Global Insights for Adblock Usage

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

  Report last updated:  August 11, 2026

 
Allowing Ads
Blocking Ads
Region Desktop Tablet Mobile Total Desktop Tablet Mobile Total
Asia-Pacific 58.32% 94.30% 88.08% 68.32% 41.68% 5.70% 11.92% 31.68%
Central & Eastern Europe 48.18% 83.27% 89.09% 71.54% 51.82% 16.73% 10.91% 28.46%
Latin America 94.26% 93.06% 94.82% 94.43% 5.74% 6.94% 5.18% 5.57%
Middle East & Africa 87.63% 95.93% 96.39% 93.42% 12.37% 4.07% 3.61% 6.58%
North America 87.01% 99.13% 80.36% 81.86% 12.99% 0.87% 19.64% 18.14%
Western Europe 84.64% 97.77% 96.62% 93.02% 15.36% 2.23% 3.38% 6.98%
Total 81.82% 97.81% 90.91% 88.44% 18.19% 2.19% 9.09% 11.56%
 
Allowing Ads
Blocking Ads
Category Desktop Tablet Mobile Total Desktop Tablet Mobile Total
Adult 64.46% 92.45% 89.95% 79.43% 35.54% 7.55% 10.05% 20.57%
Arts & Entertainment 92.04% 96.84% 96.47% 93.86% 7.96% 3.16% 3.53% 6.14%
Autos & Vehicles 85.09% 97.58% 91.68% 89.63% 14.91% 2.42% 8.32% 10.37%
Beauty & Fitness 97.96% 100.00% 99.86% 99.24% 2.04% 0.00% 0.14% 0.76%
Books & Literature 89.42% 96.67% 95.67% 92.54% 10.58% 3.33% 4.33% 7.46%
Business & Industrial 83.96% 97.12% 61.35% 71.46% 16.04% 2.88% 38.65% 28.54%
Computers & Electronics 78.11% 95.60% 75.87% 77.53% 21.90% 4.40% 24.13% 22.47%
Finance 84.83% 96.81% 95.57% 90.79% 15.17% 3.19% 4.43% 9.21%
Food & Drink 87.60% 98.19% 95.66% 94.73% 12.40% 1.81% 4.34% 5.27%
Games 85.90% 98.65% 98.19% 93.56% 14.10% 1.35% 1.81% 6.44%
Health 86.75% 97.45% 68.32% 78.07% 13.25% 2.55% 31.68% 21.93%
Internet & Telecom 74.87% 76.15% 83.02% 80.00% 25.13% 23.85% 16.98% 20.00%
Jobs & Education 81.09% 97.20% 85.46% 83.73% 18.91% 2.80% 14.55% 16.27%
Law & Government 99.62% 100.00% 99.61% 99.62% 0.38% 0.00% 0.39% 0.38%
News 85.62% 99.54% 99.04% 96.97% 14.38% 0.46% 0.96% 3.03%
Online Communities 11.24% 12.50% 3.44% 5.48% 88.76% 87.50% 96.56% 94.52%
People & Society 83.33% 100.00% 98.34% 97.64% 16.67% 0.00% 1.66% 2.36%
Real Estate 69.22% 92.92% 89.93% 81.87% 30.78% 7.08% 10.07% 18.13%
Reference 82.10% 99.66% 98.75% 94.13% 17.90% 0.34% 1.25% 5.87%
Science 84.98% 97.24% 58.78% 70.99% 15.02% 2.76% 41.22% 29.01%
Shopping 86.65% 98.91% 97.56% 92.01% 13.35% 1.09% 2.44% 7.99%
Sports 86.75% 98.52% 98.20% 96.11% 13.25% 1.48% 1.80% 3.89%
Travel 95.33% 99.88% 99.75% 99.52% 4.67% 0.12% 0.25% 0.48%
Total 81.82% 97.81% 90.91% 88.44% 18.19% 2.19% 9.09% 11.56%