Updated September 2026: Google does not provide an official setting that removes all ads from Google Maps. Sponsored results and promoted places can still appear. What you can control is how personalized those ads are and which topics or brands Google should show you less often.
Can You Completely Remove Ads from Google Maps?
No official Google setting makes Maps completely ad-free. Turning off personalized ads changes how Google chooses ads for you; it does not stop all advertising from appearing.
1. Turn Off Personalized Ads in My Ad Center
Open My Ad Center while signed in to your Google Account. You can turn personalized ads off.
After personalization is off, Google may still show ads, but they should no longer be personalized using the same account-level signals.
2. Ask Google to Show Less of Certain Topics or Brands
My Ad Center lets you customize the ad experience by asking Google to show more or less of selected topics and brands. This is useful when the issue is not the presence of ads itself, but repetitive or irrelevant advertising.
These controls influence personalization; they do not guarantee that a topic or brand will never appear.
3. Limit Sensitive Ad Topics
Google also provides controls for certain sensitive topics. If available in your account and region, you can ask Google to limit ads relating to those categories.
Again, this is a preference control rather than an absolute block.
4. Review Activity Used for Ad Personalization
My Ad Center allows you to review whether certain account activity is used to personalize ads. Depending on your settings, this can include activity and location-related information used for advertising personalization.
If you are mainly concerned about privacy, this is more useful than installing random third-party apps that claim they can make Google Maps ad-free.
What About Browser Ad Blockers?
Third-party browser content blockers may change or hide some web-page elements, but their behavior with Google Maps can vary by browser, device and software version. They are not an official Google Maps ad-control method, and I would not promise that any specific blocker will remove Maps ads reliably.
The Google Maps mobile app also behaves differently from the web version, so a browser extension should not be presented as a universal solution for the app.
Quick Summary
| Method | What It Does | Removes All Maps Ads? |
|---|---|---|
| Turn off personalized ads | Stops account-level ad personalization | No |
| Topic/brand controls | Adjusts what you want to see more or less often | No |
| Sensitive-topic controls | Limits eligible sensitive ad categories | No |
| Activity/privacy controls | Changes signals used for personalization | No |
| Third-party browser blockers | May alter some web content; results vary | Not reliably |
Why Ads Still Appear After You Disable Personalization
Advertising funds many Google services. When personalization is off, Google can still serve non-personalized or contextual advertising based on factors such as the service you are using, a general location or the content/search context.
Best Option in 2026
If your goal is privacy and fewer irrelevant ads, use My Ad Center first:
- Turn personalized ads off if you do not want personalization.
- Adjust topic and brand preferences.
- Limit sensitive topics where available.
- Review activity and privacy settings used for advertising.
If your goal is to make Google Maps completely ad-free, there is currently no official Google setting that guarantees that result.
Related Guide
If you are also trying to reduce ads on Google Search, see my How to Remove or Reduce Ads on Google Search (2026) guide.
