UK Education & Training Language Learning - PPC Market Share Analysis August 2026

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

Language Learning – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Education & Training Language Learning 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 51.2511823889
48.7488176111
51%

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 23
77
23%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 5%
Transactional 0%
Navigational 5%
Seasonal 0%
Local 6%
Problem Solving 8%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Education & Training Language 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
babbel.com 21.51
italki.com 17.85
rosettastone.com 12.92
preply.com 9.35
chatgpt.com 7.53
busuu.com 6.82
wordnik.com 5.91
audible.co.uk 2.67
duolingo.com 2.44
languagecert.org 1.49
others 11.51
  • babbel.com - 21.51%
  • italki.com - 17.85%
  • rosettastone.com - 12.92%
  • preply.com - 9.35%
  • chatgpt.com - 7.53%
  • busuu.com - 6.82%
  • wordnik.com - 5.91%
  • audible.co.uk - 2.67%
  • duolingo.com - 2.44%
  • languagecert.org - 1.49%
  • others - 11.51%

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In the language learning PPC landscape, Babbel leads with 21.51% click share, followed by italki at 17.85%. Rosetta Stone captures 12.92%, while ‘others’ collectively hold 11.51%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Education & Training Language 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 italki.com rosettastone.com preply.com wordnik.com languagecert.org babbel.com coursera.org audible.co.uk duolingo.com chatgpt.com
2026/08/01 12.12% 11.64% 26.91% 7.93% 0.64% 13.76% 5.99% 7.46% 0.67% 0%
2026/08/02 12.64% 7.43% 28.76% 0% 0.73% 18.95% 4.15% 8.57% 1.07% 0%
2026/08/03 11.3% 18.64% 27.38% 0% 0.9% 19.77% 1.32% 7.49% 0.38% 0%
2026/08/04 8.26% 11.68% 22.74% 14.18% 1.86% 11.9% 2.79% 6.91% 3.1% 0%
2026/08/05 7.65% 8.8% 19.21% 20.89% 2.52% 14% 1.7% 3.4% 2.9% 0%
2026/08/06 8.39% 10.95% 21.9% 9.83% 3.83% 17.02% 0.68% 1.65% 2.3% 0%
2026/08/07 11.55% 8.93% 20.42% 8.33% 1.11% 17.59% 2.11% 2.29% 2.39% 0%
2026/08/08 3.94% 7.9% 16.99% 0% 1.47% 16.3% 3.98% 1.84% 2.21% 30.25%
2026/08/09 12.15% 9.57% 23.53% 0% 1.15% 20.41% 3.34% 1.36% 4.87% 0%
2026/08/10 4.66% 3.62% 12.57% 11.87% 1.11% 6.28% 1.31% 0.8% 0.56% 43.55%
2026/08/11 3.81% 6.46% 16.93% 0% 1.36% 9.89% 1.53% 3.18% 0.95% 38.3%
2026/08/12 8.89% 9.53% 21.59% 6.78% 2.75% 14.37% 1.37% 1.68% 4.45% 0.81%
2026/08/13 9.39% 7.26% 19.17% 13% 3.02% 13.5% 1.33% 2.62% 4.41% 0.39%
2026/08/14 13.71% 5.57% 22.19% 0% 5.58% 16.57% 5.4% 5.2% 2.63% 0%
2026/08/15 10.14% 12.83% 18.8% 0% 2.92% 19.16% 8.22% 3.19% 1.44% 0%
2026/08/16 4.93% 7.22% 20.73% 7.38% 3.15% 21.86% 5.36% 3.44% 3.79% 0%
2026/08/17 14.64% 8.23% 23.82% 0% 2.93% 20.21% 3.42% 4.92% 2.79% 0%
2026/08/18 11.95% 11.99% 18.96% 0% 2.22% 19.13% 2% 2.13% 2.2% 0%
2026/08/19 14.18% 12.25% 19.74% 0% 3.83% 15.85% 3.29% 0.97% 3.53% 0%
2026/08/20 7.14% 10.58% 16.11% 15.02% 5.09% 16.31% 1.49% 2.03% 5.8% 0%
2026/08/21 10.68% 7.17% 14.53% 15.96% 2.57% 22.8% 1.58% 4.6% 3.33% 0%
2026/08/22 12.83% 6.71% 16.38% 7.15% 4.08% 20.57% 3.89% 9.16% 3.77% 0%
2026/08/23 9.82% 8.28% 15.08% 13.59% 5.3% 19.63% 4.64% 6.56% 3.48% 0%
2026/08/24 8.88% 6.52% 12.67% 18.17% 4.01% 18.48% 3.1% 4.91% 5.99% 0%
2026/08/25 9.08% 9.02% 16.38% 6.54% 3.33% 19.08% 1.79% 8.58% 6% 0%
2026/08/26 10.03% 6.69% 17.64% 11.75% 3.22% 17.38% 2.37% 6.03% 4.56% 0%
2026/08/27 4.73% 6.46% 18.55% 9.03% 3.12% 17.9% 1.33% 10.84% 6.95% 0%
2026/08/28 6.84% 6.92% 17.18% 9.68% 3.45% 20.34% 3.78% 10.32% 3.71% 0%
2026/08/29 14.63% 15.2% 14.99% 13.97% 7.83% 7.56% 2.01% 1.44% 2.23% 0%
2026/08/30 10.47% 13.64% 14.88% 16.02% 8.64% 4.69% 1.64% 0.08% 2.26% 0%
2026/08/31 18.7% 17.96% 13.36% 12.97% 9.1% 4.24% 2.08% 1.04% 0.04% 0%
  • italki.com
  • rosettastone.com
  • preply.com
  • wordnik.com
  • languagecert.org
  • babbel.com
  • coursera.org
  • audible.co.uk
  • duolingo.com
  • chatgpt.com

