Browser Monster

Browser Monster Index · Open data

How websites track you, in numbers

Every check people run on Browser Monster adds to this public dataset. We open each homepage three times from London (doing nothing, clicking reject, clicking accept) and record what loads, so you see what a visitor in the UK sees. Banners and trackers can differ in other countries.

615 sites · latest check 27 Oct 2026 · CC BY-NC 4.0 · How we check

Tracking before any choice

66.7%

of 15 sites loaded cross-site trackers as the page opened

Seen after clicking reject

55.6%

of 9 sites where we could click reject

No reject on the first screen

20%

0% offered a paid option instead

Average score

50/100

10.4 tracking companies per site on average

Grades

How 15 sites in Reference and tools scored

A · Little tracking seen: 4 (27%)C · Some tracking seen: 2 (13%)D · A lot of tracking seen: 2 (13%)F · Heavy tracking seen: 7 (47%)

50

average score

Companies on the most sites

Share of sites in Reference and tools where each was seen

  • Seen before any choice
  • Seen only later

Where the data goes

Countries of tracker servers, seen from our checker in London (in Reference and tools)

Consent tools

Cookie-banner platforms on sites in Reference and tools

None found: 5 (33%)Cookiebot: 2 (13%)Google Funding Choices: 2 (13%)Sourcepoint: 2 (13%)CookieYes: 1 (7%)Others: 3 (20%)

8

tools seen

The dataset

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Most tracking seen in Reference and tools

All 15 sites →
SiteGradeCompaniesBefore choiceAfter reject
weather.comFHeavy tracking seen35513
timeanddate.comFHeavy tracking seen3052
inpost.co.ukFHeavy tracking seen711
word.tipsFHeavy tracking seen1320
scrabblewordfinder.orgFHeavy tracking seen716
merriam-webster.comFHeavy tracking seen4031—
wordunscrambler.meFHeavy tracking seen71—
thewordfinder.comDA lot of tracking seen42—

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