How to find competitor ads
Every big ad network publishes a public library. Here is what each one shows, where it stops, and how to check one company everywhere at once.
LinkedIn Ad Library
Search a company or advertiser name at linkedin.com/ad-library. You can also search by payer name, keyword, country and date range.
Ad preview, format, advertiser and payer names. Ads targeted to the European Union also show impressions, targeting and run dates.
Ads stay one year after their last impression, and the impression and targeting details exist only for EU-targeted ads.
Meta Ad Library
Pick a country and search a Page name at facebook.com/ads/library. Anyone can search; no Facebook login is needed.
The active ads of a Page across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Audience Network, with creative, copy and the date each ad started running.
Outside the EU, commercial ads show only while they run. Ads that target the EU stay for a year, with targeting and reach. Ads about social issues, elections or politics stay for seven years.
Google Ads Transparency Center
Search an advertiser or a website name at adstransparency.google.com, then filter by date and location.
Ads from verified advertisers on Google Search, YouTube and other Google services. Each ad stays for one year after the last day it was shown.
You search by advertiser or website, not by keyword. Targeting and recipient counts appear only for ads served in certain regions.
All three in one search
adsrunning shows up to 20 collected LinkedIn creatives per company, with dated Meta and Google ad counts next to them. One company name, three networks.
Company name or domainFAQ
Can I see a competitor's ad spend?
Not in the public libraries. LinkedIn shows impression ranges, and only for ads targeted to the EU. Meta shows spend only for ads about social issues, elections or politics.
Can competitors see my ads?
Yes. Every ad you run on LinkedIn, Meta or Google appears in that network's public library while it runs.
How far back do the ad libraries go?
LinkedIn keeps ads one year after their last impression; Google one year after the last day shown. Meta keeps ads that target the EU for a year; other commercial ads leave when they stop running. adsrunning keeps the LinkedIn creatives it collects, so a company page can show ads the networks no longer list.
Do I need an account to use the ad libraries?
No. LinkedIn's and Meta's libraries need no login, and Google asks you to sign in only to see some ads. adsrunning's library is free to browse too; watching companies comes with Starter.