Global Insights for Adblock Usage

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

  Report last updated:  July 7, 2026

 
Allowing Ads
Blocking Ads
Region Desktop Tablet Mobile Total Desktop Tablet Mobile Total
Asia-Pacific 65.17% 94.42% 88.45% 73.70% 34.83% 5.58% 11.55% 26.30%
Central & Eastern Europe 47.32% 83.71% 89.67% 71.71% 52.68% 16.29% 10.33% 28.29%
Latin America 94.33% 93.31% 94.90% 94.50% 5.67% 6.69% 5.10% 5.50%
Middle East & Africa 84.58% 95.99% 96.41% 92.99% 15.42% 4.01% 3.59% 7.01%
North America 88.09% 99.14% 80.70% 82.33% 11.91% 0.86% 19.30% 17.67%
Western Europe 84.76% 97.83% 96.67% 93.05% 15.24% 2.17% 3.33% 6.95%
Total 82.49% 97.86% 91.12% 88.77% 17.51% 2.14% 8.88% 11.23%
 
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 85.05% 97.59% 91.72% 89.62% 14.95% 2.41% 8.28% 10.38%
Beauty & Fitness 98.01% 100.00% 99.86% 99.25% 1.99% 0.00% 0.14% 0.75%
Books & Literature 89.32% 96.78% 95.54% 92.42% 10.68% 3.22% 4.46% 7.58%
Business & Industrial 83.93% 97.23% 62.27% 72.18% 16.07% 2.77% 37.73% 27.82%
Computers & Electronics 78.00% 95.73% 76.92% 77.81% 22.00% 4.27% 23.09% 22.19%
Finance 84.84% 96.86% 95.57% 90.79% 15.16% 3.14% 4.43% 9.21%
Food & Drink 87.58% 98.19% 95.66% 94.71% 12.42% 1.81% 4.34% 5.29%
Games 86.81% 98.70% 98.28% 93.92% 13.19% 1.30% 1.72% 6.08%
Health 86.69% 97.43% 68.98% 78.51% 13.31% 2.57% 31.02% 21.49%
Internet & Telecom 78.98% 76.95% 84.04% 81.99% 21.02% 23.05% 15.96% 18.01%
Jobs & Education 81.12% 97.21% 85.83% 83.93% 18.88% 2.79% 14.17% 16.07%
Law & Government 99.59% 100.00% 99.61% 99.60% 0.41% 0.00% 0.39% 0.40%
News 86.18% 99.56% 99.07% 97.12% 13.82% 0.44% 0.93% 2.88%
Online Communities 11.90% 12.50% 3.44% 5.66% 88.10% 87.50% 96.56% 94.34%
People & Society 83.33% 100.00% 98.34% 97.64% 16.67% 0.00% 1.66% 2.36%
Real Estate 71.44% 93.19% 90.39% 83.66% 28.56% 6.81% 9.61% 16.34%
Reference 82.10% 99.66% 98.75% 94.13% 17.90% 0.34% 1.25% 5.87%
Science 85.09% 97.35% 59.71% 71.79% 14.91% 2.65% 40.29% 28.21%
Shopping 87.39% 98.98% 97.90% 92.70% 12.61% 1.02% 2.10% 7.30%
Sports 86.71% 98.55% 98.20% 96.06% 13.29% 1.45% 1.80% 3.94%
Travel 95.24% 99.88% 99.75% 99.52% 4.76% 0.12% 0.25% 0.48%
Total 82.49% 97.86% 91.12% 88.77% 17.51% 2.14% 8.88% 11.23%