UK Education & Training Ed Tech - PPC Market Share Analysis July 2026

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

Ed Tech – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Education & Training Ed Tech 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 35.5161688893
64.4838311107
35%

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 15
85
15%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 7%
Transactional 10%
Navigational 15%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 5%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK 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 50.26
mathletics.com 21.7
ebay.co.uk 9.84
tts-group.co.uk 2.42
splashlearn.com 1.97
hope-education.co.uk 1.27
getsmarter.com 0.78
forbes.com 0.75
adaptedmind.com 0.73
learningresources.co.uk 0.5
others 9.78
  • ixl.com - 50.26%
  • mathletics.com - 21.7%
  • ebay.co.uk - 9.84%
  • tts-group.co.uk - 2.42%
  • splashlearn.com - 1.97%
  • hope-education.co.uk - 1.27%
  • getsmarter.com - 0.78%
  • forbes.com - 0.75%
  • adaptedmind.com - 0.73%
  • learningresources.co.uk - 0.5%
  • others - 9.78%

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In the education sector’s PPC landscape, ixl.com dominates with 50.26% click share. Mathletics.com follows at 21.7%, while ebay.co.uk captures 9.84%. Others collectively hold 9.78%, showcasing diverse competition.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK 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 ebay.co.uk mathletics.com kallidus.com tts-group.co.uk forbes.com zensai.com getsmarter.com sanalabs.com absorblms.com
2026/07/01 7.61% 1.16% 7.28% 6.19% 1.74% 6.88% 4.99% 7.52% 5.99% 7.78%
2026/07/02 13.95% 1.31% 6.75% 6.88% 0.93% 5.89% 1.3% 7.01% 5.66% 7.78%
2026/07/03 10.07% 18.03% 7.34% 11.04% 7.87% 5.46% 1.66% 5.87% 5.54% 2.86%
2026/07/04 14.47% 1.22% 13.87% 0.04% 0.93% 5.93% 6.51% 8.85% 3.9% 2.47%
2026/07/05 12.9% 0.52% 10.42% 0.04% 1.76% 5.88% 7.82% 6.75% 6.11% 4.25%
2026/07/06 6.05% 1.73% 7.52% 8.78% 4.14% 4.79% 5.55% 5.17% 3.73% 3.67%
2026/07/07 6.47% 19.7% 7.27% 3.07% 1.3% 5.2% 3.55% 4.5% 6.39% 4.56%
2026/07/08 10.77% 16.61% 11.55% 1.93% 4.32% 4.58% 2.33% 6.31% 0.93% 4.77%
2026/07/09 4.01% 1.2% 4.02% 3.29% 0.98% 6.2% 3.32% 6.28% 2.97% 9.73%
2026/07/10 7.84% 7.24% 7.34% 5.03% 1.51% 4.35% 7.76% 4.3% 2.78% 5.1%
2026/07/11 10.22% 14.26% 6.63% 0.02% 4.84% 4.25% 6.42% 5.3% 1.36% 4.61%
2026/07/12 12.19% 2.83% 5.65% 0.02% 10.24% 4.07% 6.94% 5.67% 5.6% 2.82%
2026/07/13 10.25% 7.49% 6.54% 8.31% 3.51% 4.08% 3.01% 5.5% 2.16% 3.47%
2026/07/14 15.32% 0.2% 9.95% 6.56% 1.94% 5.75% 3.45% 6.77% 2.44% 7.02%
2026/07/15 9.99% 0.28% 5.75% 6.22% 2.21% 6.54% 4.59% 6.98% 3.6% 4.37%
2026/07/16 9.44% 17.81% 4% 6.87% 3.89% 4.79% 5.5% 4.79% 1.4% 1.38%
2026/07/17 9.77% 11.4% 9.59% 5.98% 5.21% 6.11% 6.08% 6.45% 0.7% 1.59%
2026/07/18 11.3% 10.26% 10.91% 0.02% 0.55% 5.35% 8.57% 7.71% 0.08% 1.27%
2026/07/19 5.96% 11.84% 6.14% 0.01% 5.24% 4.62% 7.94% 5.63% 0.03% 4.9%
2026/07/20 8.7% 1.05% 15.87% 6.4% 1.66% 4.56% 6.68% 5.33% 0.92% 0.71%
2026/07/21 15.3% 0.2% 9.94% 6.56% 1.94% 5.75% 3.44% 6.76% 2.44% 7.01%
2026/07/22 13.64% 10.44% 2.07% 0.76% 3.2% 4% 3.59% 4.75% 1.41% 5.38%
2026/07/23 10.66% 9.68% 11.5% 0.09% 4.75% 5.66% 2.82% 6.74% 2.23% 0.43%
2026/07/24 14.04% 9.81% 10% 4.8% 4.37% 7.52% 2.05% 5.8% 0.05% 1.8%
2026/07/25 9.54% 16.86% 6.56% 5.49% 0.97% 4.78% 3.47% 5.01% 2.24% 2.15%
2026/07/26 7.87% 10.77% 5.09% 2.63% 1.51% 4.97% 3.9% 5.14% 0.89% 4.7%
2026/07/27 5.81% 31.54% 11.08% 1.96% 3.44% 4.26% 2.61% 3.44% 2.04% 0.52%
2026/07/28 7.71% 15.28% 11.63% 2.49% 3.74% 4.32% 3.63% 2.74% 3.76% 0.89%
2026/07/29 11.18% 14.22% 15.07% 4.91% 6.12% 4.73% 2.09% 2.79% 1.8% 0%
2026/07/30 9.04% 17.36% 7.3% 8.79% 3.37% 3.53% 7.97% 2.97% 1.31% 0%
2026/07/31 16.31% 10.78% 9.75% 7.54% 5.63% 5.13% 4.92% 2.88% 1.28% 0%
  • ixl.com
  • ebay.co.uk
  • mathletics.com
  • kallidus.com
  • tts-group.co.uk
  • forbes.com
  • zensai.com
  • getsmarter.com
  • sanalabs.com
  • absorblms.com

