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February 12, 2018

Reasons for Blocking Ads While Using the Internet According to Ad Blocking Users Worldwide, Q3 2017 (% of respondents)

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In 2017, according to 51% of respondents, the main reason they blocked ads while using the internet was because they felt that too many ads are annoying or irrelevant. 50% believe there are too many ads, while 47% believe that ads are too intrusive.

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Data is from the Q3 2017 GlobalWebIndex survey released February 12, 2018 as cited in company blog. GlobalWebIndex interviewed 39,438 ad blocking users ages 16-64 across 40 countries via desktop, laptop, mobile or tablet. At least 3,000 unique respondents are surveyed over a 12-month period from each country.

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