# LinkedIn Ad Library: how to see a company's LinkedIn ads

> How to search LinkedIn's Ad Library by company, keyword or country, what each ad shows (and the extra detail for ads aimed at the EU), how long ads are kept and what it can't tell you.

By Matt, Parsly · Updated 2026-10-22 · Checked 2026-10-22 · https://parsly.to/guides/linkedin-ad-library/

## The short answer

LinkedIn's Ad Library at linkedin.com/ad-library lists ads that have run on LinkedIn, worldwide, created on or after 1 June 2023. Search by company, payer or keyword, no account needed. Ads stay for a year after their last impression. Ads aimed at the EU also show impressions, countries and the top targeting choices.

LinkedIn's Ad Library is a public, searchable list of the ads companies run on LinkedIn. It's the easiest way to see how a B2B competitor sells itself: which offers, which formats, which countries. Anyone can use it, with or without a LinkedIn account. Everything below was checked on the live library on 22 October 2026.

## How do I use the LinkedIn Ad Library?

Go to [linkedin.com/ad-library](https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/), type a company's name in **Company or advertiser** and click **Search**. You get every ad LinkedIn holds for that company, newest first, with a count at the top.

1. Open [linkedin.com/ad-library](https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/). You don't need to sign in.
2. Fill in one or more of the search boxes: **Company or advertiser**, **Payer** (who paid for the ad, if different), or **Keyword** (words in the ad).
3. Optionally pick a **Country** and a **Date**.
4. Click **Search**. The results show each ad as it looked in the feed.
5. Click **View details** on an ad to see everything LinkedIn shares about it.

A search for HubSpot on the day we checked returned 2,579 ads, in English, German, French and more, which shows how much one company can be running at once.

## What filters does the LinkedIn Ad Library have?

Country and date are always there; **More** opens filters on the targeting the advertiser chose. The targeting filters only help with ads aimed at the EU, since those are the only ones LinkedIn shares targeting for.

| Filter | Options |
|---|---|
| Country | Every country, or one |
| Date | **Last 30 days**, **This month**, **This year**, **Last year**, or a date range |
| More: targeting | **Language**, **Location**, **Audience**, **Demographic**, **Company**, **Education**, **Job**, **Interests and Traits**, each as included, excluded or both |
| Sort | Newest to oldest |

## What does the LinkedIn Ad Library show about each ad?

For every ad: the advertiser, the ad format and the creative itself. For ads aimed at the EU, LinkedIn adds impressions, the dates it ran and the top targeting choices.

On an EU ad's **View details** page you'll find:

- **About the ad:** the format (for example Single Image Ad), the advertiser, who paid for it, and the dates it ran.
- **Ad Impressions:** total impressions as a range (for example 50k–100k) and the share by country.
- **Ad Targeting:** the top three targeting choices, such as language and location, and which kinds of targeting were included or excluded (audience, demographic, company, education, job, interests).

Dates and times are in UTC. LinkedIn counts an ad's start as its first impression and its end as its last, and says an ad usually appears shortly after its first impression.

LinkedIn also notes that an ad may have several versions, which can look different on mobile and desktop.

## How long are ads kept in the LinkedIn Ad Library?

One year after the ad's last impression on LinkedIn, and only ads created on or after 1 June 2023. Both are from LinkedIn's own FAQ on the library page, checked October 2026.

There's no archive beyond that. If you want a company's ad history over several years, you have to save it yourself as you go.

## What can't you see in the LinkedIn Ad Library?

- **Spend and results.** No budget, no clicks, no leads, no cost.
- **Impressions and targeting for ads not aimed at the EU.** A US-only campaign shows the ad, the advertiser and the format, nothing more.
- **Full targeting.** Even for EU ads, only the top three choices, not the whole audience.
- **Anything older than a year after it stopped,** or created before June 2023.
- **Organic posts and job posts.** Creators' posts labelled as brand partnerships have their own search, and paid job posts are in LinkedIn's separate Job Library; neither is in the Ad Library.
- **An export.** There's no download button. Reuse only what you have the right to; the ads belong to their advertisers, and LinkedIn's terms may not allow copying them.

## How do I collect a company's LinkedIn ads with Parsly?

[Parsly](https://parsly.to/) is a free Chrome extension that reads the ads the Ad Library shows you and puts them in one list you can sort and save.

1. Search for the company in the LinkedIn Ad Library.
2. Open Parsly from Chrome's toolbar. The first time, allow it on LinkedIn.
3. Click **Collect**. Parsly scrolls the results like a person would and reads each ad with its dates.
4. Parsly marks the likely winners: the ads that have run longest and have the most variations.
5. Copy the list, or download it as a spreadsheet (CSV).

Parsly only reads what the library already shows you: no spend, no private data.

## Which way should I use?

| Way | Free | Whole company at once | Saved for later | Effort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LinkedIn Ad Library | Yes | Scroll and read | No, gone a year after the ad stops | Open each ad by hand |
| Screenshots and a spreadsheet | Yes | Yes, slowly | Yes | High |
| Parsly | Yes | Yes | Yes, as a CSV | One click |

To compare LinkedIn with Meta's, TikTok's and Google's libraries, read [every ad library compared](https://parsly.to/guides/ad-libraries-compared/).

## Questions people also ask

### Is the LinkedIn Ad Library free?

Yes. LinkedIn says anyone can explore it, with or without a LinkedIn account.

### Can I see how much a company spends on LinkedIn ads?

No. The Ad Library never shows spend. For ads aimed at the EU it shows a range of impressions, such as 50k–100k, which is the closest it gets.

### How far back does the LinkedIn Ad Library go?

To ads created on or after 1 June 2023. Each ad stays for one year after its last impression, so an ad that stopped running more than a year ago is gone.

### Can advertisers hide their ads from the LinkedIn Ad Library?

No. LinkedIn says advertisers can't opt out of having their ads shown there.

### Does the LinkedIn Ad Library show targeting?

Only for ads aimed at the EU, and only the top three targeting choices the advertiser made, such as language or location. Ads aimed elsewhere show the ad, the advertiser and the format.

### Can I export ads from the LinkedIn Ad Library?

There's no export or download button. You can open each ad and copy it by hand, or collect the results with a tool like Parsly. Reuse only what you have the right to; LinkedIn's terms may not allow copying others' ads.

## Sources

- [LinkedIn Ad Library and its FAQ](https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/)