AUS Education & Training Ed Tech - PPC Market Share Analysis September 2026

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

Ed Tech – AUS

Google AI Overview visibility for Education & Training Ed Tech AUS

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 36.8570895174
63.1429104826
36%

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 10
90
10%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 4%
Transactional 0%
Navigational 9%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 2%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 AUS Education & Training Ed Tech 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
ixl.com 96.58
tafeqld.edu.au 0.82
coursera.org 0.48
pascalpress.com.au 0.43
scitech.org.au 0.15
grow.google 0.14
adaptedmind.com 0.14
unsw.edu.au 0.07
rmit.edu.au 0.07
coursiv.io 0.07
others 1.05
  • ixl.com - 96.58%
  • tafeqld.edu.au - 0.82%
  • coursera.org - 0.48%
  • pascalpress.com.au - 0.43%
  • scitech.org.au - 0.15%
  • grow.google - 0.14%
  • adaptedmind.com - 0.14%
  • unsw.edu.au - 0.07%
  • rmit.edu.au - 0.07%
  • coursiv.io - 0.07%
  • others - 1.05%

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In the education PPC landscape, ixl.com dominates with 96.58% click share, while ‘others’ collectively hold 1.05%, overshadowing individual players like tafeqld.edu.au at 0.82%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 AUS Education & Training Ed Tech 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 ixl.com coursera.org unswonline.com.au unsw.edu.au getsmarter.com grow.google coursiv.io rmit.edu.au learnworlds.com forbes.com
2026/08/01 16.33% 4.64% 2.12% 0.76% 1.41% 2.99% 1.36% 5.75% 0.67% 7.45%
2026/08/02 21.37% 6.32% 0.26% 1.67% 3.51% 2.7% 1.86% 0.73% 3.2% 10.31%
2026/08/03 12.58% 11.93% 2.15% 1.5% 0.66% 1.86% 3.68% 3.43% 0% 7%
2026/08/04 24.47% 6.26% 1.94% 2.49% 0.33% 2.33% 3.22% 3.34% 1.2% 7.93%
2026/08/05 19.93% 15.78% 5.27% 4.62% 0.91% 10.2% 5.62% 3.01% 2.22% 0.17%
2026/08/06 22.29% 15.9% 0.1% 0.67% 0.24% 11.66% 7.37% 5.84% 0% 0.09%
2026/08/07 27.19% 14.79% 1.39% 1.99% 3.15% 11.61% 4.32% 0.62% 0% 0.1%
2026/08/08 21.53% 16.21% 0.39% 2.24% 1.69% 10.56% 5.1% 4.74% 0% 0.15%
2026/08/09 25.18% 22.22% 0.18% 3.89% 3.18% 6.05% 8.87% 0.87% 0% 0.03%
2026/08/10 34.26% 10.79% 1.43% 4.79% 0.06% 10.86% 2.54% 1.87% 4.26% 0%
2026/08/11 35.85% 7.09% 3.1% 3.27% 0.46% 9.83% 3.78% 4.79% 0% 0%
2026/08/12 26.61% 12.14% 3.1% 3.66% 0.22% 6.88% 2.29% 4.31% 28.55% 0%
2026/08/13 34.33% 21.42% 0.64% 4.67% 0.93% 6.27% 2.66% 0.46% 0% 0%
2026/08/14 45.48% 17.72% 0.97% 3.97% 0.15% 1.9% 3.61% 5.28% 0% 0%
2026/08/15 22.84% 22.41% 7.3% 3.85% 2.57% 7.17% 1.99% 0.73% 0% 0%
2026/08/16 46.46% 18.49% 0.11% 1.95% 0.78% 4.16% 1.89% 0.84% 4.04% 0%
2026/08/17 19.43% 35.48% 0.18% 5.1% 0.52% 4.21% 1.18% 7.28% 0% 0%
2026/08/18 28.87% 29.84% 0.63% 2.39% 0.77% 3.9% 2.49% 2.86% 0% 0%
2026/08/19 43.99% 15.39% 1.37% 4.46% 1.62% 3.22% 8.17% 0.73% 0% 0%
2026/08/20 44.62% 29.28% 0.57% 2.7% 1.43% 3.71% 1.69% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/21 33.91% 23.03% 0.47% 1.97% 7.33% 2.28% 4.46% 0.72% 0% 0%
2026/08/22 35.85% 9.2% 4.57% 1.39% 3.43% 3.8% 0.52% 5.35% 0% 0%
2026/08/23 29.87% 13.31% 6.82% 4.76% 1.45% 7.75% 1.08% 0.53% 0% 0%
2026/08/24 37.25% 8.34% 2.4% 1.75% 4.5% 5.24% 2.05% 5.55% 0% 0%
2026/08/25 24.46% 17.72% 0.33% 2.25% 11.51% 2.9% 1.2% 0.92% 0% 0%
2026/08/26 31.35% 25.34% 0.41% 7.47% 3.83% 1.32% 0.4% 0.48% 0% 0%
2026/08/27 30.55% 19.14% 0.42% 3.83% 1.66% 6.13% 3.5% 1.62% 0% 0%
2026/08/28 31.27% 25.92% 1.31% 5.07% 7.33% 6.23% 1.9% 0.47% 0% 0%
2026/08/29 31.88% 27.75% 1.26% 2.74% 1.66% 1.88% 0.27% 0.43% 0% 0%
2026/08/30 32% 20.67% 0.8% 4.17% 1.67% 1.86% 0.41% 1.37% 0% 0%
2026/08/31 34.98% 33.86% 5.1% 2.08% 1.33% 0.59% 0.23% 0.18% 0% 0%
  • ixl.com
  • coursera.org
  • unswonline.com.au
  • unsw.edu.au
  • getsmarter.com
  • grow.google
  • coursiv.io
  • rmit.edu.au
  • learnworlds.com
  • forbes.com

