How do ads work on Ecosia?

Like any other search engine, Ecosia earns money from clicks on the advertisements that appear above and beside the search results. Follow this link to find out more about how Ecosia makes money.

Why don’t I see ads on Ecosia?

Not everything you search for will always display ads. The ads you see also depend on your geo location and so some countries may show more ads than others.

Some ad blockers can prevent Ecosia from displaying ads. Make sure you make an exception for ecosia.org within your ad blocker’s settings.

How can I disable my ad blocker?

Deactivating your ad blocker gives us the opportunity to plant more trees! We collected instructions for the most popular ad blockers.  

Adblock Plus

1. Go to ecosia.org
2. Click on the Adblock icon next to the browser search bar
3. Click on Enabled on this site in order to Disable
4. Refresh the page and Adblock Plus should be deactivated for Ecosia

You can find further information on how to deactivate this ad blocker here.

Adblock

1. Go to ecosia.org
2. Click on the Adblock icon next to the browser search bar
3. Click on Pause on this site
4. Refresh the page and Adblock should be deactivated for Ecosia

You can find further information on how to deactivate this ad blocker here.

uBlock

1. Go to ecosia.org
2. Click on the uBlock icon next to the browser search bar
3. Click on Pause uBlock
4.  Refresh the page and Adblock Plus should be deactivated for Ecosia

PoperBlocker

1. Go to ecosia.org
2. Click on the Poper Blocker icon next to the browser search bar
3. Click on Inactive Blocking
4. Refresh the page and Adblock Plus should be deactivated for Ecosia

Fair AdBlocker

1. Go to ecosia.org
2. Click on the Fair Adblocker icon next to the browser search bar
3. Click the Whitelist site in order to disable
4. Refresh the page and Adblock Plus should be deactivated for Ecosia

Ghostery

1. Go to ecosia.org
2. Click on the Ghostery icon next to the browser search bar
3. Click on Trust Site in the lower left corner
4. Refresh the page and Ghostery should be deactivated for Ecosia

How do I block ads on mobile?

The Ecosia app has a built-in ad blocking feature that blocks intrusive ads while you browse the web. This creates a safe and faster browsing experience on both iOS & Android. Only intrusive and annoying ads are blocked, which means that you’ll only see acceptable non-intrusive ads that help us plant trees.

The Ecosia app’s built-in ad blocker is automatically set to on. If you wish to turn this feature off and enable ads, follow the steps:

Android

1. Go to the Settings
2. Select Ad blocking
3. You will see options to disable/enable Adblocking Plus, Acceptable Ads and Update on Wi-Fi only. 

iOS

1. Go to the Settings
2. Select Tracking Protection
3. You will see the option to disable/enable Enhanced Tracking Protection

Do I support Ecosia by randomly clicking on ads?

We appreciate your wish to help us, but please don't do this. You should only click on search ads that you may be genuinely interested in. There are algorithms in place to detect fake clicks, so just go ahead and use Ecosia like any other search engine.

Don’t be concerned if you rarely click on ads, simply by being an Ecosia user you’re adding to the size of our user base and turning an everyday action into something positive. The more people collectively that use Ecosia means we have a wider reach and ultimately can plant more trees.