Polaris Audit

Forensic Benchmarks

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 (CMPs) to block network-level signals before user interaction.

56%Non-Compliance Rate
51Critical Violations
84Fully Compliant
190Total Audits

Overarching Insights

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.

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.

Recent Audits

WebsiteVerdictScanned
udemy.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
tate.org.ukCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
edx.orgLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
coursera.orgNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
amnesty.orgLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
greenpeace.orgLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
redcross.orgNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
ted.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
who.intLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
cdc.govLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
khanacademy.orgLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
nasa.govLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
sciencemag.orgNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
un.orgNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
webmd.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
mayoclinic.orgNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
nature.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
scientificamerican.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
smithsonianmag.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
history.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
discovery.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
nih.govLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
pluralsight.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
skillshare.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
nationalgeographic.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
cbssports.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
healthline.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
sportingnews.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
espn.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
si.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
bleacherreport.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
paramount.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
universalpictures.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
sony.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
warnerbros.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
disney.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
ihg.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
hilton.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
accor.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
hyatt.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
marriott.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
jetblue.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
southwest.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
delta.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
americanairlines.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
united.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
volkswagen.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
porsche.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
audi.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
bmw.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
honda.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
mercedes-benz.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
toyota.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
gm.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
tesla.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
unilever.comCLEAR26/04/2026View Full Report
ford.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
nestle.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
pg.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
coca-cola.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
pepsi.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
dominos.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
pizzahut.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
subway.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
mcdonalds.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
starbucks.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
crateandbarrel.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
wayfair.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
potterybarn.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
westelm.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
uniqlo.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
ikea.comCLEAR26/04/2026View Full Report
asos.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
gap.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
zara.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
hm.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
reebok.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
underarmour.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
puma.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
blackrock.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
nike.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
adidas.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
fidelity.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
vanguard.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
schwab.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
betterment.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
wealthfront.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
etoro.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
kraken.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
robinhood.comCLEAR26/04/2026View Full Report
binance.comCLEAR26/04/2026View Full Report
revolut.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
coinbase.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
wise.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
square.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
paypal.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
stripe.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
mailchimp.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
hubspot.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
sendgrid.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
box.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
dropbox.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
salesforce.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
slack.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
discord.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
zoom.usLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
canva.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
figma.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
adobe.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
hashnode.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
behance.netLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
dribbble.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
indiehackers.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
dev.toLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
news.ycombinator.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
producthunt.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
arstechnica.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
slashdot.orgLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
tomshardware.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
zdnet.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
cnet.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
lifehacker.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
digitaltrends.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
mashable.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
techcrunch.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
engadget.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
gizmodo.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
wired.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
pcgamer.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
theverge.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
metacritic.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
gamespot.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
ign.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
rottentomatoes.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
fandom.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
imdb.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
medium.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
quora.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
wikipedia.orgNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
stackoverflow.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
github.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
tiktok.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
youtube.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
vimeo.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
twitch.tvNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
lyft.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
airbnb.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
booking.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
expedia.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
zillow.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
yelp.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
tripadvisor.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
shopify.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
etsy.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
target.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
walmart.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
bestbuy.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
ebay.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
usatoday.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
wsj.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
forbes.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
bloomberg.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
reuters.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
uber.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
foxnews.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
cnn.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
bbc.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
spotify.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
nytimes.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
theguardian.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
reddit.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
twitter.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
linkedin.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
instagram.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
netflix.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
microsoft.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
apple.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
homedepot.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
amazon.comCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
facebook.comNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
google.comLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
artic.eduNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
moma.orgNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
guggenheim.orgCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
getty.eduCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
britishmuseum.orgLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
louvre.frLEAKING26/04/2026View Full Report
metmuseum.orgCRITICAL26/04/2026View Full Report
nationaltrust.org.ukNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report
worldwildlife.orgNO_TRACKERS26/04/2026View Full Report