How the Top 200 websites track you.
We scanned 200 of the world’s most popular domains using Polaris Headless. The results reveal a systemic failure in current Consent Management Platforms to block network-level signals before user interaction.
56%Non-Compliance Rateof audited sites
58Critical Violationspre-consent leaks
88Fully Compliantno trackers detected
Key Findings
01
The race condition is the norm.
On 64% of sites, third-party ad pixels (Meta, TikTok) fire in the first 300ms of page load — long before the CMP banner even renders. This makes the banner legally moot.
02
Analytics is rarely gated.
Despite GA4 requiring consent in most EU jurisdictions, 82% of scanned sites fire analytics collection requests without waiting for a user decision.
Audit Index
Rolling scans · Last scan May 12, 2026200 sites
| Website | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|
| mirror.co.uk | CRITICAL | Report → |
| thesun.co.uk | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| dailymail.co.uk | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| independent.co.uk | CRITICAL | Report → |
| mlb.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| bbc.co.uk | CRITICAL | Report → |
| vox.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| nfl.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| nba.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| buzzfeed.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| huffpost.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| vice.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| time.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| economist.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| ft.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| ticketmaster.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| meetup.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| eventbrite.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| stubhub.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| foursquare.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| tripadvisor.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| zomato.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| resy.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| yelp.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| opentable.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| eat24.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| caviar.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| delivery.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| seamless.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| postmates.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| grubhub.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| udemy.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| tate.org.uk | CRITICAL | Report → |
| edx.org | LEAKING | Report → |
| coursera.org | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| amnesty.org | LEAKING | Report → |
| greenpeace.org | LEAKING | Report → |
| redcross.org | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| ted.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| who.int | LEAKING | Report → |
| cdc.gov | LEAKING | Report → |
| khanacademy.org | LEAKING | Report → |
| nasa.gov | LEAKING | Report → |
| sciencemag.org | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| un.org | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| webmd.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| mayoclinic.org | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| nature.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| scientificamerican.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| smithsonianmag.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| history.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| discovery.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| nih.gov | LEAKING | Report → |
| pluralsight.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| skillshare.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| nationalgeographic.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| cbssports.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| healthline.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| sportingnews.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| espn.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| si.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| bleacherreport.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| paramount.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| universalpictures.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| sony.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| warnerbros.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| disney.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| ihg.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| hilton.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| accor.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| hyatt.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| marriott.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| jetblue.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| southwest.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| delta.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| americanairlines.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| united.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| volkswagen.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| porsche.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| audi.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| bmw.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| honda.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| mercedes-benz.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| toyota.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| gm.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| tesla.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| unilever.com | CLEAR | Report → |
| ford.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| nestle.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| pg.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| coca-cola.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| pepsi.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| dominos.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| pizzahut.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| subway.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| mcdonalds.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| starbucks.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| crateandbarrel.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| wayfair.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| potterybarn.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| westelm.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| uniqlo.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| ikea.com | CLEAR | Report → |
| asos.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| gap.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| zara.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| hm.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| reebok.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| underarmour.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| puma.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| blackrock.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| nike.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| adidas.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| fidelity.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| vanguard.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| schwab.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| betterment.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| wealthfront.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| etoro.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| kraken.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| robinhood.com | CLEAR | Report → |
| binance.com | CLEAR | Report → |
| revolut.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| coinbase.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| wise.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| square.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| paypal.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| stripe.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| mailchimp.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| hubspot.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| sendgrid.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| box.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| dropbox.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| salesforce.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| slack.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| discord.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| zoom.us | LEAKING | Report → |
| canva.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| figma.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| adobe.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| hashnode.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| behance.net | LEAKING | Report → |
| dribbble.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| indiehackers.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| dev.to | LEAKING | Report → |
| news.ycombinator.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| producthunt.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| arstechnica.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| slashdot.org | LEAKING | Report → |
| tomshardware.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| zdnet.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| cnet.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| lifehacker.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| digitaltrends.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| mashable.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| techcrunch.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| engadget.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| gizmodo.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| wired.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| pcgamer.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| theverge.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| metacritic.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| gamespot.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| ign.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| rottentomatoes.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| fandom.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| imdb.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| medium.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| quora.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| wikipedia.org | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| stackoverflow.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| github.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| tiktok.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| youtube.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| vimeo.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| twitch.tv | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| lyft.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| airbnb.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| booking.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| expedia.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| zillow.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| shopify.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| etsy.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| target.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| walmart.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| bestbuy.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| ebay.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| usatoday.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| wsj.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| forbes.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| bloomberg.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| reuters.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| uber.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| foxnews.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| cnn.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| bbc.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| spotify.com | LEAKING | Report → |
| nytimes.com | CRITICAL | Report → |
| theguardian.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |
| reddit.com | NO TRACKERS | Report → |