AUS Education & Training Online Universities/E-Learning - PPC Market Share Analysis September 2026

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

Online Universities/E-Learning – AUS

Google AI Overview visibility for Education & Training Online Universities/E-Learning 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 37.5815418376
62.4184581624
37%

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 48
52
48%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 15%
Transactional 6%
Navigational 3%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 10%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 AUS Education & Training Online Universities/E-Learning 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
readingeggs.com.au 38.16
teacherspayteachers.com 12.11
open.edu.au 9.34
udemy.com 7.33
mathsonline.com.au 7
mathletics.com 5.05
coursera.org 4.74
tafecourses.com.au 1.36
open.ac.uk 1.24
opencolleges.edu.au 1.04
others 12.63
  • readingeggs.com.au - 38.16%
  • teacherspayteachers.com - 12.11%
  • open.edu.au - 9.34%
  • udemy.com - 7.33%
  • mathsonline.com.au - 7%
  • mathletics.com - 5.05%
  • coursera.org - 4.74%
  • tafecourses.com.au - 1.36%
  • open.ac.uk - 1.24%
  • opencolleges.edu.au - 1.04%
  • others - 12.63%

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In the education PPC landscape, Reading Eggs dominates with 38.16% click share, followed by Others at 12.63%, and Teachers Pay Teachers at 12.11%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 AUS Education & Training Online Universities/E-Learning 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 open.edu.au coursera.org opencolleges.edu.au une.edu.au readingeggs.com.au tafecourses.com.au aib.edu.au swinburneonline.edu.au torrens.edu.au aipc.net.au
2026/08/01 14.21% 2.07% 3.18% 3.77% 7.18% 2.33% 3.64% 5.22% 6.31% 2.69%
2026/08/02 15.53% 1.97% 3.22% 4.06% 6.28% 2.14% 3.55% 4.33% 4.53% 2.49%
2026/08/03 14.58% 2.54% 2.75% 3.92% 8% 2.59% 3.21% 4.6% 4.22% 2.63%
2026/08/04 15.76% 3.14% 2.81% 3.67% 5.46% 2.69% 3.75% 4.93% 4.91% 3.24%
2026/08/05 17.14% 2.76% 2.17% 2.42% 9.65% 3.67% 2.2% 3.65% 3.31% 2.52%
2026/08/06 15.42% 5.46% 1.84% 2.15% 6.18% 3.75% 2.51% 4% 3.73% 2%
2026/08/07 14.85% 4.64% 2.54% 2.88% 8.89% 4.04% 2.78% 3.98% 4.15% 2.7%
2026/08/08 19.11% 4.24% 2.82% 4.12% 3.04% 2.59% 3.74% 3.83% 3.2% 2.35%
2026/08/09 19.96% 3.6% 2.55% 3.31% 7.69% 3.33% 3.47% 3.24% 2.25% 2.93%
2026/08/10 19.22% 3.24% 2.64% 3.16% 16.93% 2.99% 2.96% 3.03% 2.39% 1.74%
2026/08/11 18.38% 2.82% 3.22% 4.09% 9.09% 3.63% 3.56% 3.65% 3.54% 2.12%
2026/08/12 16.35% 5.41% 2% 2.95% 12.09% 2.82% 2.96% 3.53% 3.02% 2.07%
2026/08/13 16.82% 4.2% 2.69% 3.15% 6.41% 4.03% 3.21% 4.38% 4.1% 2.61%
2026/08/14 20.57% 4.57% 2.46% 3.45% 10.39% 2.36% 2.98% 3.98% 3.28% 2.46%
2026/08/15 18.87% 5.47% 2.55% 4.1% 13.77% 2.11% 2.9% 3.23% 2.78% 2.48%
2026/08/16 18.28% 7.21% 3.01% 3.94% 9.82% 2.73% 2.64% 3.85% 2.9% 1.67%
2026/08/17 18.12% 7.22% 2.56% 3.26% 10.92% 3.11% 2.45% 3.68% 2.34% 2.34%
2026/08/18 18.04% 5.14% 3% 2.86% 8.82% 2.71% 2.52% 3.14% 2.26% 2.83%
2026/08/19 18.44% 6.95% 2.79% 3.66% 14.02% 4.46% 2.37% 3.42% 2.03% 1.85%
2026/08/20 22.73% 5.89% 3.3% 3.16% 10.53% 3.21% 1.79% 3.9% 2.18% 3.01%
2026/08/21 23.72% 5.68% 3.01% 3.23% 15.43% 3.82% 1.54% 3.41% 2.15% 2.47%
2026/08/22 21.17% 5.21% 2.58% 3.39% 13.25% 4.26% 2.47% 3.28% 2.79% 2.66%
2026/08/23 19.9% 6.3% 2.65% 3.21% 9.68% 4.02% 2.33% 3.07% 2.78% 4.24%
2026/08/24 22.91% 4.52% 2.54% 3.37% 10.9% 3.01% 2.5% 3.17% 3.11% 2.34%
2026/08/25 21.99% 5.38% 3.31% 3.47% 12.86% 3.74% 2.29% 2.37% 1.88% 2.5%
2026/08/26 23.86% 6.27% 2.71% 3.73% 12.63% 2.48% 2.13% 2.78% 1.96% 1.24%
2026/08/27 21.81% 7.33% 3.34% 4.19% 12.54% 3.03% 1.91% 2.14% 1.68% 1.58%
2026/08/28 22.67% 6.66% 4.09% 5.22% 8.11% 3.7% 2.16% 2.34% 1.9% 2.83%
2026/08/29 19.87% 8.29% 4.06% 4.81% 6.65% 3.27% 2.32% 2.39% 2.68% 2.42%
2026/08/30 20.03% 6.12% 5.05% 4.85% 9.81% 2.59% 2.65% 2.77% 3.05% 3.02%
2026/08/31 18.64% 6.3% 5.29% 4.76% 4.42% 3.69% 3.1% 3% 2.8% 2.09%
  • open.edu.au
  • coursera.org
  • opencolleges.edu.au
  • une.edu.au
  • readingeggs.com.au
  • tafecourses.com.au
  • aib.edu.au
  • swinburneonline.edu.au
  • torrens.edu.au
  • aipc.net.au