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In August 2026, ixl.com dominated with fluctuating peaks, ending strong at 34.98%. Coursera.org showed a mid-month surge, closing at 33.86%. UNSWOnline and others had minimal impact.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for AUS Education & Training Ed Tech

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
2026/08/01 89
2026/08/02 85
2026/08/03 90
2026/08/04 86
2026/08/05 69
2026/08/06 65
2026/08/07 64
2026/08/08 55
2026/08/09 60
2026/08/10 56
2026/08/11 57
2026/08/12 63
2026/08/13 56
2026/08/14 51
2026/08/15 53
2026/08/16 57
2026/08/17 53
2026/08/18 50
2026/08/19 49
2026/08/20 52
2026/08/21 51
2026/08/22 63
2026/08/23 60
2026/08/24 54
2026/08/25 60
2026/08/26 61
2026/08/27 61
2026/08/28 56
2026/08/29 57
2026/08/30 63
2026/08/31 59

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August began with 89 advertisers, peaking at 90, then steadily declined to 49 mid-month. A slight recovery followed, ending at 59.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for AUS Education & Training Ed Tech

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
ixl.com 0.32%
scitech.org.au 0.21%
coursera.org 0.06%
getsmarter.com 0.04%
talentlms.com 0.04%
rmit.edu.au -0.05%
pascalpress.com.au -0.07%
coursiv.io -0.07%
grow.google -0.13%
adaptedmind.com -0.17%

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IXL.com and Scitech.org.au surged in click share, while AdaptedMind.com and Grow.google saw declines.

