As of 2020, most Swedes, or 58 percent, used an ad blocker because they found websites to be more manageable without banners. 45 percent of respondents used ad blockers to avoid offensive or irrelevant advertising images and messages.
Reasons for using an ad blocker in Sweden in 2020
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AudienceProject. (August 19, 2020). Reasons for using an ad blocker in Sweden in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/873508/reasons-for-using-an-ad-blocker-in-sweden/
AudienceProject. "Reasons for using an ad blocker in Sweden in 2020." Chart. August 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/873508/reasons-for-using-an-ad-blocker-in-sweden/
AudienceProject. (2020). Reasons for using an ad blocker in Sweden in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/873508/reasons-for-using-an-ad-blocker-in-sweden/
AudienceProject. "Reasons for Using An Ad Blocker in Sweden in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/873508/reasons-for-using-an-ad-blocker-in-sweden/
AudienceProject, Reasons for using an ad blocker in Sweden in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/873508/reasons-for-using-an-ad-blocker-in-sweden/ (last visited May 31, 2023)
Reasons for using an ad blocker in Sweden in 2020 [Graph], AudienceProject, August 19, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/873508/reasons-for-using-an-ad-blocker-in-sweden/