About us

We started in 2009 with a simple goal: make the Internet a better place for its users. Today, AdGuard builds software that blocks ads, stops trackers, and protects your privacy — on every device and in every browser
We are independent, funded entirely by our users — not advertisers. Headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus, we operate under the EU privacy laws and are fully GDPR-compliant

  • Working since 2009

    160+ million worldwide users across all products

  • 20+ products and services

    Apps for Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, Android TV, Linux, and browsers

  • 90+ public repositories

    One of the largest active open-source teams on GitHub

Our approach

  • Open-source at heart. Transparency is non-negotiable. Our code is open for inspection
  • User feedback is crucial. Our decisions are shaped by the people who use our products
  • Privacy is our starting point. We design every product to minimize data collection — gathering only what’s strictly necessary to deliver the service

Our story

  • 2009 — AdGuard Ad Blocker. We release the first version of our ad blocker and expand it across all major platforms
  • 2016 — AdGuard DNS. We launch a free public DNS service to block ads and trackers at the network level on any device
  • 2018 — AdGuard Home. We introduce a network-wide solution for blocking ads and tracking, turning it into one of the most popular privacy projects on GitHub
  • 2020 — AdGuard VPN. We expand beyond ad blocking into full traffic encryption with our fast, proprietary protocol — which we open-source in 2026
  • 2024 — AdGuard Temp Mail and AdGuard Mail. We roll out privacy-first email solutions designed to shield your inbox from spam and phishing
  • 2025 — TrustTunnel. We release a dedicated app for our open-source tunneling protocol built for high-speed, censorship-resistant connections
  • 2026 — AdGuard Wallet. We introduce a secure, non-custodial crypto wallet built to safely keep and manage Web3 assets

Research

For many years, we co-host the Ad-Filtering Dev Summit, the industry’s flagship event for ad-blocking developers. Our engineers shape the conversation across the community
TrustTunnel, our VPN protocol, is open-source: inspect it, use it, or build on it
We're also actively researching AI to move ad blocking beyond traditional filter lists
An in-house research and development team drives it all: tracking threats, publishing insights, and building what’s next

Blogs

We share our insights on several platforms, including our main blog, the DNS and VPN hubs, and the TechTok Q&A series. Our content covers product updates, technical research, and industry analysis. It serves as a reference point for privacy and ad blocking and is read by users, journalists, and industry peers alike

Media kits

Need our logo for an article? Screenshots for a review? Or just want to get the details right?
Download our official media kits — packed with brand assets, press resources, and everything journalists and partners need

Partner with AdGuard

Join our global partner network. Our affiliate and reseller programs offer competitive, reliable earnings — and we’re open to technology partnerships and custom collaborations
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AdGuard in the news

AdGuard review
AdGuard is a robust, widely compatible ad blocker. We recommend it to anyone seeking a good ad-blocking tool.
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Hacked websites could be using your computer to mine cryptocurrency
According to a recent report from AdGuard, more than 200 of the top 100,000 sites on the web were hosting suspicious code. That may not seem like a big deal, but even sites near the bottom of that list draw a huge amount of traffic. The most popular one on AdGuard's list regularly pulls in around 60 million visits every month.
In total, AdGuard discovered cryptocurrency mining code on 220 sites over a three-week period. During that time around 500 million users unknowingly ran that code on their computers.
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Bitcoin mining on track to consume all of the world’s energy by 2020
More than half a billion people may be inadvertently mining cryptocurrencies from their computers, smartphones and other devices, according to research conducted earlier this year by ad blocking firm AdGuard.
“How much money have these websites made? We estimate their joint profit at over $43,000,” the AdGuard researchers said in an October blogpost that detailed their discovery. At the time, one bitcoin was worth around $5,000.
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Billions of video site visitors unwittingly mine cryptocurrency as they watch
The video sites Openload, Streamango, Rapidvideo and OnlineVideoConverter are allegedly loading mining software on to visitors’ computers, making them generate tokens for the bitcoin-like cryptocurrency Monero, according to security firm Adguard.
“We came across several very popular websites that secretly use the resources of users’ devices for cryptocurrency mining,” said Andrey Meshkov, co-founder of Adguard. “According to SimilarWeb, these four sites register 992m visits monthly.”
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Why hackers love cryptocurrency miner coinhive
Although the developers aren't saying how much money they've made from their idea, online ad-blocking service AdGuard also found the Coinhive miner on over 30,000 sites and estimates the code generates $150,000 in Monero every month. For Coinhive, which takes a 30 percent cut, that amounts to $540,000 per year.
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You could be secretly mining bitcoins without even knowing it
Popular video sites including Openload, Streamango, Rapidvideo and OnlineVideoConverter are also allegedly loading mining software on to visitors' computers, according to security firm Adguard.
"We came across several very popular websites that secretly use the resources of users’ devices for cryptocurrency mining," said Andrey Meshkov, co-founder of Adguard. "According to SimilarWeb, these four sites register 992m visits monthly."
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4 ad blockers that still work with Chrome
AdGuard will flat-out refuse to connect to websites known to be malicious for phishing attacks or spreading malware, and it’s good at collapsing the elements of the page that normally display ads, making formatting much less cluttered.
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Company information

Adguard Software Limited
Anexartisias and Athinon 79, Nora Court Flat/Office 203-205,
3040 Limassol, Cyprus
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