During the third quarter of 2022, the average global adblocking rate was estimated at 35.7 percent. China, Indonesia, and Vietnam were top of the class, with adblocking penetration rates over 40 percent. This was followed by 39 percent of surveyed Indian and 38 percent of surveyed Taiwanese admitting to using software blocking online advertising. In the United States, 33.6 percent of internet users said they used adblockers. The lowest adblocking usage was recorded in Ghana, with 11.6 percent, and Japan - 15.8 percent. As far as demand goes, Europe had the highest number of searches for adblocking software per 100,000 internet users worldwide.
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DataReportal, & We Are Social, & Meltwater. (January 26, 2023). Adblocking penetration rate in selected countries/territories worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/351862/adblocking-usage/?ref=blog.arcana.network
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