In the first half of 2022, gambling ads accounted for 40 percent of all ads blocked by digital publishers worldwide. Gambling was thus the most blocked category. Pharmaceutical drugs ranked second, with 13 percent of all blocks. Cryptocurrency and alcoholic beverages followed, with seven and five percent, respectively.
Distribution of digital ads blocked by publishers worldwide in 1st half 2022, by category
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Confiant. (September 30, 2022). Distribution of digital ads blocked by publishers worldwide in 1st half 2022, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344399/digital-advertising-blocked-categories/
Confiant. "Distribution of digital ads blocked by publishers worldwide in 1st half 2022, by category." Chart. September 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344399/digital-advertising-blocked-categories/
Confiant. (2022). Distribution of digital ads blocked by publishers worldwide in 1st half 2022, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344399/digital-advertising-blocked-categories/
Confiant. "Distribution of Digital Ads Blocked by Publishers Worldwide in 1st Half 2022, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344399/digital-advertising-blocked-categories/
Confiant, Distribution of digital ads blocked by publishers worldwide in 1st half 2022, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344399/digital-advertising-blocked-categories/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Distribution of digital ads blocked by publishers worldwide in 1st half 2022, by category [Graph], Confiant, September 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344399/digital-advertising-blocked-categories/