YNOT EUROPE – Each year, international auditing, tax and corporate finance consultancy Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited recognizes the fastest-growing companies in the technology industry with its Fast 500 ranking. To be selected, a company must have been in business for more than five years, develop actively its own proprietary technology and show an astounding growth rate.

Adult advertising network ExoClick ranked No. 8 on the 2012 Fast 500 list for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, released Nov. 30. According to Deloitte, the company’s growth rate for 2012 was 9,571 percent.

“Being part of the 500 fastest-growing technology companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa is already an amazing feeling, but ranking No. 8 is something I would never have dreamed of,” said ExoClick Chief Executive Officer Benjamin Fonzé. “After six years of hard work, this award is really a wonderful recognition.

“This is a great opportunity to thank all our clients for their trust and support, as well as all the ExoClick people who believe in the company and make it better and stronger every day,” he added.

Founded in December 2006, Barcelona-based ExoClick claims to serve more than two billion geo-targeted ad impressions daily using a proprietary ad-serving platform called EXADS. The company provides online advertising services to advertisers and publishers worldwide, for both web and mobile channels.