Ad Blocking
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Consumer Attitudes on Marketing 2019
Consumers are uncomfortable with their advertising experiences, due to a combination of intrusive formats and privacy-invading practices. As a result, about one-quarter of US consumers block digital ads.
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Marketers' Roundtable: What’s Next for Ad Blocking in the UK?
Industry experts weigh in on the magnitude of ad blocking, whether technology can solve the problem and the effects of GDPR.
Chase Buckle
Senior Trend Analyst
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US Ad Blocking User Penetration and Growth, 2018-2021 (% change and % of internet users)
Ad Blocking User Growth in France, Germany and the UK, 2018-2021 (% change)
Ad Blocking User Penetration in France, Germany and the UK, 2018-2021 (% of internet users)
US Ad Blocking User Penetration, by Demographic, 2019 & 2021 (% of internet users in each group)
Ad Blocking Penetration Among Internet Users Ages 18-34 in Select Countries in Western Europe and the US, by Age, 2019 (% of internet users)
More On: Ad Blocking
See AllUS Consumers Tolerate Ads if They're Expecting Them or They're Incentivized
Sep 11, 2019
As we’ve covered, ad blocking in the US and many parts of western Europe are here to stay. Whether it’s over privacy concerns or the general annoyance over ads ruining user experience, many internet users are not happy with ad loads when they browse the web.
Ad Blocking Growth Is Slowing Down, but Not Going Away
Jul 26, 2019
Fewer internet users than expected are blocking ads across the US and Western Europe. For the second year in a row, we’ve downgraded our estimates of the ad blocking population in France, Germany, the UK and US, as well as our forecast for future growth.
