Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the UK Sports category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.
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| Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 10.1978644183 |
| 89.8021355817 |
A complex query is a longer, more detailed search that often contains multiple keywords, specific conditions, or multi-part questions.
| Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 27 |
| 73 |
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Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.
| Domain | Share of clicks |
|---|---|
| liverpoolfc.com | 63.74 |
| virginmedia.com | 8.68 |
| wwf.org.uk | 5.16 |
| footasylum.com | 4.27 |
| mancity.com | 3.07 |
| nowtv.com | 2.59 |
| hellotickets.com | 1.65 |
| viagogo.co.uk | 1.4 |
| manutd.com | 1.09 |
| ebay.co.uk | 0.98 |
| others | 7.37 |
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Liverpoolfc.com dominates with 63.74% click share, overshadowing others like Virginmedia.com at 8.68%. ‘Others’ collectively hold 7.37%, highlighting diverse competition.
Curious about your market position? Here you can see the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Spend for the last month.
| Date | liverpoolfc.com | wwf.org.uk | virginmedia.com | nowtv.com | viagogo.co.uk | footasylum.com | livefootballtickets.com | hellotickets.com | ebay.co.uk | mancity.com |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/06/01 | 46.88% | 4.88% | 35.99% | 0.39% | 1.81% | 1.74% | 0% | 2.87% | 0.43% | 0% |
| 2026/06/02 | 59.48% | 6% | 9.29% | 1.88% | 2.88% | 12.03% | 0% | 0.4% | 0.77% | 0% |
| 2026/06/03 | 63.93% | 4.74% | 12.97% | 0.54% | 2.11% | 5.11% | 0% | 2.73% | 1.21% | 0% |
| 2026/06/04 | 21.48% | 15.09% | 16.27% | 3.41% | 3.56% | 17.67% | 0% | 2.74% | 5.37% | 0% |
| 2026/06/05 | 0% | 12.51% | 29.93% | 14.14% | 2.64% | 7.42% | 0% | 1.33% | 4.14% | 0% |
| 2026/06/06 | 41.33% | 9.93% | 11.67% | 9.08% | 1.6% | 12.12% | 0% | 1.93% | 0.38% | 0% |
| 2026/06/07 | 42.06% | 12.23% | 11.98% | 1.66% | 6.34% | 6.57% | 0% | 4.23% | 0.39% | 0% |
| 2026/06/08 | 16.15% | 11.34% | 45.38% | 3.54% | 5.4% | 4.78% | 0% | 2.33% | 0.52% | 0% |
| 2026/06/09 | 35.6% | 6.28% | 38.53% | 0.72% | 0.3% | 11.9% | 0% | 0.76% | 0.76% | 0% |
| 2026/06/10 | 0% | 2.4% | 7.92% | 61.62% | 0.09% | 3.53% | 0% | 0.83% | 1.07% | 20.43% |
| 2026/06/11 | 36.6% | 8.34% | 35.26% | 0.83% | 1.96% | 4.31% | 0% | 0.96% | 2.4% | 0% |
| 2026/06/12 | 42.44% | 9.39% | 28.32% | 0.42% | 1.59% | 9.44% | 0% | 0.89% | 0.3% | 0% |
| 2026/06/13 | 36.38% | 6.15% | 49.13% | 0.41% | 1.28% | 2.88% | 0% | 1.22% | 0.14% | 0% |
| 2026/06/14 | 23.98% | 11.07% | 52.8% | 2.62% | 1.39% | 3.55% | 0% | 0.88% | 0.09% | 0% |
| 2026/06/15 | 0.14% | 11.09% | 65.33% | 0.68% | 2.76% | 13.44% | 0% | 0.75% | 0.82% | 0% |
