UK Gambling & Gaming Lottery and Scratch Cards - PPC Market Share Analysis August 2026

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

Lottery and Scratch Cards – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Gambling & Gaming Lottery and Scratch Cards 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 28.3303456317
71.6696543683
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 46
54
46%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 7%
Transactional 10%
Navigational 9%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 25%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Gambling & Gaming Lottery and Scratch Cards 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
national-lottery.co.uk 88.39
postcodelottery.co.uk 6.06
healthlottery.co.uk 1.79
lottomart.com 0.95
lottogo.com 0.64
lottoland.co.uk 0.63
tombola.co.uk 0.31
10bestcasinos.co.uk 0.25
pickmypostcode.com 0.13
affinitylottery.org.uk 0.13
others 0.72
  • national-lottery.co.uk - 88.39%
  • postcodelottery.co.uk - 6.06%
  • healthlottery.co.uk - 1.79%
  • lottomart.com - 0.95%
  • lottogo.com - 0.64%
  • lottoland.co.uk - 0.63%
  • tombola.co.uk - 0.31%
  • 10bestcasinos.co.uk - 0.25%
  • pickmypostcode.com - 0.13%
  • affinitylottery.org.uk - 0.13%
  • others - 0.72%

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In the gambling and gaming sector, national-lottery.co.uk dominates with an 88.39% click share. Postcodelottery.co.uk follows at 6.06%, while others collectively hold 0.72%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Gambling & Gaming Lottery and Scratch Cards 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 national-lottery.co.uk postcodelottery.co.uk healthlottery.co.uk 10bestcasinos.co.uk lottoland.co.uk lottogo.com lottomart.com tombola.co.uk affinitylottery.org.uk meccabingo.com
2026/08/01 77.22% 4.3% 5.27% 2.16% 1.75% 2.75% 2.87% 1.25% 0.4% 0%
2026/08/02 65.41% 10.16% 5% 0.85% 3.89% 1.33% 2.92% 6.41% 1.65% 0.01%
2026/08/03 73% 5.25% 8.59% 2.03% 1.16% 2.38% 3.84% 1.38% 0.58% 0.08%
2026/08/04 69.99% 8.21% 7.28% 0.43% 4.27% 2.44% 3.4% 1.48% 0% 0.08%
2026/08/05 71.89% 7.92% 7.67% 0.6% 2.92% 1.52% 2.11% 2.33% 0.3% 0.06%
2026/08/06 63.09% 8.84% 6.53% 2.43% 5.92% 1.62% 2.61% 7.76% 0% 0%
2026/08/07 72.33% 7.9% 5.02% 1.98% 3.92% 2.09% 2.68% 2.68% 0.06% 0.06%
2026/08/08 70.22% 9.62% 3.74% 1.72% 5.32% 1.2% 3.19% 0.62% 0.02% 1.35%
2026/08/09 67.77% 7.83% 6.74% 3.35% 2.91% 2.54% 2.53% 3.74% 0.36% 0.13%
2026/08/10 75.1% 4.08% 6.2% 0.47% 1.66% 2.82% 3.14% 3.29% 0.15% 0.01%
2026/08/11 69.33% 7.56% 7.65% 0.45% 2.78% 2.55% 3.05% 2.85% 0.02% 0.02%
2026/08/12 64.59% 12.79% 7% 2.09% 1.8% 2.21% 2.28% 1.76% 0.34% 1.43%
2026/08/13 72.73% 4.66% 5.39% 1.53% 1.9% 3.03% 3.29% 1.08% 2.39% 0%
2026/08/14 74.57% 6.27% 5.79% 2.07% 1.32% 2.14% 2.28% 1.53% 1.24% 0.14%
2026/08/15 72.98% 8.1% 4.79% 1.12% 3.72% 2.25% 1.93% 0.26% 1% 1.12%
2026/08/16 62.66% 11.76% 6.96% 1.89% 4.62% 2.24% 2.04% 1.78% 0.58% 1.52%
2026/08/17 69.79% 6.67% 7.19% 3.13% 1.89% 2.19% 1.97% 1.53% 1.28% 0.9%
2026/08/18 73.38% 5.24% 5.42% 0.99% 3.02% 2.96% 2.56% 0.23% 1.56% 1.27%
2026/08/19 73.71% 5.8% 7.99% 1.77% 1.33% 2.28% 1.79% 1.38% 0.54% 0.2%
2026/08/20 66.92% 7.96% 10.28% 1.95% 1.89% 3.3% 2.51% 0.65% 0.81% 0.01%
2026/08/21 66.82% 8.62% 8.99% 1.99% 1.49% 3.55% 2.11% 0.5% 1.26% 0.29%
2026/08/22 68.14% 11.43% 7.91% 0.03% 2.83% 2.15% 2.26% 0.06% 1.38% 1.1%
2026/08/23 58.13% 14.43% 11.11% 0.82% 2.72% 2.85% 3.74% 0.16% 0.19% 1.27%
2026/08/24 66.04% 8.25% 10.82% 0.65% 1.71% 1.98% 3.55% 0.56% 1.22% 0.31%
2026/08/25 79.77% 5.18% 5.7% 1.14% 0.7% 2.44% 1.53% 0.01% 0.45% 0.12%
2026/08/26 76.84% 6.72% 5.91% 0.2% 1.41% 2.77% 2% 1.41% 0.15% 0.2%
2026/08/27 76.08% 4.34% 6.05% 0.03% 1.61% 2.84% 1.52% 0.55% 1.78% 0.39%
2026/08/28 78.23% 3.91% 7.08% 0.24% 2.07% 2.47% 1.52% 1.65% 0.62% 0.44%
2026/08/29 75.89% 3.85% 7.45% 0.29% 1.41% 2.75% 1.3% 0.47% 1.29% 3.1%
2026/08/30 74.11% 7.13% 7.83% 0.83% 1.15% 2.14% 2.33% 0.49% 0.16% 0%
2026/08/31 75.62% 5.56% 5.29% 2.21% 2.05% 1.84% 1.44% 0.76% 0.47% 0.2%
  • national-lottery.co.uk
  • postcodelottery.co.uk
  • healthlottery.co.uk
  • 10bestcasinos.co.uk
  • lottoland.co.uk
  • lottogo.com
  • lottomart.com
  • tombola.co.uk
  • affinitylottery.org.uk
  • meccabingo.com

