This statistic displays the results of a survey on the usage of ad blocking software in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2016 and 2019. As of February 2019, 29 percent of respondents stated that they had downloaded ad blocking software in the past.
Have you ever downloaded ad blocking software?*
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IAB UK. (March 29, 2019). Have you ever downloaded ad blocking software?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/700024/ab-blocking-usage-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
IAB UK. "Have you ever downloaded ad blocking software?*." Chart. March 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/700024/ab-blocking-usage-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
IAB UK. (2019). Have you ever downloaded ad blocking software?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/700024/ab-blocking-usage-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
IAB UK. "Have You Ever Downloaded Ad Blocking Software?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/700024/ab-blocking-usage-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
IAB UK, Have you ever downloaded ad blocking software?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/700024/ab-blocking-usage-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Have you ever downloaded ad blocking software?* [Graph], IAB UK, March 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/700024/ab-blocking-usage-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/