Global Insights for Adblock Usage

Worldwide adblock usage broken down by device type for region & website category.

  Report last updated:  December 21, 2025

 
Allowing Ads
Blocking Ads
Region Desktop Tablet Mobile Total Desktop Tablet Mobile Total
Asia-Pacific 88.57% 94.65% 84.13% 86.60% 11.43% 5.35% 15.87% 13.40%
Central & Eastern Europe 51.04% 84.17% 90.77% 73.77% 48.96% 15.83% 9.23% 26.23%
Latin America 87.39% 94.03% 94.30% 90.86% 12.61% 5.97% 5.70% 9.14%
Middle East & Africa 84.83% 95.87% 96.02% 92.65% 15.17% 4.13% 3.98% 7.35%
North America 91.79% 99.24% 81.58% 83.85% 8.22% 0.76% 18.42% 16.15%
Western Europe 85.48% 98.19% 96.41% 92.21% 14.52% 1.81% 3.59% 7.79%
Total 84.86% 98.14% 90.16% 88.54% 15.14% 1.86% 9.84% 11.46%
 
Allowing Ads
Blocking Ads
Category Desktop Tablet Mobile Total Desktop Tablet Mobile Total
Adult 66.21% 92.80% 93.07% 84.31% 33.79% 7.20% 6.93% 15.69%
Arts & Entertainment 90.38% 97.13% 97.24% 93.81% 9.62% 2.87% 2.76% 6.19%
Autos & Vehicles 84.14% 97.56% 85.40% 85.00% 15.86% 2.44% 14.60% 15.00%
Beauty & Fitness 98.07% 100.00% 99.86% 99.26% 1.93% 0.00% 0.14% 0.74%
Books & Literature 88.71% 97.25% 95.22% 92.04% 11.29% 2.75% 4.78% 7.96%
Business & Industrial 84.14% 97.73% 67.10% 75.62% 15.86% 2.27% 32.90% 24.38%
Computers & Electronics 77.98% 96.10% 81.06% 79.08% 22.02% 3.90% 18.94% 20.92%
Finance 84.14% 96.96% 95.49% 90.38% 15.86% 3.04% 4.51% 9.62%
Food & Drink 86.79% 98.24% 88.27% 88.05% 13.21% 1.76% 11.73% 11.95%
Games 89.72% 98.87% 98.60% 95.12% 10.28% 1.13% 1.40% 4.88%
Health 87.11% 97.49% 72.49% 80.82% 12.89% 2.51% 27.51% 19.18%
Home & Garden 99.85% 100.00% 99.58% 99.70% 0.15% 0.00% 0.42% 0.30%
Internet & Telecom 85.13% 80.30% 88.39% 87.01% 14.87% 19.70% 11.61% 12.99%
Jobs & Education 81.54% 97.47% 87.58% 84.98% 18.46% 2.53% 12.42% 15.02%
Law & Government 99.48% 99.82% 99.45% 99.47% 0.52% 0.18% 0.55% 0.53%
News 91.13% 99.53% 98.90% 97.87% 8.87% 0.47% 1.10% 2.13%
Online Communities 78.63% 50.00% 61.51% 67.85% 21.37% 50.00% 38.49% 32.15%
People & Society 86.18% 100.00% 98.78% 97.47% 13.82% 0.00% 1.22% 2.53%
Real Estate 87.43% 94.47% 92.18% 90.90% 12.57% 5.53% 7.82% 9.10%
Reference 82.10% 99.66% 98.75% 94.14% 17.90% 0.34% 1.25% 5.86%
Science 85.08% 97.71% 64.23% 75.12% 14.92% 2.29% 35.77% 24.88%
Shopping 89.98% 99.16% 98.62% 94.88% 10.02% 0.84% 1.38% 5.12%
Sports 87.09% 99.70% 98.21% 94.94% 12.91% 0.30% 1.79% 5.06%
Travel 94.62% 99.87% 99.75% 99.50% 5.38% 0.13% 0.25% 0.50%
Total 84.86% 98.14% 90.16% 88.54% 15.14% 1.86% 9.84% 11.46%