Exhibit 32.2

Certification Pursuant to Section 906

of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended June 30, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Susan Echard, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:

August 15, 2022

/s/ Susan Echard

Susan Echard,

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)