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In August 2026, Preply led with consistent dominance, peaking early. Babbel showed strong mid-month performance, while italki and Rosetta Stone fluctuated. ChatGPT spiked briefly, and Wordnik ended with a steady rise. The month concluded with Preply maintaining the top position.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Education & Training Language 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 44
2026/08/02 49
2026/08/03 42
2026/08/04 48
2026/08/05 57
2026/08/06 46
2026/08/07 48
2026/08/08 44
2026/08/09 45
2026/08/10 47
2026/08/11 49
2026/08/12 54
2026/08/13 57
2026/08/14 55
2026/08/15 44
2026/08/16 50
2026/08/17 46
2026/08/18 44
2026/08/19 43
2026/08/20 43
2026/08/21 43
2026/08/22 43
2026/08/23 37
2026/08/24 42
2026/08/25 46
2026/08/26 49
2026/08/27 50
2026/08/28 51
2026/08/29 43
2026/08/30 54
2026/08/31 49

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August saw fluctuating advertiser numbers, peaking at 57 on the 5th and 13th. A dip to 37 on the 23rd marked the lowest point. The month concluded with 49 advertisers.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Education & Training Language 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
italki.com 4.23%
babbel.com 3.48%
wordnik.com 2.08%
audible.co.uk 1.86%
rosettastone.com 1.82%
lingoda.com -0.13%
jumpspeak.com -0.21%
trusted.net -0.88%
preply.com -1.69%
chatgpt.com -14.67%

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In the past month, italki.com surged by 4.23%, while chatgpt.com plummeted by 14.67%. Babbel.com rose 3.48%, contrasting with preply.com’s 1.69% decline.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Education & Training Language Learning Share of Impressions

