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AdGuard AdBlocker

by Adguard Software Limited · adguard.com · Privacy & Security
FeaturedEstablished publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Unmatched adblock extension against advertising and pop-ups. Blocks ads on Facebook, YouTube and all other websites.

Users
17M
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.4 / 5
−0.21 in 30 days
Ratings
68,885
+181 in 30 days
Store rank
#20
#20 among extensions
Version
5.5.3.6
updated 14 Oct 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
3M10M17MAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 17,000,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
10K39K69KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 68,885 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About AdGuard AdBlocker

AdGuard ad blocker effectively blocks all types of ads on all web pages, even on Facebook, YouTube and others! What AdGuard ad blocker does: • Blocks all ads: video ads (includes YouTube adblock), rich media advertising, unwanted pop-ups, banners and text ads (includes Facebook adblock) • Speeds up page loading and saves bandwidth, thanks to the missing ads and pop-up windows • Protects your privacy by blocking common third-party tracking systems • Blocks many spyware, adware, and dialer installers • Protects you from malware and phishing What are the advantages of AdGuard over Adblock or Adblock Plus? • AdGuard ad blocker is really fast and lightweight. It uses half as much memory as other popular solutions: Adblock, Adblock Plus, and even outperforms uBlock Adblocker in some tests • AdGuard can handle most of the adblock circumvention scripts • AdGuard is simply better looking and modern (in our opinion) How can AdGuard ad blocker protect your privacy? Privacy protection is one of the main goals! Just enable the "AdGuard Tracking Protection filter" in AdGuard settings. It completely removes all forms of tracking from the Internet. AdGuard has one of the largest tracker filter lists containing more than 10,000 rules. It is even larger than the databases of Ghostery® and Disconnect. How to remove social media widgets with AdGuard? Tired of all the “Like” buttons and similar widgets infesting all of your frequented web pages? Just enable AdGuard "Social media filter" and forget about them. How can AdGuard ad blocker protect you from online threats? At the moment we’ve got more than 2,000,000 harmful websites on record. AdGuard can block domains known to spread malware, protecting your computer against viruses, Trojan horses, worms, spyware, and adware. AdGuard really lowers the risk of virus infections and prohibits access to harmful websites to prevent potential attacks. Crypto-jacking protection We did comprehensive research on crypto-jacking and, as a result, AdGuard can reliably block most of the known crypto-jackers including CoinHive. You can also add some open source filters like NoCoin which will give you an additional layer of protection. Why does AdGuard require permissions? "Access your data for all websites" and "Access browser tabs": both permissions are necessary for AdGuard to apply all kinds of cosmetic processing to the pages' content. Naive ad blocking would simply block ad servers, and leave broken elements and first-party ads on the pages. AdGuard applies special cosmetic rules to make pages look clean and tidy. "Access browser activity during navigation": this permission is necessary to keep track of navigation events in order to apply rules when the time is right. Release notes: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardBrowserExtension/releases Free and Open Source: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardBrowserExtension

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%+36−0.21
30 days0+0.0%+181−0.21
6 months0+0.0%+1,283−0.21
1 year+1M+6.2%+3,221−0.21

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where AdGuard AdBlocker appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
spyware#20
adblocker#40
install#5+16
software#7+11
ad blocker#8−1
ad-blocking#9+1
block ads#110
adblock#15−1
ad#16+40
handle#18−1
details#22+18
ads#22+22
adblock for youtube#320
malware#36−5
block#50+12
video ads#52+6
chrome#54new
protect#55+1
free access#55+9
parental control#56new
come#59+22
prevent#65new
ad skipper#73+2
skip ads#83+9
permissions#91new
release#95new
web#99new

Version history

335 versions recorded
5.5.3.614 Oct 2026
5.5.3.513 Oct 2026
5.5.2.7812 Oct 2026
5.5.2.7611 Oct 2026
5.5.2.7410 Oct 2026
5.5.2.729 Oct 2026
5.5.2.708 Oct 2026
5.5.2.686 Oct 2026

Details

Category
Privacy & Security
First seen
21 May 2020
Size
30.1 MB
Languages
de, en, fil, id, ms, nl, vi, tr
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
adguard.com
Support
github.com
Extension ID
bgnkhhnnamicmpeenaelnjfhikgbkllg

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 4, likelihood 0
Permissions
tabswebRequestwebNavigationstorageunlimitedStoragecontextMenuscookiesdeclarativeNetRequestdeclarativeNetRequestFeedbackscriptinguserScripts
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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