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title: Over 182k apps now have app-ads.txt
description: According to Pixalate's data, over 182,000 apps had app-ads.txt files at the end of 2019, up from 3,308 at the end of Q1 2019.
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# [Over 182k apps now have app-ads.txt](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/apps-with-ads-txt-2019)

 Written by [Pixalate](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/author/pixalate) | Mar 19, 2020 7:56:53 PM

Pixalate recently released its [2019 App-ads.txt and Ads.txt Trends Report](https://info.pixalate.com/2019-app-ads-txt-trends-report), updating programmatic buyers and sellers on the latest trends around the IAB Tech Lab's initiatives.

# **Over 182,000 apps now have app-ads.txt**

According to Pixalate's data, over 182,000 apps had app-ads.txt files at the end of 2019, up from 3,308 at the end of Q1 2019 (when the initiative [first launched](https://iabtechlab.com/blog/final-version-of-app-ads-txt-ready-for-adoption-to-fight-inventory-fraud-in-mobile-apps-and-ott/)).

Here are the total number of apps with app-ads.txt files – on iOS and Android combined — as of the last day of each quarter:

- **Q1 2019: **3,308 apps
- **Q2 2019: **9,154 apps
- **Q3 2019: **111,875 apps
- **Q4 2019: **182,832 apps

This equates to a roughly 5,500% increase in app-ads.txt adoption in 2019.

**Pixalate's 2019 App-ads.txt & Ads.txt Report**

Pixalate’s [2019 App-ads.txt and Ads.txt Trends Report](https://info.pixalate.com/2019-app-ads-txt-trends-report) includes:

Download a free copy of the [2019 App-ads.txt and Ads.txt Trends Report](https://info.pixalate.com/2019-app-ads-txt-trends-report) today.

[View full post](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/apps-with-ads-txt-2019)

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