During a survey conducted in the United Kingdom in June 2021, 61 percent agreed that they always accepted all cookies when they opened a website and it asked them about cookies. Among the countries presented in the data set, the share was highest in Poland (64 percent) and lowest in the United States (32 percent).

During a survey conducted in the United States in June 2021, nearly 32 percent agreed that they always accepted all cookies, when they opened a website and it asked them about cookies. The rate was highest among respondents aged 25 to 34 and lowest among the age group 45 to 54.

A study from 2019 showed cookies consent notices encouraged users to give their consent when there were no opt-out options. 26.9 percent of German desktop users tended to content to cookies' tracking when only an option was displayed On the other hand, German users were more cautious when the cookie consent notice was less nudging. In fact, when the cookies presented a list of option, for instance for vendors' uses, the acceptance rate was zero.

During a 2022 survey, 49 percent of responding internet users from Germany said that they denied the storage of cookies or adjusted the scope of the storage of cookies, depending on the website. Roughly a third stated that they generally set their internet browser so that cookies were not stored permanently, or so as for their use to at least be restricted.

During a survey conducted among internet users in Spain and released in April 2023, 65 percent of respondents said they accepted predetermined cookies whenever they visited a website and it asked them about cookies.

According to a 2022 survey of internet users in France, approximately 28 percent of respondents said they always consent to cookies on websites. A further 37 percent said they regularly accepted cookies, while only five percent stated they never did so. Additionally, three in ten individuals said they tried to confirm cookies as rarely as possible.

According to a 2022 survey of internet users in France, approximately 30 percent of respondents who are privacy conscious always give consent to the usage of cookies on websites. In contrast, only six percent of respondents in this group reported never providing consent to the use of cookies. Around a quarter of users who take privacy actions occasionally automatically accepted cookies usage, while a larger portion of 43 percent regularly provided consent. Additionally, three percent reported never allowing the use of cookies.

A study conducted among 680 websites in the UK showed that roughly 12 percent of the websites was compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The consent management platforms (CMP) displayed were in most cases not meeting the requirements of the EU law.