This statistic shows the leading reasons for using ad blockers according to internet users in the United States as of May 2017. The survey results show, that 40 percent of internet users used an ad blocker because they found online ads intrusive.
Reasons for using ad blockers according to internet users in the United States as of May 2017
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Website (netimperative.com). (June 7, 2017). Reasons for using ad blockers according to internet users in the United States as of May 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/606229/ad-blocking-reasons-usa/
Website (netimperative.com). "Reasons for using ad blockers according to internet users in the United States as of May 2017." Chart. June 7, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/606229/ad-blocking-reasons-usa/
Website (netimperative.com). (2017). Reasons for using ad blockers according to internet users in the United States as of May 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/606229/ad-blocking-reasons-usa/
Website (netimperative.com). "Reasons for Using Ad Blockers According to Internet Users in The United States as of May 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/606229/ad-blocking-reasons-usa/
Website (netimperative.com), Reasons for using ad blockers according to internet users in the United States as of May 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/606229/ad-blocking-reasons-usa/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Reasons for using ad blockers according to internet users in the United States as of May 2017 [Graph], Website (netimperative.com), June 7, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/606229/ad-blocking-reasons-usa/