In its third annual report, PageFair has once again collaborated with Adobe in order to publish a report on the latest figures regarding the scale and growth of global ad blocking software usage. The report also serves to highlight the economic impact associated with ad blocking, as well as the existing and potential impact of ad blocking in the mobile advertising domain.
According to the report, ad blocking has risen globally by 41 percent since last year, with 198 million active users currently making use of ad blocking browser extensions in 2015. Moreover, the estimated loss of global revenue to publishers due to blocked ads is over $21.8 billion.
While the aforementioned users only represent 6 percent of the global internet population, their ad blocking habits account for 14 percent of the global ad spend. The report adds that the global cost of advertising is expected to reach over $41 billion by 2016.
Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox users account for 93% of all ads blocked on the internet
Demographically speaking, the report classifies young and tech savvy male internet users as those that are likely to block ads. Furthermore, those who browse gaming websites have an even higher probability of using ad blockers. On the other hand, elder and technologically challenged internet users who visit health and charity websites are unlikely to block ads.
In the here and now, Google Chrome is the main player in the growth of ad blocking, partly due to the ease with which ad block extensions can be installed on the browser. To make matters worse for advertisers, Chrome has successfully captured the mainstream browsing market from internet explorer over the last few years.
As such, Google’s browser alone is responsible for 126 million active ad block users in the second quarter of 2015. It is followed by Mozilla Firefox, and together they account for 93 percent of ad blocking.
iOS 9 will make it significantly easier to block ads, forcing advertisers to rethink their marketing strategies
While mobile devices account for 38 percent of all browsing in the second quarter of 2015, the report states that ad blocking is currently in an underdeveloped state on the platform, with a mere 1.6 percent of ad block traffic. However, with Apple’s upcoming iOS 9 making it possible to block ads, ad blocking browser plug-ins and apps are expected to become more common on mobile devices, and the platform is likely to become a key player in the ad blocking game.
The full report with additional statistics for individual regions can be seen here.
yet none of the adblockers able to kick the annoying proakistani “intrusive” ad popups
i never got any with adblock
so you don’t get the newsletter popup, that’s intrusive as hell plus the bottom bar??
you must be using ufone 3g
Use ad block and ad block plus in chrome. It takes care of everything except for the new letter banner at the bottom on home page.
what part of no ad block work on propakistani for their intrusive add you didn’t get and than tell me exact same thing :)
It seems you are unable to use it rather than an issue with adblock , ABP blocks everything on Propak for me and for Fakhre Alam above as well.
let me remind you of your own words…..
( It takes care of everything except for the new letter banner at the bottom on home page.)
plus the pop up you get for same.
so no it’s not the problem that i can’t use adblock but, it’s what I’ve said earlier.
ads are like the unwanted leaves you get with a fresh fruit.
if you are using firefox and chrome and are not using adblock, you are NOT using the browser correctly.
Wong analogy, despite having leafs fruits come at a price. However, with ads, content comes free.
If there was no adblocking, most of the $21 billion loss by publishers would have been transferred to the advertisers whose ads would have been shown but ignored by users. It’s an outdated model, a lost game. Sorry to say this, but you publishers should move on and look for more acceptable ways of monetization instead of spending time on researching and discussing an outgoing technology.
Exactly!
what if i grow a fruit? even f i buy fruit why should i have leaves on them, that also effects the weight if i am buying in kilos, i am not paying for leaves.
o kher
lettuce khridnay gaye ap agar to dukan wala pagal ho jae ga jab ap kaho gay muj leafs nahi chahye sath
amir bhai aap sai kia larai karni bas jaldi sai firdous ki lawn tu de dain :P
apko main firdous he na day dun
amir bhai ab mukriyee ga nahi XD
phir usko sath lay k he jana
Just don’t put annoying ads which pop up right in the middle of the page. Like the news letter subscription on your site home page(its at the bottom but very persistent), I don’t want to subscribe, you cookie should be able to remember this.
I kia mushkil baten ker rahay ho.
seeda batao ads na hon to log kamai kese karen.
apni example he dy do.
make a better strategy regarding ads. i wouldn’t like to have half naked girls lurking on the sidebars of my laptop screen with kids around me.
ye kin ads ki baat ho rahi he
billi marka agarbati aur gai soap ki
toot siah, kastoori power, hajmoola agera
Do a direct host block like adaway in android and hostblacklist on ios.
na na gande ads diya karo ajeeb o gareeb pop ups aur download k ajeeb ads bande ne kholna kuch hota hai aur khul kuch jata hai
Using adblock for 4 years
reason: too much inappropriate ads
zahir hai jo net pay karo gay.ads bhi wese ayen gay
Aparently almost 200 million people are complete idiots shod rather have websites charge monthly fees instead of run ads….
everybody should install it. i used to see lots of irrelevant ads. i never searched for dating sites but i always used to get dating related ads . blocked em all with adbloc
Well i did’nt know about this.But since you mentioned it here. I am able to block every ad. Yahoooo!!!
No more popups :D
i never got any popup ad on propakistani. use ghostry
What has the author contributed to this story other than copying it from international outlets where this story was published a day earlier. Yes he might have tweaked it a little bit but its not original content. Even the highlighted headings are not original, the bit about IOS and I am sure other parts of the summary for the report have been picked up from various websites. Kindly, acknowledge the original site or author, only credit yourself when you have yourself drafted the summary of the report.
Being one of the most popular websites in Pakistan you guys should be setting the bar, what sort of an example are you setting.