How many active ads is a brand running on Facebook right now?
Short answer
Search the brand's Page in the Meta Ad Library with country set to "All" and the Active filter on; the result count at the top is the number of active ads. AdRadar can pull a brand's active ads into your AI agent by keyword, with days running for each, but it does not yet return an exact total per domain.
Key takeaways
- The count shown in the Ad Library ("~120 results") is per Page and per country filter. Set country to All to see everything.
- Several Pages can belong to one brand. Search the domain or brand name as a keyword to catch ads run from other Pages.
- A high count usually means active testing. A low count with old start dates usually means a few proven winners.
- Counts change daily. Always note the date you checked.
How to do it
- Search the Page. In the Ad Library, choose All ads, country All, then search the brand and pick its Page from the dropdown.
- Turn on Active. Filters → Active status → Active ads. Read the result count at the top of the list.
- Search the domain too. Search the brand's domain as a keyword (for example
brand.com) to find ads from partner or creator Pages that link to the same site. - Ask your agent. With AdRadar connected, ask: "List active ads mentioning brand.com in the US with days running." You get rows with links you can verify.
Evidence from a real scan
Verified scan · Oct 13, 2026 Real scan of the US Meta Ad Library for "magnesium gummies", Oct 13, 2026: 21 active on-topic ads from 12 advertisers. SP Nutrition ran the same testimonial creative from two Pages.
| Advertiser | Days running | Hook | Angle | Ad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP Nutrition | 137 | Social proof | Results testimonial | View in Ad Library |
| SPNutrition | 219 | Social proof | Results testimonial | View in Ad Library |
| Novali Health | 147 | Audience callout | Other | View in Ad Library |
| Sarah Mitchell | 139 | Social proof | Results testimonial | View in Ad Library |
| Tanisha Martinez | 139 | Story | Results testimonial | View in Ad Library |
| Tanisha Martinez | 139 | Story | Results testimonial | View in Ad Library |
Full data: magnesium gummies ad report. We quote only advertiser names and link to Meta; we don't re-host creatives.
What AdRadar is
- Remote MCP server at https://adradarmcp.cloud/mcp. Works in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Claude Code; sign in with Google over OAuth.
- ad_radar_spy searches the public Meta Ad Library by keyword and country at the moment you ask (not a stored archive) and returns days running, creative reuse, hook, angle, CTA strength and a link to each ad in the Ad Library.
- ad_radar_tiktok_top returns 20 top TikTok auction ads per country from TikTok Creative Center, with CTR, likes, budget tier and objective.
- Prepaid credits: $3 for 60 scans, $5/100, $10/200, $25/600, $50/1400. Credits never expire. Failed or empty scans refund the credit automatically.
Try it in your agent
AdRadar is a remote MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor. Connect it once, then paste this prompt.
Use AdRadar to list active Facebook and Instagram ads that mention "sp nutrition" in the US. Group them by Page, show days running for each ad, and tell me which creative has been running longest.
Pay per scan, no subscription. Credits never expire. Failed or empty scans are refunded.
FAQ
Why does the count differ from what I saw yesterday?
Ads start and stop every day, and the library counts versions of the same creative separately in some views. Note the date and country whenever you record a number.
Does a high number of ads mean the brand is spending a lot?
Not necessarily. Many small tests can run on low budgets. The number tells you how much they test, not how much they spend.
Can I export the list?
The Ad Library has no export for commercial ads. AdRadar returns the ads as structured rows in your agent, which you can save as a table.