Browser Monster Index
The most and least private UK websites
We checked 184 websites popular in the UK, from London. 60% loaded tracking before visitors made any choice, 17 make you pay to say no, and 26 earned an A. Here’s who comes out best and worst, overall and in each sector.
Last updated 27 October 2026.
Most private
Least private
- 1Fdailyrecord.co.ukpay to reject
- 2Fbirminghammail.co.ukpay to reject
- 3Fliverpoolecho.co.ukpay to reject
- 4Fchroniclelive.co.ukpay to reject
- 5Ffootball.londontracks after reject
- 6Fmanchestereveningnews.co.ukpay to reject
- 7Fmirror.co.ukpay to reject
- 8Fwalesonline.co.ukpay to reject
- 9Fheraldscotland.comtracks after reject
- 10Fspectator.co.uktracks after reject
Rankings by sector
Sorted from the most private sector on average to the least. A sector gets its own ranking once we’ve checked at least 8 sites in it. “Track after reject” is the share of sites with a reject button that still loaded trackers after we clicked it.
| Sector | Sites | Avg score | Track before you choose | Track after reject | Pay to reject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment | 9 | 80 | 33% | 17% | 0% |
| Money | 17 | 78 | 12% | 15% | 0% |
| Supermarkets | 9 | 64 | 44% | 20% | 0% |
| Tech and social | 13 | 61 | 38% | 67% | 0% |
| Food and delivery | 8 | 55 | 63% | 0% | 13% |
| Property | 12 | 48 | 83% | 50% | 0% |
| Travel | 8 | 48 | 75% | 29% | 0% |
| Jobs and learning | 9 | 47 | 67% | 50% | 0% |
| Charities | 14 | 45 | 57% | 22% | 0% |
| Health and family | 12 | 40 | 50% | 44% | 0% |
| Motoring | 11 | 35 | 73% | 71% | 9% |
| Phones, broadband and energy | 16 | 35 | 69% | 43% | 0% |
| Shopping | 12 | 32 | 83% | 60% | 0% |
| Sport | 10 | 28 | 80% | 75% | 10% |
| News | 24 | 23 | 79% | 85% | 58% |
How we check
An automated browser visits each homepage and one inner page from London three times: without touching the cookie banner, after clicking reject, and after clicking accept. Sites are graded A to F. Full methodology.
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