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In August 2026, national-lottery.co.uk dominated PPC spend, peaking at 79.77%. Postcodelottery.co.uk and healthlottery.co.uk followed, with fluctuations. By month’s end, national-lottery.co.uk maintained its lead.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Gambling & Gaming Lottery and Scratch Cards

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 42
2026/08/02 48
2026/08/03 40
2026/08/04 43
2026/08/05 48
2026/08/06 42
2026/08/07 47
2026/08/08 46
2026/08/09 45
2026/08/10 46
2026/08/11 49
2026/08/12 47
2026/08/13 50
2026/08/14 48
2026/08/15 44
2026/08/16 46
2026/08/17 45
2026/08/18 46
2026/08/19 42
2026/08/20 43
2026/08/21 44
2026/08/22 42
2026/08/23 46
2026/08/24 42
2026/08/25 46
2026/08/26 47
2026/08/27 49
2026/08/28 47
2026/08/29 46
2026/08/30 42
2026/08/31 44

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August saw fluctuating advertiser numbers, peaking at 50 on the 13th. The month concluded with 44 advertisers, reflecting a dynamic landscape.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Gambling & Gaming Lottery and Scratch Cards

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
national-lottery.co.uk 0.34%
healthlottery.co.uk 0.22%
postcodelottery.co.uk 0.21%
omaze.co.uk 0.13%
lottogo.com 0.08%
alzheimerslottery.org.uk -0.06%
10bestcasinos.co.uk -0.1%
lottomart.com -0.18%
tombola.co.uk -0.38%
lottoland.co.uk -0.4%

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In the past month, national-lottery.co.uk surged by 0.34, while lottoland.co.uk dropped by 0.4. Healthlottery.co.uk gained 0.22, contrasting tombola.co.uk’s decline of 0.38.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Gambling & Gaming Lottery and Scratch Cards Share of Impressions

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

Date national-lottery.co.uk postcodelottery.co.uk healthlottery.co.uk 10bestcasinos.co.uk lottoland.co.uk lottogo.com tombola.co.uk affinitylottery.org.uk lottomart.com meccabingo.com
2026/08/01 78.12% 5.67% 5.38% 1.61% 2.19% 1.03% 1.79% 0.39% 1.11% 0%
2026/08/02 64.16% 9.8% 6% 0.67% 5.13% 0.65% 7.63% 1.89% 0.99% 0.02%
2026/08/03 70.02% 8.75% 9.91% 1.73% 2.04% 1.17% 2.28% 0.73% 1.28% 0.13%
