UK Energy, Utilities & Waste Electric - PPC Market Share Analysis December 2025

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

Electric – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Energy, Utilities & Waste Electric 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 28.4624528312
71.5375471688
28%

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 52
48
52%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 25%
Transactional 19%
Navigational 2%
Seasonal 0%
Local 2%
Problem Solving 15%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Energy, Utilities & Waste Electric 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
octopus.energy 36.11
britishgas.co.uk 31.75
edfenergy.com 13.22
eonnext.com 4.07
uswitch.com 3.86
scottishpower.co.uk 2.54
utilita.co.uk 1.24
confused.com 0.61
scottishpower-businesssales.co.uk 0.61
moneysupermarket.com 0.53
others 5.46
  • octopus.energy - 36.11%
  • britishgas.co.uk - 31.75%
  • edfenergy.com - 13.22%
  • eonnext.com - 4.07%
  • uswitch.com - 3.86%
  • scottishpower.co.uk - 2.54%
  • utilita.co.uk - 1.24%
  • confused.com - 0.61%
  • scottishpower-businesssales.co.uk - 0.61%
  • moneysupermarket.com - 0.53%
  • others - 5.46%

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In the competitive landscape of Google PPC, octopus.energy leads with a 36.11% click share, followed by britishgas.co.uk at 31.75%. EDF Energy captures 13.22%, while ‘others’ collectively hold 5.46%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Energy, Utilities & Waste Electric 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 octopus.energy britishgas.co.uk uswitch.com eonnext.com edfenergy.com confused.com moneysupermarket.com loveenergysavings.com scottishpower-businesssales.co.uk scottishpower.co.uk
2025/12/01 26.04% 21.84% 12.68% 7.97% 8.14% 1.24% 2.17% 1.15% 1.11% 2.77%
2025/12/02 27.98% 21.15% 12.62% 8.56% 8% 0.31% 2.71% 1.22% 0.79% 3.04%
2025/12/03 25.91% 22.47% 12.64% 10.74% 7.88% 0.18% 2.46% 0.92% 1.02% 2.44%
2025/12/04 29.05% 21.49% 14.12% 8.7% 6.34% 0.17% 1.75% 1.48% 0.71% 1.81%
2025/12/05 26.3% 22.29% 13.08% 9.47% 6.52% 0.15% 1.82% 1.32% 0.91% 2.13%
2025/12/06 34.53% 19.13% 12.09% 9.63% 8.22% 0.34% 1.36% 0.76% 0.8% 3.9%
2025/12/07 39.74% 15.65% 10.87% 10.02% 8.57% 0.14% 1.23% 0.73% 1.02% 2.82%
2025/12/08 30.25% 18.05% 13.9% 7.35% 9.28% 0.2% 1.81% 0.97% 0.94% 4.55%
2025/12/09 34.99% 15.72% 13.24% 8.19% 6.72% 0.1% 1.91% 1.11% 0.72% 4.91%
2025/12/10 34.71% 16.21% 13.31% 8.15% 6.73% 0.07% 1.18% 0.88% 1.1% 3.81%
2025/12/11 33.24% 17.96% 12.63% 8.74% 6.23% 0.09% 1.41% 1.02% 0.95% 4.06%
2025/12/12 33.88% 18.28% 11.65% 9.55% 6.68% 0.46% 0.94% 1.04% 0.81% 3.22%
2025/12/13 35.22% 15.53% 9.87% 11.84% 7.17% 0.71% 1.5% 0.8% 1.38% 4.16%
2025/12/14 37.5% 14.21% 9.7% 11.53% 8.82% 0.62% 1.29% 0.85% 1.06% 3.95%
2025/12/15 31% 16.95% 10.96% 8.17% 8.45% 0.65% 1.44% 1.26% 0.97% 3.77%
2025/12/16 32.9% 18.07% 9.61% 8.6% 8.02% 1.01% 1.56% 1.01% 0.95% 3.79%
2025/12/17 33.55% 15.99% 10.07% 9.25% 8.07% 1.54% 1.79% 1.13% 0.82% 3.6%
2025/12/18 33.57% 15.45% 12.19% 9.52% 6.57% 3.14% 1.24% 1.22% 0.95% 2.06%
2025/12/19 35.57% 13.43% 10.18% 12.72% 6.3% 2.55% 1.32% 1.23% 1.09% 3.21%
2025/12/20 36.64% 14.63% 9.58% 14.03% 6.06% 3.01% 1.29% 0.78% 1.16% 2.19%
2025/12/21 33.79% 15.26% 10.21% 14.31% 5.47% 2.78% 1.49% 0.92% 1.11% 4.26%
2025/12/22 33.33% 17.23% 11.4% 9.63% 5.08% 3.27% 1.41% 1.2% 0.93% 1.98%
2025/12/23 29.93% 21.31% 10.24% 10.46% 4.95% 4.31% 1.1% 1.62% 0.87% 2.66%
2025/12/24 30.48% 24.71% 9.24% 11.86% 4.24% 3.65% 1.4% 1.43% 1.01% 1.58%
2025/12/25 30.64% 23.52% 7.82% 13.52% 4.91% 3.36% 0.8% 1.56% 1.22% 3.46%
2025/12/26 31.4% 23.41% 8.12% 12.99% 4.98% 3.42% 0.77% 1.64% 1.31% 2.2%
2025/12/27 32.42% 24.79% 7.79% 12.57% 4.9% 4.27% 1.43% 0.77% 1.23% 1.42%
2025/12/28 31.6% 24.75% 8.13% 12.64% 4.24% 4.67% 1.94% 0.79% 1.35% 1.81%
2025/12/29 28.81% 26.98% 9.44% 10.89% 4.73% 5.67% 1.63% 1.61% 1.03% 1.88%
2025/12/30 28.76% 26.59% 8.72% 10.31% 5.65% 6.37% 1.93% 1.84% 1.16% 1.27%
2025/12/31 31.53% 23.15% 9.9% 9.58% 5.98% 5.58% 2.14% 1.85% 1.43% 1.05%
  • octopus.energy
  • britishgas.co.uk
  • uswitch.com
  • eonnext.com
  • edfenergy.com
  • confused.com
  • moneysupermarket.com
  • loveenergysavings.com
  • scottishpower-businesssales.co.uk
  • scottishpower.co.uk

