How to advertise to Kotlin and Android developers
To advertise to Kotlin and Android developers, be where they read every day: daily.dev Ads, Kotlin Weekly, KotlinConf and r/androiddev. daily.dev gives you a verified company page they follow and puts your posts and releases in the feed of developers who read #kotlin, #android and #jvm, in one plan we run for you.
One plan, built around your company page: we put it in front of Kotlin and Android developers across daily.dev and report on it every week.
Who are the Kotlin and Android developers on daily.dev?
What they read, where it comes from, and what else they follow: the signals a campaign is targeted on.
The tags that reach them
Target any mix; your plan runs the campaign on them.
- #kotlin
- #android
- #mobile
- #java
- #jvm
- #backend
800+ targetable keywords in all (daily.dev Media Kit 2.0, August 2026 — targeting).
Where Kotlin and Android developers get their news
The sources that publish most on these tags, ranked by followers on daily.dev.
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Baeldung
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JetBrains
- 3
Android Developers Blog
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Foojay.io
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ProAndroidDev
- 6
Philipp Lackner
What they also read
Tags on the same recent posts, as a share of them. Worth adding to a campaign.
- #ai-agents8%
- #jetpack-compose4%
- #compose-multiplatform4%
- #ios4%
- #tech-news4%
- #react-native4%
Tags, sources and co-reading: daily.dev public API snapshot.
How do you reach Kotlin and Android developers?
Developers are the audience that taught the industry to block ads. The way in is not a louder interruption; it is the reading they chose, in the place they open every day. That is why daily.dev Ads exists: to help brands earn a place in that reading, week after week.
- 13K+
- companies whose developers read daily.dev
- 800+
- targetable stacks and topics
- 2,000+
- content sources in the feed
Written by the daily.dev Ads team, which plans and runs every campaign on the platform. Sources on the audience overview.
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A Java example reads as a tell, so write Kotlin.
Kotlin developers notice when a sample is Java with the syntax changed. Publish coroutines, extension functions and null safety; it signals your library was built for them.
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Android and server-side Kotlin need different posts.
A #kotlin reader on #android wants an SDK and a compatibility note; one on #jvm and #backend wants a framework integration. Publish for each and tag them separately.
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Release compatibility is the first question they ask.
Every Android release changes something an SDK depends on. Publish which API levels you support and how quickly you follow a new release, every time one lands.
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The Gradle line has to work the first time.
This audience adopts in the time it takes to sync a build. Open your posts with the dependency line and the initialisation, and link to a sample that builds without edits.
HubSpot“Developers want to be marketed to. They just don’t want to be fluffed at.”

Nikita Jotwani
Principal Developer Advocate
Why do developers pay attention on daily.dev?
The team reviews real developer ad creatives and unpacks why developer UI, technical density and humour decide what gets read.
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What do Kotlin and Android developers read, and what should your brand say?
A few things they read and discuss
Examples of popular posts on these tags that Kotlin and Android developers read and talk about on daily.dev. Open any of them to join the conversation.
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Stop Using Java When Kotlin Exists
Atomic Spin 8 34
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IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2.3 Is Out!
JetBrains 1 9
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Where Your Bytes Live: Memory Layout in Rust and Java
Medium 1 4
Each post opens on daily.dev with its discussion.
What that means for your message
Your takeaways from what they discuss. Our team writes the creative with you.
- Idiomatic Kotlin Publish coroutines and extension functions, not a Java example
- The next Android release Post what changes and how your SDK handles it, the week it lands
- Kotlin on the server Show the same language at both ends, with the shared module
How do you target Kotlin and Android developers on daily.dev?
Targeting is built on what developers read on daily.dev, not a self-declared profile. You set it once with your campaign manager; your plan runs it, and we optimise it every week.
- Tags
- #kotlin, #android, #mobile, #java, #jvm, #backend, and any of the 800+ targetable keywords
- Seniority
- Junior, mid-level, senior and leadership, from on-platform activity
- Region
- Global, or by region and country
- In your plan
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- Your verified company page
- Your posts in their feed
- Your logo on the daily.dev homepage
- A weekly report and a campaign manager
- Creative
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Our team works with you to shape, finish and test your creative, so it reads like the posts around it.
Creative specs for every placement
Pick a size
Same work in every size. The size sets your reach.
Explore my options →Prices are quoted per company. See how plans work →
Where else can you reach Kotlin and Android developers?
Where Kotlin and Android developers can be reached with paid media, and what each channel is good at. Most teams combine two or three; a plan here is the always-on part.
| Channel | Format | Target by stack | How you buy | Best for |
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| | Your verified company page, your posts in their feed, the newsletter they chose, the homepage | Yes: #kotlin, #android and related tags, seniority, region | Managed monthly plan | Building a brand developers follow, every week, with creative and reporting done for you |
| Kotlin and Android newsletters (Kotlin Weekly, Android Weekly) | One sponsor slot per issue | By list | Per issue | Launch-week spikes |
| KotlinConf and Droidcon | Booths and talks | By event | Sponsorship packages | Community presence |
| Reddit (r/Kotlin, r/androiddev) | Promoted posts | By subreddit | Self-serve | Discussion and feedback |
| Android YouTube creators and podcasts | Sponsored segments and host-read spots | By creator or show | Direct with the creator | Walkthroughs of an SDK |
| Stack Overflow Ads | Display units beside questions | By tag | Direct sales | Reaching developers mid-task |
Compare daily.dev with
- Format
- Your verified company page, your posts in their feed, the newsletter they chose, the homepage One sponsor slot per issueBooths and talksPromoted postsSponsored segments and host-read spotsDisplay units beside questions
- Target by stack
- Yes: #kotlin, #android and related tags, seniority, region By listBy eventBy subredditBy creator or showBy tag
- How you buy
- Managed monthly plan Per issueSponsorship packagesSelf-serveDirect with the creatorDirect sales
- Best for
- Building a brand developers follow, every week, with creative and reporting done for you Launch-week spikesCommunity presenceDiscussion and feedbackWalkthroughs of an SDKReaching developers mid-task
Channel facts from each channel's own public pages, October 2026. Prices are not compared.
What do teams build with Kotlin and Android developers on daily.dev?
Build your brand with them
Show up every day in the reading Kotlin and Android developers chose, with your posts, releases and point of view, so yours is the name they know when they pick a tool.
Grow a community around your product
Your verified company page is where Kotlin and Android developers follow you, discuss your posts and come back for your next release.
Strengthen your employer brand
Share engineering stories, culture and open roles with Kotlin and Android developers where they already discover tools and ideas.
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Guides on reaching Kotlin and Android developers
- How to market to Kotlin developers
- How to reach mobile developers
- Target developers by programming language: a marketer’s guide
- Tech stack targeting: reaching developers by the tools they use
- Best developer advertising platforms
- Developer marketing platforms compared: the channel mix
All guides: developer marketing resources →
Advertising to Kotlin and Android developers: your questions
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