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Ad blocking reasons in the United States in 2017

Reasons for using ad blockers according to internet users in the United States as of May 2017

The data displays the leading reasons for using ad blockers according to internet users in the U.S. as of May 2017. The survey results show, that 40% of internet users used an ad blocker because they found online ads intrusive.

Too many ads are annoying or irrelevant	49
I think there are too many ads on the internet	40
I find online ads intrusive	40
Ads take up too much screen space and get in the way	37
I want to speed up the time it takes for things to lead on my device	33
I try to avoid ads wherever possible, whether on TV or online	32
I don't like seeing video ads before I'm allowed to watch video content/clips	29
I'm concerned about ads compromising my online privacy	29
I don't like ads which are personalized based on my browsing history	25
I want to stop the battery life on my device from being drained by ads	17
I want to stop the battery life on my phone from being drained by ads	5
I want to stop the data allowance on my phone from being used up by ads	3
I want to speed up the time it takes for things to load on my mobile	3
Other	3

Ad blocking reasons in the United States in 2017

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