2026/08/04 64.25% 9.9% 8.89% 0.34% 7.82% 1.01% 2.25% 0% 1.12% 0.12%
2026/08/05 70.03% 8.68% 8.46% 0.75% 4.16% 0.91% 3.13% 0.22% 0.62% 0.09%
2026/08/06 58.41% 11.16% 8.72% 2.12% 7.57% 0.45% 8.72% 0% 0.92% 0%
2026/08/07 67.45% 9.48% 6.49% 2.78% 6.79% 0.69% 3.12% 0.16% 0.88% 0.1%
2026/08/08 67.2% 9.88% 4.83% 2.51% 7% 0.36% 1.12% 0.03% 1.05% 1.47%
2026/08/09 61.3% 8.68% 10.34% 3.6% 4.72% 1.44% 5.09% 0.44% 0.89% 0.22%
2026/08/10 74.5% 5.47% 6.31% 0.48% 2.55% 1.33% 3.85% 0.29% 1.07% 0.01%
2026/08/11 68.92% 8.57% 7.57% 0.27% 4.43% 1.25% 3.3% 0.02% 0.94% 0.01%
2026/08/12 63.13% 13.22% 8.52% 1.73% 2.21% 0.95% 2.1% 0.81% 0.82% 1.96%
2026/08/13 76.83% 4.54% 5.05% 1.24% 2.23% 1.5% 1.45% 2.19% 1.01% 0%
2026/08/14 76.96% 7.14% 5.06% 1.39% 1.56% 1.05% 1.26% 1.01% 0.76% 0.19%
2026/08/15 70.86% 10.17% 5.24% 0.94% 4.96% 1.3% 0.25% 1.39% 0.68% 1.33%
2026/08/16 63% 12.2% 6.65% 1.74% 6.01% 1.2% 1.57% 0.53% 0.6% 1.7%
2026/08/17 70.52% 7.99% 6.94% 2.71% 2.33% 1.01% 2.05% 1.18% 0.58% 0.89%
2026/08/18 71.05% 7.28% 6.35% 0.97% 4.27% 1.43% 0.25% 1.97% 0.77% 1.54%
2026/08/19 71.87% 7.54% 8.95% 1.37% 1.97% 1.07% 1.6% 0.51% 0.65% 0.34%
2026/08/20 68.73% 9.46% 9.54% 2% 2.25% 1.41% 0.75% 0.97% 0.79% 0.01%
2026/08/21 66.37% 10.6% 9.72% 2.05% 2.03% 1.33% 0.51% 1.49% 0.75% 0.38%
2026/08/22 66.04% 13.58% 8.35% 0.03% 3.81% 0.78% 0.04% 1.53% 0.81% 1.29%
2026/08/23 61.8% 15.75% 9.97% 0.72% 3.18% 1.07% 0.26% 0.35% 1.03% 1.25%
2026/08/24 70.69% 9.33% 9.76% 0.99% 1.86% 0.61% 0.5% 1.36% 0.98% 0.42%
2026/08/25 80.84% 6.37% 5.49% 1.46% 0.86% 0.82% 0.01% 0.53% 0.55% 0.13%
2026/08/26 76.32% 8.92% 5.64% 0.23% 2.19% 1.05% 1.57% 0.32% 0.75% 0.29%
2026/08/27 78.17% 5.36% 5.71% 0.03% 2.2% 0.88% 0.56% 1.63% 0.59% 0.56%
2026/08/28 76.18% 5.01% 8.77% 0.35% 2.85% 1.2% 1.7% 0.68% 0.5% 0.72%
2026/08/29 75.38% 5.44% 7.19% 0.43% 1.9% 1.36% 0.49% 1.63% 0.41% 3.39%
2026/08/30 72.79% 9.3% 8.82% 0.58% 1.45% 0.84% 0.37% 0.35% 0.74% 0%
2026/08/31 77.38% 5.67% 4.45% 3.08% 2.14% 0.93% 0.79% 0.56% 0.47% 0.28%
  • national-lottery.co.uk
  • postcodelottery.co.uk
  • healthlottery.co.uk
  • 10bestcasinos.co.uk
  • lottoland.co.uk
  • lottogo.com
  • tombola.co.uk
  • affinitylottery.org.uk
  • lottomart.com
  • meccabingo.com