| 2026/06/16 | 34.32% | 9.68% | 32.21% | 0.7% | 3.07% | 9.41% | 0% | 2.58% | 2.84% | 0% |
| 2026/06/17 | 30.15% | 9.57% | 31.82% | 8.19% | 5.55% | 8.26% | 0% | 0.78% | 1.37% | 0% |
| 2026/06/18 | 43.42% | 10.34% | 24.59% | 0.45% | 0.49% | 5.71% | 0% | 4.07% | 1.91% | 0% |
| 2026/06/19 | 25.31% | 16.27% | 31.16% | 0.43% | 4.99% | 6.71% | 2.48% | 3.09% | 1.3% | 0% |
| 2026/06/20 | 36.73% | 12.25% | 37% | 0.79% | 1.25% | 1.81% | 2.74% | 3.48% | 0.02% | 0% |
| 2026/06/21 | 37.84% | 11.64% | 37.72% | 1.7% | 3.95% | 0% | 1.57% | 3.14% | 0.03% | 0% |
| 2026/06/22 | 0% | 19.19% | 66.14% | 0.95% | 3.89% | 0% | 3.05% | 4.43% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/06/23 | 39.03% | 20.37% | 8.64% | 1.39% | 1.3% | 1.17% | 6.6% | 5.43% | 1.76% | 1.19% |
| 2026/06/24 | 42.84% | 10.49% | 20.62% | 0.76% | 1.48% | 6.34% | 5.04% | 3.38% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/06/25 | 0% | 31.03% | 22.42% | 10.96% | 5.17% | 0% | 6.03% | 5.37% | 0.69% | 0% |
| 2026/06/26 | 63.68% | 14.08% | 6.43% | 2.59% | 1.24% | 0% | 2.03% | 1.88% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/06/27 | 38.16% | 18.17% | 11.34% | 8.47% | 4.09% | 5.65% | 2.85% | 2.28% | 0.02% | 0% |
| 2026/06/28 | 47.45% | 13.94% | 6.52% | 6.62% | 6.39% | 2.41% | 3.24% | 6.44% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/06/29 | 38.54% | 17.81% | 22.82% | 10.78% | 0.76% | 0% | 2.81% | 1.94% | 0.03% | 0% |
| 2026/06/30 | 22.66% | 20.5% | 19.09% | 17.59% | 4.63% | 3.35% | 2.82% | 2.25% | 0.98% | 0% |
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Liverpoolfc.com dominated June with fluctuating spend, peaking at 63.93. Virginmedia.com surged mid-month, reaching 66.14. Nowtv.com saw a spike on June 10, hitting 61.62. The month concluded with diverse spending patterns.
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| Date | Competitor Count |
|---|---|
| 2026/06/01 | 30 |
| 2026/06/02 | 33 |
| 2026/06/03 | 37 |
| 2026/06/04 | 35 |
| 2026/06/05 | 34 |
| 2026/06/06 | 33 |
| 2026/06/07 | 33 |
| 2026/06/08 | 32 |
| 2026/06/09 | 27 |
| 2026/06/10 | 34 |
| 2026/06/11 | 34 |
| 2026/06/12 | 32 |
| 2026/06/13 | 31 |
| 2026/06/14 | 29 |
| 2026/06/15 | 30 |
| 2026/06/16 | 36 |
| 2026/06/17 | 28 |
| 2026/06/18 | 38 |
| 2026/06/19 | 36 |
| 2026/06/20 | 29 |
| 2026/06/21 | 24 |
| 2026/06/22 | 21 |
| 2026/06/23 | 34 |
| 2026/06/24 | 28 |
| 2026/06/25 | 29 |
| 2026/06/26 | 24 |
| 2026/06/27 | 26 |
| 2026/06/28 | 28 |
| 2026/06/29 | 24 |
| 2026/06/30 | 25 |
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June saw fluctuating advertiser numbers, peaking at 38 on June 18, before ending at 25.
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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Liverpoolfc.com surged with a 6.14% click share increase, while mancity.com faced a significant drop of 5.65%.
Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.
