AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming - PPC Market Share Analysis April 2025

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

Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming brands

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

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Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain	Share of clicks
amazon.com.au	34.54
bigw.com.au	17.24
poki.com	13.89
jbhifi.com.au	8.43
minecraft.net	5.01
warthunder.com	3.91
xbox.com	2.4
temu.com	2.01
superretro.com.au	1.51
modernaussies.com.au	1.21
others	9.85

Amazon.com.au leads with 34.54% click share, followed by BigW.com.au at 17.24%. Poki.com holds 13.89%, while ‘others’ collectively capture 9.85%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming brands

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Share of Spend - Last Month
Date	amazon.com.au	warthunder.com	cloud.gg	bigw.com.au	jbhifi.com.au	temu.com	superretro.com.au	xbox.com	modernaussies.com.au	poki.com
2025/04/01	20.07%	7.61%	0.83%	13.12%	6.64%	1.77%	0.37%	7.68%	0.18%	27.94%
2025/04/02	24.87%	14.38%	0%	10.93%	4.15%	3.2%	1.27%	2.14%	2.31%	15.72%
2025/04/03	32.85%	20.02%	0%	13.89%	5.18%	1.65%	1.65%	0.96%	1.06%	0%
2025/04/04	26.83%	32.21%	0%	15.2%	7.1%	0.94%	3.55%	1.97%	0.41%	0%
2025/04/05	38.74%	17.65%	0%	11.64%	6.13%	0.66%	1.56%	1.7%	6.91%	0%
2025/04/06	25.82%	7.8%	0%	6.69%	3.01%	1.02%	1.13%	0.83%	3.45%	40.23%
2025/04/07	36.1%	15.06%	0%	9.83%	6.1%	1.59%	0.86%	1.62%	1.43%	1.82%
2025/04/08	35.49%	19.88%	0%	13.34%	7%	2.7%	1.15%	1.17%	1.96%	1.92%
2025/04/09	27.97%	33.56%	0%	10.96%	5.92%	1.49%	0.62%	1.47%	1.74%	0%
2025/04/10	34.61%	28.04%	0%	10.09%	5.75%	1.39%	3.94%	0.82%	3.69%	0%
2025/04/11	34.36%	19.53%	0%	12.75%	6.74%	2.97%	3.55%	1.32%	3.88%	0%
2025/04/12	34.15%	18.05%	0%	13.98%	7.04%	2.73%	2.69%	2.67%	5.9%	0%
2025/04/13	35.91%	17.25%	0%	14.17%	6.71%	1.73%	3.96%	1.81%	3.25%	1.71%
2025/04/14	40.26%	16.51%	0%	16.86%	6.94%	2.04%	3.96%	1.56%	0.63%	0%
2025/04/15	33.72%	27.6%	0%	12.39%	7.42%	1.73%	1.3%	0.85%	2.28%	0%
2025/04/16	31.12%	28.72%	0%	15.37%	4.72%	1%	3.17%	3.64%	1.28%	0.03%
2025/04/17	26.63%	19.7%	20.05%	9.66%	3.77%	1.44%	2.18%	0.84%	0.3%	0%
2025/04/18	25.94%	18.37%	18.69%	17.12%	4.65%	1.65%	0.54%	0.39%	0.74%	0%
2025/04/19	32.02%	22.87%	0%	13.38%	4.25%	2.53%	3.45%	1.25%	4.34%	0%
2025/04/20	35.8%	20.99%	0%	13.43%	3.81%	2.76%	4.26%	4.19%	1.38%	0.11%
2025/04/21	16.95%	10.38%	0%	7.71%	2.23%	1.9%	0.65%	0.89%	2%	50.11%
2025/04/22	35.43%	15.69%	11.77%	16.07%	4.25%	3.06%	1.64%	1.22%	1.64%	0%
2025/04/23	30.18%	24.38%	0%	14.42%	4.19%	2.47%	4.26%	0.81%	4.33%	0%
2025/04/24	37.72%	17.13%	0%	16.26%	4.87%	2.38%	1.37%	1.18%	2.95%	0%
2025/04/25	39.79%	20.03%	0%	13.54%	5.47%	2.66%	1.28%	1.72%	1.39%	0%
2025/04/26	34.99%	23.98%	0%	12.64%	5.42%	3.25%	0.45%	1.13%	1.5%	0%
2025/04/27	39.81%	24.66%	0%	12.18%	5.37%	3.08%	1.7%	0.43%	0.85%	0%
2025/04/28	43.62%	19.13%	0%	12.45%	5.13%	4.08%	0.65%	0.61%	1.84%	0%
2025/04/29	36.61%	22.15%	0%	11.13%	5.32%	3.46%	1.74%	1.71%	2.15%	0%
2025/04/30	32.43%	18.71%	14.03%	9.86%	6.01%	3.16%	1.46%	1.39%	0.5%	0%

