UK Pharma & Biotech Research and Development - PPC Market Share Analysis April 2026

Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the UK Research and Development category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.

Research and Development – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Pharma & Biotech Research and Development UK

See how often AIOs appear and how search intent is distributed across buying signals.

AIO Frequency

How often a Google AI overview appears on search terms relevant to this category.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 28.8485607009
71.1514392991
28%

Complex Query Frequency

A complex query is a longer, more detailed search that often contains multiple keywords, specific conditions, or multi-part questions.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 1
99
<1%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 0%
Transactional 0%
Navigational 90%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 0%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Pharma & Biotech Research and Development brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

Share of Clicks - Last month
Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain Share of clicks
gsk.com 70.22
freestyle.abbott 16.64
roche.com 11.95
abcam.com 0.64
merckgroup.com 0.32
sigmaaldrich.com 0.09
tjoapack.com 0.06
originltd.com 0.02
propharmagroup.com 0.01
rndsystems.com 0.01
others 0.04
  • gsk.com - 70.22%
  • freestyle.abbott - 16.64%
  • roche.com - 11.95%
  • abcam.com - 0.64%
  • merckgroup.com - 0.32%
  • sigmaaldrich.com - 0.09%
  • tjoapack.com - 0.06%
  • originltd.com - 0.02%
  • propharmagroup.com - 0.01%
  • rndsystems.com - 0.01%
  • others - 0.04%

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GSK dominates with 70.22% click share, followed by Freestyle Abbott at 16.64%. Roche holds 11.95%, while Abcam captures 0.64%. Others collectively account for 0.04%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Pharma & Biotech Research and Development brands

Curious about your market position? Here you can see the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Spend for the last month. 

Share of Spend - Last Month
Share of Spend - Last Month
Date gsk.com freestyle.abbott roche.com abcam.com merckgroup.com sigmaaldrich.com propharmagroup.com originltd.com tjoapack.com schott-pharma.com
2026/04/01 69.08% 19.79% 9.27% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.87% 0%
2026/04/02 71.76% 28.24% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/03 65.58% 34.42% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/04 65.83% 32.98% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.89% 0%
2026/04/05 59.79% 24.55% 15.66% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/06 56.7% 36.95% 5.77% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.59% 0%
2026/04/07 41.85% 37.51% 9.48% 9.07% 0% 1.64% 0% 0% 0% 0.13%
2026/04/08 57.81% 33.86% 7.93% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.41% 0%
2026/04/09 76.01% 23.54% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.44% 0% 0%
2026/04/10 52.25% 38.22% 8.95% 0% 0% 0% 0.59% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/11 56.31% 34.84% 7.79% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.72% 0% 0%
2026/04/12 57.33% 22.52% 20.15% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/13 71.42% 12.51% 16.07% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/14 60.43% 32.06% 7.51% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/15 54.22% 26.89% 18.89% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/16 44.73% 54.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.62% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/17 49.11% 41.59% 9.3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/18 56.06% 27.23% 14.97% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.54% 0.2%
2026/04/19 43.53% 44.52% 11.74% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.2%
2026/04/20 44.88% 34.43% 10.42% 0% 6.7% 3.23% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/21 31.2% 43.73% 24.11% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.96% 0%
2026/04/22 35.65% 54.7% 9.16% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.48% 0%
2026/04/23 28.36% 55.91% 14.57% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.77% 0%
2026/04/24 38.73% 59.75% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.52% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/25 50.44% 45.21% 4.35% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/26 68.54% 31.34% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.12%
2026/04/27 26.35% 49.1% 23.73% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.39% 0%
2026/04/28 35.69% 45.84% 18.46% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/29 46.02% 47.61% 6.37% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/30 50.48% 41.95% 7.57% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
  • gsk.com
  • freestyle.abbott
  • roche.com
  • abcam.com
  • merckgroup.com
  • sigmaaldrich.com
  • propharmagroup.com
  • originltd.com
  • tjoapack.com
  • schott-pharma.com

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In April 2026, GSK’s PPC spend share fluctuated, peaking at 76.01% on April 9. Freestyle Abbott saw a steady rise, ending at 41.95%. Roche’s share varied, with a notable 24.11% on April 21.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Pharma & Biotech Research and Development

Ever wondered how many competitors you’re up against in your industry? Well look no further, here we can see the number of advertisers bidding over the last month. 