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In August 2026, open.edu.au led with a steady rise, peaking at 23.86%. Coursera.org saw fluctuations, ending at 6.3%. Readingeggs.com.au experienced volatility, closing at 4.42%. Overall, open.edu.au dominated the month.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for AUS Education & Training Online Universities/E-Learning

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
2026/08/01 369
2026/08/02 373
2026/08/03 373
2026/08/04 370
2026/08/05 331
2026/08/06 321
2026/08/07 317
2026/08/08 300
2026/08/09 301
2026/08/10 298
2026/08/11 300
2026/08/12 299
2026/08/13 297
2026/08/14 283
2026/08/15 285
2026/08/16 281
2026/08/17 278
2026/08/18 278
2026/08/19 260
2026/08/20 255
2026/08/21 266
2026/08/22 260
2026/08/23 270
2026/08/24 277
2026/08/25 287
2026/08/26 285
2026/08/27 276
2026/08/28 276
2026/08/29 285
2026/08/30 287
2026/08/31 292

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August began with 369 advertisers, peaking at 373, then steadily declined to 255 by the 20th. A recovery followed, ending the month at 292.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for AUS Education & Training Online Universities/E-Learning

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
open.edu.au 2.04%
mathsonline.com.au 1.8%
teacherspayteachers.com 1.27%
mathletics.com 0.76%
open.ac.uk 0.69%
brilliant.org -0.27%
swinburneonline.edu.au -0.27%
tafecourses.com.au -0.29%
ixl.com -0.41%
readingeggs.com.au -3.48%

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In the past month, open.edu.au surged with a 2.04% click share increase, while readingeggs.com.au faced a 3.48% decline.

