U.S. Internet Users Lag Behind In Ad Blocking

According to a recent report from PageFair and Adobe, the use of ad blocking software has increased dramatically in recent years and is set to cost publishers over $20 billion in 2015. Approximately 198 million people across the globe use ad blocking software, according to the report, a 41 percent increase over the previous year. Internet users in China tolerate ads the most while those in Greece are the heaviest users of ad blocking software.

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This chart shows the share of internet users using ad blocking software in Q2 2015.

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Number of adblock users worldwide in selected quarters from 2012 to 2023 (in millions)
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Desktop ad block usage rate in the United States from 2017 to 2021
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Ad blocking user penetration rate in the United States from 2014 to 2021
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Number of searches for ad blocking software per 100,000 internet users worldwide in January 2021, by region
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Ad block usage in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by device
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Smartphone ad block usage rate in the United States from 2017 to 2021

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