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In July 2026, IXL.com saw fluctuating PPC spend, peaking at 16.31% on the 31st. eBay.co.uk had a notable spike on the 27th with 31.54%. Mathletics.com maintained steady growth, while Kallidus.com experienced low activity. The month concluded with diverse spending patterns across domains.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK 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
2026/07/01 87
2026/07/02 103
2026/07/03 101
2026/07/04 100
2026/07/05 95
2026/07/06 115
2026/07/07 96
2026/07/08 99
2026/07/09 113
2026/07/10 103
2026/07/11 108
2026/07/12 115
2026/07/13 122
2026/07/14 111
2026/07/15 121
2026/07/16 114
2026/07/17 100
2026/07/18 95
2026/07/19 105
2026/07/20 97
2026/07/21 111
2026/07/22 115
2026/07/23 121
2026/07/24 114
2026/07/25 124
2026/07/26 134
2026/07/27 117
2026/07/28 132
2026/07/29 98
2026/07/30 102
2026/07/31 88

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July began with 87 advertisers, peaking at 134 on the 26th. The month ended with 88, showing dynamic fluctuations throughout.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK 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
ebay.co.uk 3.69%
numberchampions.org.uk 0.48%
mathletics.com 0.43%
stem.org.uk 0.31%
conceptamath.org 0.12%
tts-group.co.uk -0.34%
mos.org -0.45%
lego.com -0.46%
adaptedmind.com -0.58%
ixl.com -1.32%

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eBay.co.uk surged with a 3.69% click share increase, while ixl.com faced a 1.32% decline.