Campaign Efficiency

AUS Education & Training Online Universities/E-Learning Share of Impressions

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

Date mathletics.com open.edu.au teacherspayteachers.com readingeggs.com.au mathsonline.com.au open.ac.uk coursera.org ixl.com udemy.com tafecourses.com.au
2026/08/01 0.02% 10.47% 7.73% 22.53% 1.27% 1.64% 3.54% 5.81% 3.51% 2.62%
2026/08/02 6.08% 9.45% 5.9% 16.11% 1.05% 1.33% 2.03% 14.5% 4.96% 2.14%
2026/08/03 2.15% 9.14% 7.19% 22.28% 8.58% 1.12% 3.3% 3% 4.11% 2.65%
2026/08/04 4.71% 10.92% 3.67% 15.74% 0.03% 1.08% 4.26% 5.61% 5.94% 2.99%
2026/08/05 2.5% 8.82% 8.95% 24.4% 5.02% 0.49% 3.32% 6.42% 4.11% 3.55%
2026/08/06 6.26% 7.23% 4.68% 12.84% 10.44% 0.9% 8.34% 6.48% 3.36% 2.77%
2026/08/07 3.23% 7.79% 10.13% 21.73% 9.7% 0.93% 7.3% 0.15% 3.96% 3.57%
2026/08/08 6.72% 12.39% 9% 8.35% 0.06% 2.03% 10.33% 0.18% 2.93% 2.86%
2026/08/09 4.12% 10.67% 7.37% 17.72% 16.45% 1.05% 3.72% 0.07% 2.69% 3.31%
2026/08/10 0.01% 9.38% 7.43% 38.54% 3.35% 1.11% 2.96% 3.43% 4.2% 2.76%
2026/08/11 0.02% 11.21% 8.93% 26.88% 4.03% 2.64% 3.01% 0.17% 4.93% 3.65%
2026/08/12 7.55% 7.44% 8.44% 25.38% 11.33% 1.91% 5.73% 0.34% 5.39% 2.73%
2026/08/13 0.03% 10.9% 12.2% 18.97% 0.07% 1.43% 5.97% 0.42% 2.06% 5.6%
2026/08/14 9.3% 10.62% 9.37% 22.94% 9.34% 0.98% 5.48% 0.25% 5.46% 1.81%
2026/08/15 0.01% 10.43% 7.46% 38.17% 0.04% 1.7% 5.81% 0.56% 4.59% 1.97%
2026/08/16 11.13% 6.85% 5.82% 15.81% 11.15% 1.1% 12.37% 0.26% 3.18% 1.81%
2026/08/17 5.02% 9.04% 11.24% 25.47% 0.04% 1.76% 12.33% 5.14% 0.69% 2.81%
2026/08/18 0.01% 9.91% 17.86% 24.38% 0.02% 1.8% 6.26% 0.68% 5.02% 2.46%
2026/08/19 0.01% 7.85% 9.43% 29.55% 12.04% 1.59% 6.82% 0.07% 7.11% 3.33%
2026/08/20 5.31% 11.74% 9.52% 22.87% 5.33% 2.51% 6.61% 0.2% 8.26% 2.7%
2026/08/21 6% 10% 6.05% 27.65% 9.01% 1.32% 10.15% 0.14% 3.92% 2.6%
2026/08/22 6.77% 9.18% 9.86% 24.89% 13.54% 1.57% 4.06% 0.17% 3.79% 2.94%
2026/08/23 9.08% 9.63% 8.14% 20.39% 6.06% 1.98% 5.18% 3.21% 3.83% 3.27%
2026/08/24 4.97% 11.72% 6.48% 24.05% 4.97% 2.87% 6.06% 2.32% 4.36% 2.57%
2026/08/25 3.43% 10.05% 6.94% 26.44% 6.85% 1.86% 6.99% 0.14% 4.44% 2.83%
2026/08/26 7.07% 10.47% 8.71% 25.28% 10.61% 2.73% 4.56% 0.17% 4.45% 1.9%
2026/08/27 3.55% 9.43% 11.12% 24.27% 7.09% 5.75% 11.23% 0.2% 4.6% 2.17%
2026/08/28 7.93% 11.01% 8.88% 15.15% 11.91% 2.18% 4.93% 0.3% 5.02% 2.92%
2026/08/29 7.01% 8.78% 8.63% 12.51% 10.54% 5.63% 11.49% 3.78% 3.13% 2.31%
2026/08/30 3.8% 10.25% 12.49% 20.83% 11.43% 1.89% 5.05% 0.17% 4.41% 1.94%
2026/08/31 10.93% 10.32% 9.8% 9.38% 7.35% 5.42% 4.83% 3.76% 3.21% 3.07%
  • mathletics.com
  • open.edu.au
  • teacherspayteachers.com
  • readingeggs.com.au
  • mathsonline.com.au
  • open.ac.uk
  • coursera.org
  • ixl.com
  • udemy.com
  • tafecourses.com.au

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In August 2026, Reading Eggs led with fluctuating peaks, notably on the 10th and 15th. Mathletics showed sporadic spikes, while Open.edu.au maintained steady visibility. Teachers Pay Teachers and Coursera experienced mid-month surges. The month concluded with Reading Eggs dominating.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for AUS Education & Training Online Universities/E-Learning

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 Online Universities/E-Learning - Last month
  1. 1
    Learn Math For Free - Math For All Levels https://www.brilliant.org

    Interactive problem solving that’s effective and fun

  2. 2
    Top Mathematics Courses - Learn Mathematics Online https://www.coursera.org

    Mathematics courses from top universities and industry leaders. Learn Mathematics online with courses like Algebra: Elementary to Advanced and Introduction to Mathematical Thinking.

  3. 3
    Find an online math tutor to help you study https://www.preply.com

    The Fun Way to Fluency. Take Your Hindi to the Next Level with 5-Star Expert Tutors. Connect...

  4. 4
    ABC Reading Eggs https://www.readingeggs.com.au

    Reading Program for Ages 2–13 — Lessons are easy to follow and match your child's ability. Hundreds of easy-to-follow reading lessons for kids.

  5. 5
    Udemy - Courses On Demand | Learn On Any Device https://www.udemy.com

    Join millions of learners from around the world already learning on Udemy. Get Personal Plan and receive unlimited access to over 6,000 top courses from Udemy.

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In the competitive landscape of online education, Brilliant.org captivates with free, interactive math learning. Coursera.org partners with top universities, offering comprehensive math courses. Preply.com personalizes learning with expert tutors. Readingeggs.com.au focuses on young readers, while Udemy.com provides diverse, on-demand courses.

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