How to remove sponsored results on Amazon
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Short answer: Amazon offers no setting for this that I can find. In a desktop browser, an extension can hide sponsored results on the page for you. The options below are an ad blocker, an extension made only for this, and ClearCart, a free browser extension for Chrome, Firefox and Edge. None of them work in the Amazon phone app.
Can you turn off sponsored results in Amazon's settings?
Amazon offers no setting for this that I can find. If you know of one, email [email protected] and I will correct this page.
How much of Amazon's first page is sponsored?
In a 2024 test, Consumers' Checkbook ran 50 product searches on Amazon in one day and counted the first 25 results of each. On average 54% were paid placements. For a few searches it was more than 70%. When the testers added a brand name to the search, 44% of the first 25 results were still ads (Consumers' Checkbook, November 2024).
Option 1: an ad blocker
A general ad blocker already removes most of the small "Sponsored" result cards on Amazon. It usually misses the larger sponsored blocks: the full-width "Shop X by type" and "Trending now" sections, sponsored brand carousels, and the "Brands related to your search" row.
If you already run a blocker and the page still feels full of ads, those rows are probably what you are seeing.
Option 2: an extension that only hides sponsored results
Other browser extensions exist that do this one job and nothing else. You can find them by searching your browser's extension store for "Amazon sponsored". If hiding ads is all you want, one of those is a fair choice. I am not going to rank them here.
Option 3: ClearCart
ClearCart folds junk listings on Amazon and Walmart search into a bar that says why. One click on a bar brings that listing back, and nothing is deleted. It treats sponsored listings in two ways.
The free filter folds sponsored listings that have almost no reviews. The bar looks like this:
Sponsored on its own is not treated as junk by the free filter. A sponsored listing from an established brand with real reviews stays where it is.
Pro folds every sponsored listing. Those bars are labelled "Hidden by Pro", so you can tell the ad filter from the junk filter. Pro also covers the larger sponsored sections that ad blockers usually miss. Pro is optional and paid, and it is on for the first 14 days of every install with no email or card (pricing).
Using an ad blocker and ClearCart together
They work fine side by side. With both installed you will see fewer "Hidden by Pro" bars than you might expect, because the blocker removes the small sponsored cards first. ClearCart still folds the made-up brands, the listings with no brand, the inflated list prices and the copycat listings that an ad blocker does not look for. The support page has more on this.
Can you hide sponsored results in the Amazon app?
Not with ClearCart. It is a desktop browser extension, and it does not work in the Amazon or Walmart phone apps. I do not know of a way to hide sponsored results inside the app.
What ClearCart does not do
- It does not work in phone apps. It runs in Chrome, Firefox and Edge on a computer.
- It does not grade reviews or read what reviewers wrote.
- It does not filter by country.
- It does not handle returns or refunds.
Everything runs in your browser and nothing is collected. How ClearCart works has the detail.
Questions
Can I turn off sponsored results on Amazon?
Amazon offers no setting for this that I can find. In a desktop browser, an extension can hide sponsored results on the page for you.
How much of Amazon's first page is sponsored?
In a 2024 test by Consumers' Checkbook, 54% of the first 25 results were paid placements on average, across 50 product searches run in one day. For a few searches it was more than 70%.
Does an ad blocker remove sponsored results on Amazon?
It removes most of the small Sponsored result cards. Blockers usually miss the full-width sponsored sections, sponsored brand carousels and the Brands related to your search row.
Does ClearCart hide every sponsored listing for free?
No. The free filter folds sponsored listings that have almost no reviews, and it does not treat sponsored on its own as junk. The optional Pro tier folds every sponsored listing and labels those bars Hidden by Pro. Pro is on for the first 14 days of every install.
Can I hide sponsored results in the Amazon app?
Not with ClearCart. It is a browser extension for Chrome, Firefox and Edge on a computer, and it does not work in the Amazon or Walmart phone apps.
Related reading
- Are Amazon Black Friday deals real?
- How to tell if a brand on Amazon is real
- Why is Amazon search so bad now?
Try it on your next Amazon search. Free, no account, nothing collected. Every hidden listing keeps a bar that says why, and one click brings it back.
Install ClearCart Chrome, Firefox and Edge.