April saw dynamic shifts in PPC spend share. Poki.com experienced dramatic fluctuations, peaking at 50.11% on April 21. Amazon.com.au maintained a steady presence, with a high of 43.62% on April 28. WarThunder.com showed consistent activity, while Cloud.gg and BigW.com.au had sporadic peaks. By month’s end, Amazon.com.au led, showcasing its dominance.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming

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Competitor Count - Last month
Date	Competitor Count
2025/04/01	102
2025/04/02	105
2025/04/03	101
2025/04/04	97
2025/04/05	100
2025/04/06	97
2025/04/07	97
2025/04/08	95
2025/04/09	92
2025/04/10	93
2025/04/11	97
2025/04/12	94
2025/04/13	101
2025/04/14	96
2025/04/15	95
2025/04/16	95
2025/04/17	94
2025/04/18	93
2025/04/19	101
2025/04/20	101
2025/04/21	98
2025/04/22	93
2025/04/23	93
2025/04/24	94
2025/04/25	93
2025/04/26	95
2025/04/27	93
2025/04/28	98
2025/04/29	98
2025/04/30	99

April saw fluctuating advertiser numbers, starting at 102 and dipping to 92 mid-month. A recovery followed, ending at 99.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming

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

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Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name	Market Trend
poki.com	10.66%
cloud.gg	0.98%
temu.com	0.75%
gorillagaming.com.au	0.72%
bigw.com.au	0.5%
gamesmen.com.au	-0.44%
xbox.com	-0.98%
amazon.com.au	-1.05%
jbhifi.com.au	-3.25%
minecraft.net	-6.49%

Poki.com surged with a 10.66% click share increase, while minecraft.net plummeted by 6.49%.

