"A8.net" Wins Affiliate Satisfaction Award for 16th Consecutive Year

Fan Communications Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Koji Ninomiya; Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market: 2461), which operates a prosumer support business, is pleased to announce that its affiliate service "A8.net" (https://www.a8.net/), one of Japan's largest, has been ranked No. 1 for affiliate satisfaction by affiliate site operators for the 16th consecutive year in the "Affiliate Program Survey 2026" (Survey period: March 25 - April 15, 2026; 991 valid responses from 23 major domestic ASPs) conducted and announced by the NPO Affiliate Marketing Association.

The survey polled affiliate site operators (referred to as media members by our company) who are registered members of major affiliate ASPs. "A8.net" was rated by 38.6% of respondents.

ASP with the Highest Satisfaction Among Those Used

"A8.net" Support Rate: 38.6%

▼ Points of Evaluation

・ Large number of advertisements

・ Many profitable advertisements for me

・ Easy-to-use management screen

We, the entire staff, sincerely thank our media members who use "A8.net" daily and our advertisers who post on our platform for this 16th consecutive year of No. 1 ranking.

The reasons for being selected as No. 1 in satisfaction, as in the previous year, were the "large number of advertisements" and the "ease of use of the management screen."

In recent years, affiliate media customer acquisition methods have diversified beyond SEO to include social media and paid advertising. To adapt to these environmental changes, "A8.net" has renewed its media member management screen. This allows media members, particularly those active on social media, to more smoothly search for programs, apply, and check results from their smartphones. Furthermore, we have revamped our reporting functions to allow users to grasp results by diversified customer acquisition channels and have expanded features such as "parameter tracking."

The affiliate market environment is expected to continue changing, including the spread of AI technology. "A8.net" will continue to strive to improve convenience and service quality as a platform that supports the maximization of results for both media members and advertisers.

Related Links

A8.net 16 Consecutive Years of ASP Satisfaction Award Commemorative Page: https://support.a8.net/as/camp/asp2026/

Affiliate Program Survey: http://affiliate-marketing.jp/invest/

【About A8.net】

"A8.net" (https://www.a8.net/) is an ASP (Affiliate Service Provider) that launched in June 2000 and is celebrating its 26th anniversary this year. It supports PCs, smartphones, and tablets, and boasts one of the largest scales in Japan with over 27,000 cumulative advertisers and 3.66 million affiliate media (as of May 2026). It is also supported by many affiliate media, having received the No. 1 ASP satisfaction award for 16 consecutive years* in the "Affiliate Program Survey" hosted by the NPO Affiliate Marketing Association.

*【Affiliate Program Survey 2026】991 valid responses from 23 major domestic ASPs

Contact for Inquiries Regarding This Release

Fan Communications Inc.

Contact: Public Relations Department

Mail:fancs_pr@fancs.com

【About Fan Communications Inc.】

Fan Communications Inc. (https://www.fancs.com/) supports the business growth and value creation of individuals and companies through performance-based advertising centered on the affiliate service "A8.net" (https://www.a8.net/), influencer marketing "WAND" (https://thewand.jp/#services), and digital marketing support tool "N-INE" (https://guide.n-ine.com/), with the vision of "Prosumer Happiness."

Location: Aoyama Diamond Building, 1-1-8 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002

Established: October 1, 1999

Representative: Koji Ninomiya, President and CEO

Capital: 1.18956 billion yen (as of December 31, 2025)

*Company names and product/service names mentioned in this press release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.