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In August 2026, national-lottery.co.uk dominated with fluctuating impressions, peaking at 80.84%. Postcodelottery.co.uk and healthlottery.co.uk showed varied trends, while 10bestcasinos.co.uk and others maintained lower shares. The month ended with national-lottery.co.uk leading.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Gambling & Gaming Lottery and Scratch Cards

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 Gambling & Gaming Lottery and Scratch Cards - Last month
  1. 1
    10 Best Online Lotto Sites UK https://www.10bestcasinos.co.uk

    Play Lotto For Real Money — Updated: August 2026 - UK's Best Online Lotto Sites. Sign Up, Get Bonus & Play Now!

  2. 2
    The BigWin Lottery - Play For Just £1 https://www.healthlottery.co.uk › play › online

    £25k BigWin lottery draws every single day with £100k jackpots on Wednesdays & Saturdays.

  3. 3
    Irish Lottery - 3 Bets For 1 | Irish Lotto £1.9M Jackpot | Only £2 Here https://www.lottoland.co.uk › irish › lottery

    Lottoland Welcome Offer. New Users Only. 18+. GambleAware.org T&Cs apply. 6 Numbers From 47. Every Wednesday & Saturday. Excellent Jackpot Odds. Join Us Here! Slot Spins & Table Games. Bet on Special Jackpots. Big Casino Games. Amazing Slot Games.

  4. 4
    Play National Lottery Games | The Official National Lottery https://www.national-lottery.co.uk

    Play National Lottery for Draw Based Jackpots and Instant Win Games. Rules Apply. 18+. Because of You, £32M Is Raised Weekly for Good Causes.

  5. 5
    Postcode Lottery https://www.postcodelottery.co.uk

    £20.2M Sept Draws Prize Pot — Sign Up With Your Postcode By 31 August To Be Entered Into All September Draws.

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In the vibrant world of online lotteries, five top-performing ads capture attention with unique propositions. “10 Best Online Lotto Sites UK” entices with bonuses, while “The BigWin Lottery” offers daily £25k draws. Lottoland’s “Irish Lottery” promises excellent odds and jackpots. The “National Lottery” highlights its charitable contributions, and “Postcode Lottery” invites players to join with their postcode for a chance at a £20.2M prize pot. Each ad weaves a compelling narrative, drawing players into the excitement of potential winnings.

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