplexity Social lets you flip the process. Start from a domain and see everything connected to it.
For any domain, you can view:
When a domain shows 10,000+ active ads with an upward trend, that funnel is printing money. Studying domains at that scale reveals what verticals, creatives, and funnels are working right now.
How to Spot Pay Per Call and Lead Gen Campaigns
Not all affiliate campaigns sell products. Many generate leads or phone calls. The tracking tool method helps you find these too.
Filter by Ringba in the technology section. Ringba is a major pay per call tracking platform. Ads using it often promote insurance, legal services or home improvement offers.
You will see two types of funnels:
Pay per call is a $billion vertical in 2026. If you are not spying on these campaigns, you are missing a major revenue stream.
Search Arbitrage: A Different Game Entirely
Search arbitrage works differently from standard affiliate campaigns. Instead of promoting one offer, affiliates run ads across hundreds of unrelated keywords at once.
If you spot ClickFlare in a redirect chain paired with Tonic RSOC feeds, you are looking at a search arbitrage professional. Each URL dynamically generates a landing page for a specific keyword. Topics can range from “Sky TV deals” to “warehouse sales” to “online education.”
Countries commonly targeted include the US, Germany, Italy, UK, France and Spain. Recruitment and education keywords show strong volume in early 2026.
The creative strategy differs too. Search arbitrage does not rely on one winning ad. Volume spreads across thousands of ad variations and keyword combinations. It is a numbers game at scale.
Top Affiliate Verticals to Spy on in 2026
Based on tracking tool data from Adplexity Social, here are the hottest affiliate marketing verticals right now:
| Vertical | Trend Status | Key Offer Types |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Loss (GLP-1) | 🔥 Booming | Supplements, telehealth |
| Diabetes & Blood Sugar | 📈 Growing | Supplements, VSL funnels |
| App Installs | 📈 Growing | Make money apps, utility apps |
| Insurance (Pay Per Call) | ✅ Steady | Auto, home, health insurance |
| Search Arbitrage | 🔥 Booming | Multi-keyword, multi-GEO |
| Finance & Crypto | ✅ Steady | Trading platforms, education |
Health verticals continue to lead. GLP-1 weight loss and telehealth offers are the biggest movers. If you work in health and wellness affiliate marketing, 2026 is your year.
Start Uncovering Hidden Ads Today
Profitable affiliate campaigns are running right now on Facebook and Instagram. Most marketers will never see them. But with the right tools and a solid research process, you can find them in minutes.
Adplexity Social gives you everything you need: full funnel visibility for affiliate campaigns, redirect tracking, landing page intelligence, and affiliate network detection. All in one place.
Stop guessing. Start spying.
Ali
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