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Octopus Energy led December with fluctuating spend, peaking mid-month. British Gas saw a late surge, while Uswitch and E.ON Next had varied trends. EDF Energy’s share declined, and Confused.com rose steadily. Scottish Power’s performance was inconsistent.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Energy, Utilities & Waste Electric

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
2025/12/01 202
2025/12/02 208
2025/12/03 202
2025/12/04 206
2025/12/05 220
2025/12/06 203
2025/12/07 200
2025/12/08 209
2025/12/09 202
2025/12/10 204
2025/12/11 223
2025/12/12 210
2025/12/13 205
2025/12/14 189
2025/12/15 226
2025/12/16 219
2025/12/17 217
2025/12/18 208
2025/12/19 217
2025/12/20 204
2025/12/21 196
2025/12/22 216
2025/12/23 207
2025/12/24 203
2025/12/25 207
2025/12/26 193
2025/12/27 197
2025/12/28 187
2025/12/29 204
2025/12/30 191
2025/12/31 180

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December saw fluctuating advertiser numbers, peaking at 226 on the 15th. The month concluded with a decline, ending at 180.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Energy, Utilities & Waste Electric

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
britishgas.co.uk 2.74%
eonnext.com 1.09%
confused.com 0.99%
utilita.co.uk 0.24%
zolbev.com 0.16%
pod-point.com -0.23%
edfenergy.com -0.53%
uswitch.com -0.56%
scottishpower.co.uk -1.05%
octopus.energy -1.41%

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Britishgas.co.uk surged with a 2.74 increase, while octopus.energy dropped by 1.41. Eonnext.com and confused.com also rose, contrasting declines from scottishpower.co.uk and uswitch.com.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Energy, Utilities & Waste Electric Share of Impressions