Campaign Efficiency

UK 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 ebay.co.uk mathletics.com tts-group.co.uk mathscity.co.uk hope-education.co.uk getsmarter.com mos.org numberchampions.org.uk adaptedmind.com
2026/07/01 23.07% 4.62% 13.97% 1.86% 0% 4.09% 3.1% 0% 0% 0.12%
2026/07/02 33.06% 4.01% 10.61% 0.86% 0% 0.56% 2.66% 0% 0% 8.69%
2026/07/03 18.64% 35.07% 8.94% 13.27% 0% 0.91% 1.59% 0% 0% 0.48%
2026/07/04 28.91% 3.83% 21.03% 0.99% 6.05% 1.75% 2.73% 0% 0.13% 8.14%
2026/07/05 22.72% 1.96% 13.24% 1.76% 5.88% 2.31% 2.12% 16.47% 0% 7.78%
2026/07/06 12.17% 3.98% 9.85% 5.07% 0% 2.45% 1.54% 29.41% 0% 2.96%
2026/07/07 12.04% 35.46% 8.69% 0.84% 3.59% 1.56% 1.17% 0% 0.09% 5.57%
2026/07/08 18.64% 31.76% 13.87% 6.84% 0% 1.56% 1.75% 0% 0% 2.69%
2026/07/09 9.56% 3.11% 5.61% 0.68% 3.13% 2.37% 1.83% 17.5% 0% 3.38%
2026/07/10 17.84% 17.81% 10.73% 1.09% 0.13% 2.41% 1.45% 0% 2.15% 2.97%
2026/07/11 17.7% 26.01% 7.43% 6.82% 1.64% 5.54% 1.38% 0% 3.06% 1.77%
2026/07/12 21.62% 6.53% 8.6% 19.31% 3.54% 1.07% 1.67% 0% 0% 5.53%
2026/07/13 22.54% 18.24% 9.58% 6.57% 0% 6.48% 1.77% 0% 0% 2%
2026/07/14 39.51% 0.87% 18.2% 2% 0% 0.51% 2.67% 0% 0.18% 0.21%
2026/07/15 27.66% 1.46% 10.53% 2.25% 0.15% 0.48% 2.81% 0% 0% 7.02%
2026/07/16 18.4% 36.74% 5.1% 5.97% 0% 2.15% 1.31% 0% 1.7% 3.89%
2026/07/17 22.46% 27.3% 13.64% 9.51% 0% 0.8% 2.02% 0% 0.16% 0.01%
2026/07/18 23.82% 22.02% 13.33% 0.44% 0% 0.29% 2.25% 0% 3.53% 3.82%
2026/07/19 13.57% 25.06% 8% 8.93% 5.39% 0.65% 1.8% 0% 5.39% 0.01%
2026/07/20 23.6% 3.1% 25.28% 1.5% 0% 1.04% 2.04% 0% 0.18% 0%
2026/07/21 39.51% 0.87% 18.2% 2% 0% 0.51% 2.67% 0% 0.18% 0.21%
2026/07/22 22.8% 21.86% 2.68% 5.01% 5.35% 2.01% 1.36% 0% 1.66% 2.68%
2026/07/23 17.98% 17.83% 13.07% 6.03% 0.1% 0.87% 1.69% 12.2% 0% 0.08%
2026/07/24 26.12% 19.9% 11.79% 6.8% 0.12% 1.15% 1.64% 0% 1.95% 1.95%
2026/07/25 17.92% 34.36% 7.5% 0.73% 3.05% 5.21% 1.51% 0% 0.18% 6.01%
2026/07/26 16.99% 20.85% 6.24% 1.08% 0.19% 2.44% 1.49% 11.47% 3.07% 0.27%
2026/07/27 10.57% 54.72% 12.62% 4.57% 0.11% 0.42% 0.84% 0% 0% 0.06%
2026/07/28 14.92% 29.45% 13.76% 5.51% 0.34% 0.85% 0.75% 0% 11.06% 3.23%
2026/07/29 17.67% 23.13% 14.99% 9.43% 3.34% 7.2% 0.69% 0% 0.54% 3.05%
2026/07/30 17.04% 34.89% 8.98% 5.76% 0.22% 6.07% 0.92% 0% 7.28% 0.08%
2026/07/31 29.65% 21.07% 11.07% 9.09% 5.66% 1.5% 0.81% 0% 0% 0%
  • ixl.com
  • ebay.co.uk
  • mathletics.com
  • tts-group.co.uk
  • mathscity.co.uk
  • hope-education.co.uk
  • getsmarter.com
  • mos.org
  • numberchampions.org.uk
  • adaptedmind.com

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In July 2026, ixl.com saw fluctuating impressions, peaking at 39.51% twice. ebay.co.uk had a notable spike on July 27th with 54.72%. mathletics.com maintained moderate levels, while mos.org had sporadic appearances. The month concluded with ixl.com leading.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK 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 UK Education & Training Ed Tech - Last month
  1. 1
    30-Day Free Trial - Perfect for Ages 4-12 https://www.adaptedmind.com › math › games

    Boost skills with fun, free math games for children.

  2. 2
    Learn Math for Free https://www.brilliant.org › math › try-for-free

    Math for All Levels — Comprehensive curriculum designed by world-class teachers from MIT, Harvard, and more.

  3. 3
    Making Math Click: Understand Math Without Fear | Coursera https://www.coursera.org

    Offered by Deep Teaching Solutions. Unlock the secrets of mathematical learning with "Making Math Click, " a groundbreaking course from Enroll for free

  4. 4
    LEGO® Preschool Sets - Toys For Child Development https://www.lego.com › preschool › about

    A fun way for children aged 1.5 years+ to develop important skills as they learn and grow.

  5. 5
    Start Your Free 14-Day Trial | Free for 14 Days https://www.mathletics.com

    Interactive Maths Lessons, Games and Activities. Mathletics is the multi-award winning maths program for children aged 5–16. Appropriate for age 5-16. Recommended by teachers.

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In the competitive world of educational PPC ads, AdaptedMind, Brilliant, Coursera, LEGO, and Mathletics shine. AdaptedMind and Mathletics offer free trials, enticing parents with engaging math games. Brilliant and Coursera emphasize expert-designed curricula, while LEGO promotes skill development through play.

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