The ads a brand keeps paying for.

Search a brand to rank its active Facebook and Instagram ads by days running, then study the creative that survived the most budget decisions.

01How it works

How to use Ad Longevity Checker

  1. 01

    Enter a brand

    Type the brand name whose active Meta ads you want to compare.

  2. 02

    Choose the country

    Select the country used by the advertiser in Meta's Ad Library.

  3. 03

    Check ad longevity

    Press Check ad longevity to rank the surviving ads by days running.

02Field guide

Read the ads that survived

Longevity is the most honest public proxy for performance in Meta's Ad Library. A start date cannot tell you the return, but it does show that the advertiser kept the ad active through repeated chances to stop spending on it.

Variants show how often the same page, copy, and link title appear across the account. Several variants can mean the brand is testing formats or placements around one angle, so study the message before the surface treatment.

Meta does not publish spend or conversion data for ordinary commercial ads. Use age to decide what to inspect first, then check the creative, offer, hook, and customer language before adapting an idea for your own account.

03FAQ

Ad longevity checker FAQ

How does Ad Longevity Checker work?

Enter a brand and country. The tool pulls active ads from Meta's public Ad Library, groups repeated copy, calculates each unique ad's age from its start date, and ranks ads that have run for at least 14 days.

Why use ad longevity as a performance signal?

Advertisers usually stop funding creative that is not helping the account. A long-running ad has survived more budget decisions, which makes it a practical research signal even though it is not direct performance data.

Is Ad Longevity Checker free?

Yes. It shares the Competitor Ad Finder allowance, with two searches per ISO week for anonymous visitors. A free account removes the anonymous IP gate, while the shared weekly tool budget still applies.

What are the limits of the data?

Meta shows start dates and active status, but it does not show spend, revenue, conversion rate, or targeting for ordinary commercial ads. Longevity is a useful proxy, not proof of profitability.

How do I analyze the ads further in Adlicio?

Open Competitor Ads in Adlicio to keep the video files, transcribe hooks, compare repeated angles, and add the customer comments that explain why those messages land.
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