Competitor Count - Last month
Competitor Count - Last month
Date Competitor Count
2026/04/01 4
2026/04/02 2
2026/04/03 2
2026/04/04 4
2026/04/05 3
2026/04/06 4
2026/04/07 8
2026/04/08 4
2026/04/09 3
2026/04/10 4
2026/04/11 5
2026/04/12 3
2026/04/13 3
2026/04/14 3
2026/04/15 3
2026/04/16 4
2026/04/17 3
2026/04/18 5
2026/04/19 4
2026/04/20 7
2026/04/21 4
2026/04/22 4
2026/04/23 5
2026/04/24 3
2026/04/25 3
2026/04/26 3
2026/04/27 5
2026/04/28 3
2026/04/29 3
2026/04/30 3

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April saw fluctuating advertiser numbers, peaking at 8 on April 7. The month concluded with a stable count of 3 advertisers.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Pharma & Biotech Research and Development

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name Market Trend
freestyle.abbott 7.62%
roche.com 4.1%
merckgroup.com 0.83%
tjoapack.com 0.03%
schott-pharma.com 0.02%
catalent.com -0.01%
rndsystems.com -0.02%
originltd.com -0.03%
abcam.com -1.15%
gsk.com -11.41%

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Freestyle.abbott surged by 7.62%, while gsk.com plummeted by 11.41%. Roche.com gained 4.1%, contrasting with abcam.com’s 1.15% drop.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Pharma & Biotech Research and Development Share of Impressions

Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.

Date freestyle.abbott gsk.com roche.com abcam.com sigmaaldrich.com merckgroup.com creativebiomart.net propharmagroup.com tjoapack.com schott-pharma.com
2026/04/01 24.16% 66.09% 7.39% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.36% 0%
2026/04/02 35.41% 64.59% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/03 42.23% 57.77% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/04 39.56% 59.03% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.05% 0%
2026/04/05 28.75% 56.18% 15.07% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/06 44.29% 50.48% 4.51% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.72% 0%
2026/04/07 43.41% 31.67% 7.08% 8.32% 5.85% 0% 2.77% 0% 0% 0.28%
2026/04/08 42.34% 50.67% 6.47% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.52% 0%
2026/04/09 30.76% 68.9% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/10 49.88% 41.89% 7.63% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.61% 0% 0%
2026/04/11 43.53% 48.75% 6.66% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/12 28% 54.87% 17.12% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/13 15.63% 70.03% 14.34% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/14 39.17% 54.84% 5.99% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/15 34.98% 48.97% 16.05% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/16 59.12% 39.72% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.58% 0% 0%
2026/04/17 50.18% 42.15% 7.67% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/18 33.12% 52.99% 11.58% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.85% 0.46%
2026/04/19 54.29% 33.16% 12.07% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.48%
2026/04/20 42.32% 39.5% 8.63% 0% 4.43% 4.43% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/21 48.95% 27.41% 22.45% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.19% 0%
2026/04/22 65.48% 26.66% 7.28% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.58% 0%
2026/04/23 65.68% 21.01% 11.48% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.92% 0%
2026/04/24 68.15% 30.52% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.33% 0% 0%
2026/04/25 51.93% 42.29% 5.77% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/26 39.09% 60.61% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.29%
2026/04/27 58.99% 22.02% 18.04% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.48% 0%
2026/04/28 49.05% 32.96% 18% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/29 57.89% 37.05% 5.06% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2026/04/30 49.55% 44.39% 6.06% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
  • freestyle.abbott
  • gsk.com
  • roche.com
  • abcam.com
  • sigmaaldrich.com
  • merckgroup.com
  • creativebiomart.net
  • propharmagroup.com
  • tjoapack.com
  • schott-pharma.com

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In April 2026, freestyle.abbott’s impression share surged, peaking at 68.15% on April 24. Meanwhile, gsk.com saw a decline, starting strong at 66.09% but dropping to 44.39% by month’s end. Roche.com maintained a modest presence, with fluctuations throughout.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Pharma & Biotech Research and Development

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