Global Insights for Adblock Usage

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

  Report last updated:  July 17, 2026

 
Allowing Ads
Blocking Ads
Region Desktop Tablet Mobile Total Desktop Tablet Mobile Total
Asia-Pacific 63.45% 94.40% 88.31% 72.38% 36.55% 5.60% 11.69% 27.62%
Central & Eastern Europe 47.93% 83.64% 89.58% 71.87% 52.07% 16.36% 10.42% 28.13%
Latin America 94.33% 93.23% 94.88% 94.50% 5.67% 6.77% 5.12% 5.50%
Middle East & Africa 86.17% 95.99% 96.41% 93.22% 13.83% 4.01% 3.59% 6.78%
North America 87.90% 99.13% 80.60% 82.22% 12.10% 0.87% 19.40% 17.78%
Western Europe 84.72% 97.83% 96.67% 93.06% 15.28% 2.17% 3.33% 6.94%
Total 82.37% 97.86% 91.09% 88.72% 17.63% 2.14% 8.91% 11.28%
 
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 92.17% 96.84% 96.52% 93.96% 7.83% 3.16% 3.48% 6.04%
Autos & Vehicles 85.07% 97.59% 91.71% 89.62% 14.93% 2.41% 8.29% 10.38%
Beauty & Fitness 97.99% 100.00% 99.86% 99.25% 2.01% 0.00% 0.14% 0.75%
Books & Literature 89.35% 96.76% 95.59% 92.46% 10.65% 3.24% 4.41% 7.54%
Business & Industrial 83.96% 97.19% 62.04% 72.01% 16.04% 2.81% 37.96% 27.99%
Computers & Electronics 78.09% 95.72% 76.67% 77.79% 21.91% 4.28% 23.34% 22.22%
Finance 84.84% 96.86% 95.57% 90.79% 15.16% 3.14% 4.43% 9.21%
Food & Drink 87.60% 98.19% 95.66% 94.72% 12.40% 1.81% 4.34% 5.28%
Games 86.57% 98.68% 98.26% 93.82% 13.43% 1.32% 1.74% 6.18%
Health 86.70% 97.46% 68.79% 78.39% 13.30% 2.54% 31.22% 21.61%
Internet & Telecom 76.99% 76.63% 83.72% 81.13% 23.01% 23.37% 16.28% 18.87%
Jobs & Education 81.12% 97.21% 85.72% 83.87% 18.88% 2.79% 14.28% 16.13%
Law & Government 99.61% 100.00% 99.61% 99.62% 0.39% 0.00% 0.39% 0.38%
News 86.04% 99.56% 99.06% 97.11% 13.96% 0.44% 0.94% 2.89%
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 71.25% 93.11% 90.27% 83.32% 28.75% 6.89% 9.73% 16.68%
Reference 82.10% 99.66% 98.75% 94.13% 17.90% 0.34% 1.25% 5.87%
Science 85.08% 97.32% 59.45% 71.60% 14.92% 2.68% 40.55% 28.40%
Shopping 87.32% 98.96% 97.87% 92.66% 12.68% 1.04% 2.13% 7.34%
Sports 86.81% 98.53% 98.20% 96.10% 13.19% 1.47% 1.80% 3.90%
Travel 95.31% 99.88% 99.75% 99.52% 4.69% 0.12% 0.25% 0.48%
Total 82.37% 97.86% 91.09% 88.72% 17.63% 2.14% 8.91% 11.28%