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

Date wordnik.com rosettastone.com preply.com italki.com babbel.com coursera.org audible.co.uk trusted.net busuu.com chatgpt.com
2026/08/01 14.41% 10.25% 26.21% 7.09% 12.55% 5.44% 7.6% 1.57% 3.84% 0%
2026/08/02 0% 7.63% 31.03% 8.98% 19.94% 4.46% 9.06% 2.19% 3.64% 0%
2026/08/03 0% 17.51% 27.85% 7.43% 20.5% 1.41% 8.36% 1.2% 4.47% 0%
2026/08/04 26.38% 10.27% 20.82% 4.87% 10.63% 3.13% 6.14% 2.4% 2.28% 0%
2026/08/05 35.98% 7.82% 16.91% 4.35% 10.94% 1.45% 2.93% 1.92% 2.63% 0%
2026/08/06 18.8% 10.74% 22.27% 5.27% 15.59% 0.98% 1.67% 3.39% 2.77% 0%
2026/08/07 15.23% 8.39% 19.86% 7.04% 16.67% 2.96% 1.74% 3.63% 4.6% 0%
2026/08/08 0% 5.06% 8.18% 1.3% 7.95% 2.65% 1.1% 1.86% 0.32% 64.24%
2026/08/09 0% 10.91% 23.61% 9.08% 21.05% 3.78% 1.92% 4.93% 4.31% 0%
2026/08/10 11.24% 1.74% 6.31% 1.47% 3.14% 0.86% 0.44% 1.99% 0.54% 67.05%
2026/08/11 0% 3.04% 7.21% 1.21% 4.51% 0.92% 1.41% 1.66% 1.7% 72.01%
2026/08/12 12.85% 8.78% 21.66% 5.69% 13.98% 0.96% 1.64% 6.9% 4.61% 0.27%
2026/08/13 21.41% 6.54% 19.85% 5.26% 11.23% 0.98% 2.34% 6.76% 4.13% 0.11%
2026/08/14 0% 6.11% 26.95% 9.56% 17% 4.4% 4.79% 3.19% 1.96% 0%
2026/08/15 0% 13.21% 20.77% 6.82% 19.17% 7.28% 2.83% 5.53% 3.09% 0%
2026/08/16 14.02% 7.3% 19.08% 3.45% 19.93% 4.4% 3.18% 5.08% 2.5% 0%
2026/08/17 0% 10.1% 25.72% 10.08% 20.39% 3.67% 4.55% 2.88% 1.84% 0%
2026/08/18 0% 12.15% 19.49% 7.93% 19.65% 2.58% 2.67% 6.17% 4.87% 0%
2026/08/19 0% 11.47% 22.14% 9.11% 16.74% 3.44% 1.29% 6.68% 3.8% 0%
2026/08/20 27.44% 9.77% 14.56% 4.59% 15.14% 1.81% 2.46% 2.12% 2.83% 0%
2026/08/21 27.13% 6.65% 12.72% 6% 19.77% 1.85% 4.73% 2.7% 3.07% 0%
2026/08/22 14.16% 7.05% 15.11% 8.36% 20.48% 4.16% 9.02% 0.6% 3.55% 0%
2026/08/23 23.78% 7.48% 13.46% 5.85% 17.78% 5.12% 7.03% 0.31% 2.5% 0%
2026/08/24 32.06% 6.07% 10.53% 5.28% 16.33% 2.8% 4.14% 1.39% 4.12% 0%
2026/08/25 12.99% 8.7% 16.05% 5.84% 18.88% 1.28% 7.93% 1.43% 4.09% 0%
2026/08/26 22.37% 6.27% 17.26% 6.27% 16.05% 2.62% 5.3% 0.5% 4.43% 0%
2026/08/27 17.91% 6.62% 18.63% 3.23% 16.87% 1.49% 9.72% 2.29% 2.93% 0%
2026/08/28 18.42% 6.8% 16.07% 4.17% 18.92% 3.01% 9.34% 1.54% 3.35% 0%
2026/08/29 26.03% 14.27% 14.29% 9.4% 9.07% 1.95% 2.05% 0.92% 0% 0%
2026/08/30 28.82% 11.89% 15.61% 6.94% 4.34% 1.21% 0.07% 0.09% 1.25% 0%
2026/08/31 24.33% 16.56% 16.17% 11.72% 4.42% 2.16% 1.63% 0.86% 0.53% 0%
  • wordnik.com
  • rosettastone.com
  • preply.com
  • italki.com
  • babbel.com
  • coursera.org
  • audible.co.uk
  • trusted.net
  • busuu.com
  • chatgpt.com

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In August 2026, Wordnik’s impression share fluctuated, peaking at 35.98% on the 5th. Rosetta Stone saw a low of 1.74% on the 10th. Preply started strong at 31.03% on the 2nd, while Babbel maintained a steady presence. ChatGPT spiked dramatically, reaching 72.01% on the 11th. The month concluded with varied performances across domains.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Education & Training Language 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 UK Education & Training Language Learning - Last month
  1. 1
    Designed For Serious Learners | Learn A Language In Minutes https://uk.babbel.com › short-lessons › babbel

    One payment, lifelong access. Award-winning courses in Spanish, French, Italian, and more. Learn at your own pace with lessons you can take wherever you go. Made by Humans. Fun & Fully Interactive.

  2. 2
    Translate in Seconds https://www.chatgpt.com

    Translate Without Waiting — Fast translations for text, voice, or files. Start using ChatGPT Translate. When time matters, get quick translations that still sound natural. Try now.

  3. 3
    Language Learning Online Courses | Coursera https://www.coursera.org

    Choose from hundreds of free Language Learning courses or pay to earn a Course or Specialization Certificate. In language courses and Specializations, you’ll learn to speak, write, and listen effectively in major...

  4. 4
    UK Home Office Approved - Get Free Learning Resources https://selt.languagecert.org › english › exam

    Easy Booking up to 24h, Fast Results, Free Prep & Interactive Learning Tools. Start your Visa...

  5. 5
    10 Best Apps to Learn Language - Just Released 2026 Reviews https://uk.trusted.net › best-language › learning-apps

    2026's Best Apps & Courses To Learn Language Online. Which Is The Best One? Find Out Now! Award-Winning Language Apps 2026. Act Now...

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In the competitive landscape of language learning, Babbel stands out with its promise of lifelong access and interactive courses. ChatGPT offers rapid translations, emphasizing speed and naturalness. Coursera provides diverse courses with certification options. LanguageCert focuses on UK visa needs with quick results and free resources. Trusted.net highlights top-rated apps, urging immediate action.

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