| Date | nowtv.com | liverpoolfc.com | virginmedia.com | viagogo.co.uk | footasylum.com | wwf.org.uk | hellotickets.com | ebay.co.uk | selfridges.com | mancity.com |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/06/01 | 0.37% | 46.35% | 16.98% | 3.31% | 6.8% | 1.6% | 5.96% | 1.88% | 0% | 0.33% |
| 2026/06/02 | 1.41% | 43.99% | 4.77% | 5.5% | 23.23% | 1.56% | 0.51% | 3.01% | 0% | 0.57% |
| 2026/06/03 | 0.39% | 42.7% | 19.97% | 3.07% | 10.73% | 1.08% | 3.87% | 3.27% | 1.07% | 0% |
| 2026/06/04 | 1.27% | 11.91% | 6.36% | 5.17% | 31.45% | 2.91% | 3.1% | 15.92% | 0% | 0.77% |
| 2026/06/05 | 6.46% | 0% | 32.96% | 3.38% | 10.33% | 2.32% | 1.2% | 5.73% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/06/06 | 5.02% | 28.71% | 5.87% | 2.94% | 28.42% | 2.55% | 3.65% | 0.46% | 3.16% | 0% |
| 2026/06/07 | 1.26% | 29.54% | 6.18% | 11.76% | 16.25% | 2.91% | 7.14% | 0.48% | 0% | 0.64% |
| 2026/06/08 | 2.05% | 8.46% | 51.77% | 7.54% | 5.59% | 2.07% | 3.3% | 0.64% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/06/09 | 0.3% | 18.27% | 52.23% | 0.31% | 16.07% | 1.08% | 0.69% | 2.08% | 0% | 0.4% |
| 2026/06/10 | 41.18% | 0% | 13.07% | 0.18% | 9.87% | 0.66% | 1.48% | 5% | 0% | 23.36% |
| 2026/06/11 | 0.45% | 22% | 44.36% | 2.87% | 7.26% | 1.63% | 1.03% | 4.03% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/06/12 | 0.22% | 25.26% | 38.05% | 1.76% | 18.75% | 1.96% | 0.97% | 0.31% | 2.08% | 0% |
| 2026/06/13 | 0.2% | 19.24% | 66.53% | 1.54% | 5.29% | 1.14% | 1.35% | 0.13% | 0% | 0.11% |
| 2026/06/14 | 1.1% | 13.32% | 70.61% | 2% | 4.39% | 2.22% | 0.85% | 0.09% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/06/15 | 0.26% | 0.16% | 73.18% | 2.07% | 14.15% | 1.55% | 0.56% | 1.78% | 0% | 0.19% |
| 2026/06/16 | 0.29% | 17.89% | 42.88% | 3.05% | 15.75% | 1.85% | 2.71% | 7.95% | 0% | 0.21% |
| 2026/06/17 | 6.48% | 16.95% | 41.81% | 5.67% | 14.91% | 1.88% | 0.76% | 4.02% | 0% | 0.1% |
| 2026/06/18 | 0.54% | 26.59% | 28.33% | 0.63% | 13.16% | 2.21% | 5.2% | 5.35% | 4.39% | 0.12% |
| 2026/06/19 | 0.19% | 13.43% | 37.91% | 4.85% | 9.97% | 2.91% | 3.06% | 3.52% | 0% | 0.13% |
| 2026/06/20 | 0.49% | 22.23% | 52.8% | 1.59% | 2.45% | 2.63% | 4.06% | 0.14% | 7.34% | 0% |
| 2026/06/21 | 1.08% | 23.53% | 57.15% | 5.16% | 0% | 2.61% | 3.6% | 0.25% | 2.59% | 0% |
| 2026/06/22 | 0.48% | 0% | 79.51% | 3.93% | 0% | 3.78% | 5.17% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/06/23 | 0.9% | 30.83% | 5.2% | 2.4% | 5.09% | 5.48% | 7.83% | 1.09% | 5.09% | 1.99% |
| 2026/06/24 | 0.57% | 34.46% | 12.63% | 2.25% | 11.37% | 3.44% | 4.89% | 0% | 11.37% | 0.34% |
| 2026/06/25 | 5.3% | 0% | 12.54% | 9.16% | 0% | 7.73% | 6.99% | 2.21% | 32.85% | 0% |
| 2026/06/26 | 1.6% | 59.42% | 4.75% | 2.36% | 0% | 4.62% | 3.12% | 0.05% | 4.9% | 0% |
| 2026/06/27 | 9.61% | 31.52% | 6.89% | 6.31% | 10.4% | 5.25% | 3.38% | 0.05% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/06/28 | 7.81% | 38.45% | 3.17% | 9.4% | 4.23% | 3.7% | 10.99% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/06/29 | 14.41% | 41.07% | 17.78% | 1.62% | 0% | 6.38% | 3.69% | 0.07% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/06/30 | 18.53% | 16.66% | 10.23% | 6.28% | 5.5% | 5.18% | 2.98% | 0.94% | 0% | 0% |
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