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"description": "I came across an article on Backlinko featuring statistics about worldwide ad blocker usage. Different surveys noted in the article have wildly different results. But the first survey discussed, conducted by GlobalWebIndex (\"GWI\"), had a result which caught my attention. According to GWI, as of Q2 2025, the country with the highest ad block usage was Indonesia, with 40.1% internet surfers between the ages of 16-64 using ad blockers. GWI's survey had ad block usage at 29.5% worldwide (among […]",
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"textContent": "I came across an article on Backlinko featuring statistics about worldwide ad blocker usage. Different surveys noted in the article have wildly different results. But the first survey discussed, conducted by GlobalWebIndex (“GWI”), had a result which caught my attention. According to GWI, as of Q2 2025, the country with the highest ad block usage was Indonesia, with 40.1% internet surfers between the ages of 16-64 using ad blockers. GWI’s survey had ad block usage at 29.5% worldwide (among countries surveyed) and 32.5% in the United States. Regarding Indonesia, it significantly out-paced runner-up South Africa at 40.1%.\n\n(I use uBlock Origin on Firefox.)\n\nYou can reply to this article from your own site by sending a Webmention.",
"title": "High Ad Block Usage in Indonesia"
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