Campaign Efficiency

AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming Share of Impressions

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

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Date	amazon.com.au	bigw.com.au	jbhifi.com.au	temu.com	superretro.com.au	gamesmen.com.au	warthunder.com	modernaussies.com.au	poki.com	minecraft.net
2025/04/01	26.13%	20.11%	9.29%	3.05%	0.63%	2.59%	0.96%	0.93%	21.14%	0.01%
2025/04/02	30.1%	17.13%	6.14%	3.8%	1.34%	2.29%	1.19%	2.52%	11.92%	9.71%
2025/04/03	38.91%	20.47%	6.81%	2.25%	1.62%	3.17%	1.54%	0.84%	0%	10.53%
2025/04/04	37.26%	24.3%	12.19%	1.32%	2.89%	2.35%	2.62%	0.41%	0%	0.04%
2025/04/05	47.57%	18.66%	9.81%	0.93%	2.11%	1.63%	1.44%	4.06%	0%	0.03%
2025/04/06	37.5%	10.32%	4.36%	1.14%	1.05%	0.89%	0.62%	1.85%	30.8%	3.15%
2025/04/07	42.92%	13.19%	8.44%	2.24%	0.99%	1.22%	1.02%	1.03%	0.85%	15.59%
2025/04/08	43.09%	17.85%	10.25%	4.45%	2.4%	1.25%	1.4%	1.13%	0.94%	0.03%
2025/04/09	41.79%	20.35%	10.94%	3.53%	1.45%	1.31%	3.28%	1.61%	0%	0%
2025/04/10	45.56%	17.49%	10.22%	2.62%	3.67%	0.99%	2.52%	2.4%	0%	0%
2025/04/11	42.13%	20.25%	10.43%	4.3%	3.02%	1.79%	1.53%	2.19%	0%	0%
2025/04/12	41.25%	22%	10.6%	3.62%	1.79%	2.44%	1.38%	2.79%	0%	0%
2025/04/13	46.19%	20.03%	9.35%	2.56%	2.49%	2.86%	1.26%	2.02%	0.87%	0%
2025/04/14	48.67%	20.77%	8.67%	2.66%	3.08%	2.97%	0.98%	0.55%	0%	0%
2025/04/15	44.99%	21.64%	11.29%	2.92%	2.07%	1.46%	2.06%	1.53%	0%	0%
2025/04/16	42.74%	25.4%	7.9%	1.88%	2.91%	1.97%	2.23%	1.07%	0.01%	0%
2025/04/17	36.95%	19.56%	6.67%	2.51%	3.06%	2.12%	1.73%	0.32%	0%	7.18%
2025/04/18	35.15%	29.43%	7.22%	2.43%	1.45%	1.24%	1.47%	0.76%	0%	0%
2025/04/19	46.65%	20.88%	6.24%	3.45%	3.46%	1.39%	1.7%	2.93%	0%	0%
2025/04/20	50.34%	20.59%	5.63%	3.4%	3.19%	1.09%	1.58%	1.15%	0.15%	0%
2025/04/21	21.79%	12.36%	3.15%	2.47%	0.61%	0.6%	0.86%	1.2%	50.22%	0%
2025/04/22	42.58%	25.37%	6.13%	3.85%	1.56%	1.23%	1.18%	1.15%	0%	0.03%
2025/04/23	40.33%	23.32%	6.35%	3.26%	3.36%	0.79%	2.08%	2.84%	0%	0%
2025/04/24	42.37%	22.46%	5.8%	3.51%	2.06%	0.79%	1.2%	1.54%	0%	0%
2025/04/25	46.54%	19.36%	8.26%	3.3%	1.59%	3.08%	1.45%	0.73%	0%	0%
2025/04/26	42.38%	17.88%	7.82%	4.68%	0.54%	1%	1.81%	1.23%	0%	0%
2025/04/27	51.39%	16.34%	7.3%	3.74%	2.13%	0.81%	1.66%	0.7%	0%	0%
2025/04/28	48.95%	19.25%	7.68%	5.6%	0.95%	1.88%	1.41%	1.18%	0%	0%
2025/04/29	43.91%	17.34%	8.22%	3.86%	1.81%	0.82%	1.78%	1.79%	0%	0%
2025/04/30	40.09%	16.37%	8.63%	4.57%	3.66%	1.66%	1.56%	0.51%	0%	0%

April saw Amazon.com.au dominate with consistent high impression shares, peaking at 51.39% on April 27. Poki.com experienced volatility, with a significant spike to 50.22% on April 21. The month concluded with Amazon.com.au maintaining a strong presence.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming

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1
Nintendo switch games https://www.bigw.com.au
Nintendo Switch — Best Price Nintendo Switch Consoles, Games & Accessories At BIG W.
2
Retro Video Games Australia https://business.google.com › retro-classic
Retro Classic Games — Get all you retro classic games, consoles and accessories in the one place. Where nostalgia lives!
3
Minecraft https://www.minecraft.net
Descarga Gratis — Lucha contra Creepers con tu hacha y contra el Ender Dragon con un lanzador de papas. Empuña...
4
Super Retro https://www.superretro.com.au
Shipping covered — Our trade-in program is designed to help you. Receive an online quote today! Multiple Payment Options. Chat Support Available. Sign Up Online.
5
Play Fortnite Via Cloud Gaming | Available On iOS or Android https://www.xbox.com
No Controller? No Problem. Play Fortnite with Touch Controls for Free at Xbox. No Install or Membership Needed. Play for Free via Browser on iOS or Android Devices.

In the vibrant world of PPC ads, BIG W entices gamers with competitive pricing on Nintendo Switch products. Google taps into nostalgia with retro classics, while Minecraft offers a thrilling adventure against Creepers. Super Retro simplifies trade-ins, and Xbox revolutionizes gaming with touch controls for Fortnite.

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AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming - PPC Market Share Analysis April 2025

Share of Clicks for top 10 AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming brands

Share of Spend for the top 10 AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming brands

Competitor Count for AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming

Market Loss & Market Gains for AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming

AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming Share of Impressions

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for AUS Media & Entertainment Gaming

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