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

Date britishgas.co.uk octopus.energy uswitch.com eonnext.com edfenergy.com confused.com scottishpower-businesssales.co.uk scottishpower.co.uk moneysupermarket.com sainsburysenergy.com
2025/12/01 22.55% 24.29% 9.77% 8.34% 9.74% 0.97% 2.23% 2.32% 0.94% 0.53%
2025/12/02 21.11% 27.36% 9.09% 10.89% 9.65% 0.29% 1.5% 2.46% 1.27% 0.29%
2025/12/03 22.37% 24.94% 9.05% 11.48% 9.63% 0.13% 1.85% 1.87% 1.72% 0.05%
2025/12/04 22.6% 27.64% 11.07% 8.58% 7.14% 0.16% 1.43% 2.04% 0.78% 0.37%
2025/12/05 21.79% 27.27% 9.76% 9.46% 6.93% 0.13% 1.78% 1.42% 0.77% 1.38%
2025/12/06 19.36% 33.89% 9.73% 9.32% 8.92% 0.3% 1.5% 3.98% 0.49% 2.87%
2025/12/07 18.03% 39.1% 7.95% 9.54% 9.34% 0.13% 1.82% 3.12% 0.52% 0.61%
2025/12/08 20.5% 30.43% 9.35% 7.17% 10.5% 0.19% 1.88% 4.52% 0.93% 0.48%
2025/12/09 16.04% 31.99% 11.06% 9.35% 7.48% 0.1% 1.37% 5.47% 1.91% 0.8%
2025/12/10 17.18% 34.4% 9.07% 7.91% 8.45% 0.07% 2.34% 3.43% 0.57% 0.5%
2025/12/11 20.07% 31.31% 8.3% 9.47% 6.88% 0.09% 2.09% 3.08% 0.64% 0.55%
2025/12/12 18.37% 32.26% 9.5% 10.29% 8.64% 0.38% 1.62% 2.45% 0.42% 2.9%
2025/12/13 15.55% 34.22% 7.39% 13.05% 8.87% 0.55% 2.3% 4.34% 0.54% 1.99%
2025/12/14 15.68% 35.1% 6.87% 11.11% 11.35% 0.53% 1.78% 4.53% 1.71% 1.98%
2025/12/15 16.48% 29.23% 9.4% 9.15% 10.06% 0.53% 1.71% 3.07% 0.56% 2.02%
2025/12/16 17.9% 31.9% 6.33% 8.7% 9.83% 0.73% 1.74% 4.23% 1.1% 0.25%
2025/12/17 16.05% 32.18% 7.55% 10.32% 10.6% 1.33% 1.41% 3.36% 1.28% 0.51%
2025/12/18 15.88% 33.08% 9.8% 10.58% 8.96% 2.37% 1.83% 1.64% 0.55% 0.32%
2025/12/19 13.86% 35.1% 8.31% 13.33% 7.87% 1.96% 2.04% 2.7% 1.05% 0.54%
2025/12/20 14.1% 35.31% 8.18% 16.33% 8.49% 2.14% 1.64% 2.47% 0.87% 0.67%
2025/12/21 13.93% 34.05% 7.38% 16% 7.84% 2.09% 1.86% 3.86% 1.99% 1.06%
2025/12/22 19.2% 29.07% 9.32% 9.25% 6.56% 2.08% 1.39% 1.59% 1.25% 1.53%
2025/12/23 25.46% 32.81% 6.01% 11.28% 5.54% 2.95% 1.37% 1.95% 0.36% 0.5%
2025/12/24 29.09% 32.21% 5.75% 10.61% 5.47% 2.57% 1.45% 1.44% 0.87% 0.92%
2025/12/25 27.49% 30.2% 5.63% 15.48% 5.86% 2.2% 1.56% 2.31% 0.21% 0.93%
2025/12/26 29.02% 30.73% 6.31% 11.52% 5.69% 2.25% 1.63% 1.43% 0.19% 3.42%
2025/12/27 30.73% 32.03% 6.17% 11.03% 5.66% 2.86% 1.63% 1.06% 0.85% 0.43%
2025/12/28 31.04% 30.36% 6.09% 11.26% 5.19% 3.28% 1.48% 1.89% 1.04% 0.3%
2025/12/29 32.14% 28.16% 7.99% 10.07% 6.43% 3.89% 1.27% 1.54% 0.9% 0.45%
2025/12/30 30.8% 28.94% 7.8% 8.92% 7.72% 4.63% 1.47% 1.07% 0.58% 1.32%
2025/12/31 29.51% 28.36% 10.74% 8.61% 7.63% 3.79% 1.8% 0.68% 0.52% 0.38%
  • britishgas.co.uk
  • octopus.energy
  • uswitch.com
  • eonnext.com
  • edfenergy.com
  • confused.com
  • scottishpower-businesssales.co.uk
  • scottishpower.co.uk
  • moneysupermarket.com
  • sainsburysenergy.com

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In December 2025, British Gas started strong but dipped mid-month, recovering impressively by month’s end. Octopus Energy maintained a dominant presence, peaking mid-month. Uswitch and E.ON Next showed fluctuations, while EDF Energy and others had minor roles. The month concluded with Octopus Energy leading, followed by British Gas.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Energy, Utilities & Waste Electric

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 Energy, Utilities & Waste Electric - Last month
  1. 1
    British Gas Energy Prices | British Gas Electricity Tariff https://www.britishgas.co.uk › british-gas › energy-quote

    Save with a fixed tariff that's cheaper than Ofgem's price cap. Join British Gas today! You can count on us. Trusted by 7 million customers to take care of all things energy.

  2. 2
    Locked In Prices For 2 Winters - 1 & 2 Year Tariffs Available https://www.eonnext.com

    Lock in your prices with our 18 month fixed tariff. Get your quote online today. Choose from our...

  3. 3
    Octopus Energy Heat Pumps - Heat Your Home And Hot Water https://www.octopus.energy

    1 month free heating up to £300, order by 31 Dec 2025. T&Cs apply. See website for details. Your...

  4. 4
    ScottishPower Business Energy - Electricity & Gas For Business https://www.scottishpower-businesssales.co.uk › scottishpower › forbusiness

    Lock in our best business energy prices, 1–3 yr contracts and renewable options available. Find our best direct energy prices for your business – get...

  5. 5
    Join Utilita Energy - Smart Pay As You Go Energy https://join.utilita.co.uk

    Start your switch to Utilita in just 30 seconds & enjoy award-winning energy in your hands. Switch to Pay As You Go & we'll cover your standing charge when you don't use any energy.

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In the competitive landscape of energy PPC ads, British Gas stands out with a promise of savings below Ofgem’s price cap, trusted by 7 million. E.ON Next offers stability with locked prices for up to two winters. Octopus Energy entices with a free heating month, while ScottishPower targets businesses with renewable options. Utilita simplifies switching with a quick, smart Pay As You Go model.

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