Global Insights for Adblock Usage

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

  Report last updated:  August 21, 2026

 
Allowing Ads
Blocking Ads
Region Desktop Tablet Mobile Total Desktop Tablet Mobile Total
Asia-Pacific 56.92% 94.25% 88.03% 67.15% 43.08% 5.75% 11.97% 32.85%
Central & Eastern Europe 48.39% 83.20% 88.97% 71.54% 51.61% 16.80% 11.03% 28.46%
Latin America 94.20% 93.07% 94.80% 94.38% 5.80% 6.93% 5.20% 5.62%
Middle East & Africa 87.77% 95.93% 96.39% 93.44% 12.23% 4.07% 3.61% 6.56%
North America 86.68% 99.12% 80.25% 81.72% 13.32% 0.88% 19.75% 18.28%
Western Europe 84.62% 97.77% 96.61% 93.03% 15.38% 2.23% 3.39% 6.97%
Total 81.63% 97.80% 90.88% 88.37% 18.37% 2.20% 9.12% 11.63%
 
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 85.10% 97.57% 91.67% 89.63% 14.90% 2.43% 8.33% 10.37%
Beauty & Fitness 97.96% 100.00% 99.86% 99.24% 2.04% 0.00% 0.14% 0.76%
Books & Literature 89.42% 96.64% 95.74% 92.57% 10.58% 3.36% 4.26% 7.43%
Business & Industrial 83.96% 97.09% 61.09% 71.25% 16.04% 2.91% 38.91% 28.75%
Computers & Electronics 78.10% 95.57% 75.61% 77.45% 21.90% 4.43% 24.39% 22.56%
Finance 84.83% 96.81% 95.57% 90.79% 15.17% 3.19% 4.43% 9.21%
Food & Drink 87.61% 98.19% 95.66% 94.73% 12.39% 1.81% 4.34% 5.27%
Games 85.62% 98.62% 98.16% 93.45% 14.38% 1.38% 1.84% 6.55%
Health 86.71% 97.43% 68.09% 77.91% 13.29% 2.57% 31.91% 22.09%
Internet & Telecom 74.75% 76.04% 82.75% 79.77% 25.25% 23.96% 17.25% 20.23%
Jobs & Education 81.09% 97.19% 85.36% 83.67% 18.91% 2.81% 14.64% 16.33%
Law & Government 99.63% 100.00% 99.60% 99.62% 0.37% 0.00% 0.40% 0.38%
News 85.46% 99.54% 99.04% 96.97% 14.54% 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 68.57% 92.86% 89.83% 81.38% 31.43% 7.14% 10.17% 18.62%
Reference 82.10% 99.66% 98.75% 94.13% 17.90% 0.34% 1.25% 5.87%
Science 84.98% 97.20% 58.54% 70.79% 15.02% 2.80% 41.46% 29.21%
Shopping 86.65% 98.89% 97.53% 91.98% 13.35% 1.11% 2.47% 8.02%
Sports 86.76% 98.49% 98.20% 96.18% 13.24% 1.51% 1.80% 3.82%
Travel 95.31% 99.88% 99.75% 99.52% 4.69% 0.12% 0.25% 0.48%
Total 81.63% 97.80% 90.88% 88.37% 18.37% 2.20% 9.12% 11.63%