Global Insights for Adblock Usage

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

  Report last updated:  May 22, 2026

 
Allowing Ads
Blocking Ads
Region Desktop Tablet Mobile Total Desktop Tablet Mobile Total
Asia-Pacific 77.18% 94.54% 87.41% 81.44% 22.82% 5.46% 12.59% 18.56%
Central & Eastern Europe 48.01% 84.12% 90.16% 72.50% 51.99% 15.88% 9.84% 27.50%
Latin America 94.28% 93.56% 95.18% 94.56% 5.72% 6.44% 4.82% 5.44%
Middle East & Africa 83.59% 96.10% 96.47% 93.01% 16.41% 3.90% 3.53% 6.99%
North America 89.50% 99.15% 81.13% 82.97% 10.50% 0.85% 18.87% 17.03%
Western Europe 85.21% 97.93% 96.78% 93.23% 14.79% 2.07% 3.22% 6.77%
Total 83.80% 97.94% 91.40% 89.34% 16.20% 2.06% 8.60% 10.66%
 
Allowing Ads
Blocking Ads
Category Desktop Tablet Mobile Total Desktop Tablet Mobile Total
Adult 65.36% 92.71% 93.00% 84.05% 34.64% 7.29% 7.00% 15.95%
Arts & Entertainment 90.37% 97.13% 97.36% 93.82% 9.63% 2.87% 2.64% 6.18%
Autos & Vehicles 85.05% 97.60% 91.77% 89.61% 14.95% 2.40% 8.23% 10.39%
Beauty & Fitness 98.04% 100.00% 99.86% 99.26% 1.96% 0.00% 0.14% 0.74%
Books & Literature 89.20% 96.75% 95.41% 92.30% 10.80% 3.25% 4.59% 7.70%
Business & Industrial 83.96% 97.33% 63.30% 73.02% 16.04% 2.67% 36.70% 26.98%
Computers & Electronics 77.93% 95.80% 78.07% 78.13% 22.07% 4.20% 21.93% 21.87%
Finance 84.50% 96.91% 95.53% 90.60% 15.50% 3.09% 4.47% 9.40%
Food & Drink 87.51% 98.19% 95.67% 94.69% 12.49% 1.81% 4.33% 5.31%
Games 87.86% 98.79% 98.39% 94.34% 12.14% 1.21% 1.61% 5.66%
Health 86.78% 97.32% 69.88% 79.14% 13.22% 2.68% 30.13% 20.87%
Internet & Telecom 83.11% 77.96% 85.22% 84.24% 16.89% 22.04% 14.78% 15.76%
Jobs & Education 81.20% 97.25% 86.22% 84.15% 18.80% 2.75% 13.78% 15.85%
Law & Government 99.54% 100.00% 99.58% 99.57% 0.46% 0.00% 0.42% 0.43%
News 87.01% 99.59% 98.97% 97.23% 12.99% 0.41% 1.03% 2.77%
Online Communities 78.63% 50.00% 61.51% 67.85% 21.37% 50.00% 38.49% 32.15%
People & Society 80.39% 100.00% 98.35% 97.46% 19.61% 0.00% 1.65% 2.54%
Real Estate 79.10% 93.53% 90.92% 87.17% 20.90% 6.47% 9.08% 12.83%
Reference 82.10% 99.66% 98.75% 94.13% 17.90% 0.34% 1.25% 5.87%
Science 85.08% 97.38% 60.82% 72.68% 14.92% 2.62% 39.18% 27.32%
Shopping 87.54% 99.04% 97.97% 92.79% 12.46% 0.96% 2.03% 7.21%
Sports 86.72% 98.56% 98.20% 95.99% 13.28% 1.44% 1.80% 4.01%
Travel 95.16% 99.88% 99.75% 99.52% 4.84% 0.12% 0.25% 0.48%
Total 83.80% 97.94% 91.40% 89.34% 16.20% 2.06% 8.60% 10.66%