Campaign Efficiency

AUS Education & Training Ed Tech Share of Impressions

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

Date ixl.com coursera.org pascalpress.com.au unsw.edu.au grow.google torrens.edu.au coursiv.io tafeqld.edu.au openlms.net adaptedmind.com
2026/08/01 70.57% 0.49% 0.58% 0.14% 0.45% 0.15% 0.14% 0% 4.2% 14.75%
2026/08/02 72.9% 1.17% 0.81% 0.28% 0.27% 0.12% 0.25% 14.83% 0% 0%
2026/08/03 72.1% 2.06% 1.74% 0.53% 0.36% 0.31% 0.85% 0% 8.81% 0%
2026/08/04 79.01% 2.14% 0.74% 0.25% 0.38% 0.37% 0.54% 0% 0% 7.65%
2026/08/05 85.47% 2.69% 0.91% 1.02% 1.48% 0.12% 1.07% 0% 0% 0.07%
2026/08/06 83.61% 2.4% 1.3% 0.11% 1.82% 1.16% 1.41% 0% 0% 0.18%
2026/08/07 85.76% 2.08% 1.22% 0.31% 1.4% 0.68% 0.64% 0% 0% 0.25%
2026/08/08 67.65% 1.44% 1.06% 0.57% 1.5% 0.16% 0.76% 0% 0% 20.41%
2026/08/09 85.69% 3.36% 0.88% 0.61% 0.86% 0.1% 1.5% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/10 83.69% 0.74% 0.74% 0.5% 1.06% 0.07% 0.33% 0% 0% 9.79%
2026/08/11 90.36% 0.44% 1.21% 0.43% 1.1% 0.4% 0.49% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/12 86.6% 1.23% 0.47% 0.65% 0.78% 0.09% 0.36% 0% 0% 0.39%
2026/08/13 89.23% 1.94% 2.19% 0.46% 0.62% 0.11% 0.33% 0% 0% 0.76%
2026/08/14 93.68% 1.02% 1.17% 0.41% 0.15% 0.06% 0.36% 0% 0% 0.27%
2026/08/15 85.41% 2.26% 1.83% 0.55% 1.08% 0.06% 0.35% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/16 92.21% 1.39% 0.87% 0.2% 0.35% 0.03% 0.17% 0.09% 0% 0%
2026/08/17 83% 4.37% 3.36% 1.01% 0.65% 0.11% 0.21% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/18 90.68% 2.77% 0.54% 0.3% 0.52% 0.43% 0.4% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/19 93.48% 1.03% 0.6% 0.38% 0.25% 0.05% 0.79% 0% 0% 0.4%
2026/08/20 92.35% 1.92% 1.08% 0.22% 0.34% 0.06% 0.17% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/21 90.94% 2.4% 0.66% 0.3% 0.24% 0.1% 0.62% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/22 90.31% 0.78% 0.93% 0.28% 0.41% 0.04% 0.05% 0% 0% 0.51%
2026/08/23 87.42% 1.12% 1.11% 0.59% 0.77% 0.47% 0.13% 0% 0% 0.25%
2026/08/24 90.24% 0.6% 0.8% 0.25% 0.76% 1.18% 0.23% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/25 86.9% 2.11% 2.17% 0.31% 0.43% 0.07% 0.19% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/26 89.11% 2.41% 0.89% 0.96% 0.14% 0.32% 0.05% 0.01% 0% 0.26%
2026/08/27 89.58% 1.42% 0.67% 0.51% 0.54% 0.09% 0.47% 0.01% 0% 0%
2026/08/28 90.82% 2.24% 0.63% 0.64% 0.79% 0.06% 0.33% 0.01% 0% 0%
2026/08/29 88.86% 3.01% 1.86% 0.37% 0.18% 0.06% 0.03% 0.01% 0% 0%
2026/08/30 90.07% 1.82% 0.96% 0.52% 0.39% 0.92% 0.04% 0.01% 0% 0.39%
2026/08/31 91.88% 2.93% 0.8% 0.2% 0.04% 0.03% 0.02% 0.01% 0% 0%
  • ixl.com
  • coursera.org
  • pascalpress.com.au
  • unsw.edu.au
  • grow.google
  • torrens.edu.au
  • coursiv.io
  • tafeqld.edu.au
  • openlms.net
  • adaptedmind.com

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In August 2026, ixl.com dominated with a peak impression share of 93.68%. Meanwhile, coursera.org showed modest growth, peaking at 4.37%. The month concluded with ixl.com maintaining a strong lead.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for AUS Education & Training Ed Tech

Ever wondered how your rivals’ ads are doing? Here we can see the top-performing ads in the industry over the last month.

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for AUS Education & Training Ed Tech - Last month
  1. 1
    ChatGPT: Never stop learning - A personalized AI tutor https://www.chatgpt.com

    The ultimate how-to guide for your unique interests. Ask the official ChatGPT today. ChatGPT can...

  2. 2
    Generative AI Content Creation | Coursera https://www.coursera.org

    Harness the power of Adobe and AI in Adobe’s new content creator Professional Certificate.

  3. 3
    Artificial Intelligence Online Courses | RMIT Online https://www.rmit.edu.au

    Master the Basics of AI and How to Apply it in Today's Modern World. No Coding Required.

  4. 4
    AI Engineer Professional + Job Placement Program - Lumify Learn https://www.tafecourses.com.au

    Find & Compare Courses From Some of Australia's Best TAFEs & Education Providers. Begin Your Course Search & Download Free Course Guides...

  5. 5
    Artificial Intelligence Course - Specialise in AI & Automation https://www.torrens.edu.au

    Adventure Into Artificial Intelligence With Courses Co-Developed With Industry. Graduate Work-ready And Gain First-hand Experience Working In Your...

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In the competitive landscape of AI education, ChatGPT stands out with its personalized AI tutor, while Coursera emphasizes generative AI content creation. RMIT offers foundational AI courses without coding, and Lumify Learn provides job placement. Torrens University focuses on industry collaboration for practical AI skills.

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