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 | 10.6826070189 |
| 89.3173929811 |
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| Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 22 |
| 78 |
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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 | 43.23 |
| virginmedia.com | 20.16 |
| formula1.com | 8.52 |
| wwf.org.uk | 5.86 |
| nowtv.com | 2.44 |
| footasylum.com | 2.19 |
| ebay.co.uk | 2.1 |
| hellotickets.com | 1.83 |
| viagogo.co.uk | 1.61 |
| nbastore.eu | 1.6 |
| others | 10.46 |
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In the PPC landscape, Liverpool FC dominates with 43.23% click share, followed by Virgin Media at 20.16%. Others collectively hold 10.46%, showcasing diverse competition.
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| Date | nbastore.eu | wwf.org.uk | ebay.co.uk | virginmedia.com | regatta.com | hellotickets.com | nowtv.com | viagogo.co.uk | liverpoolfc.com | footasylum.com |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/07/01 | 0% | 20.46% | 0% | 5.54% | 0% | 8.42% | 0.54% | 3.98% | 53.28% | 0% |
| 2026/07/02 | 0% | 3.87% | 1.97% | 48.96% | 0.86% | 1.78% | 13.95% | 2.77% | 15.62% | 2.84% |
| 2026/07/03 | 15.6% | 2.99% | 1.82% | 35.12% | 0% | 1.55% | 1% | 5.57% | 27.91% | 1.31% |
| 2026/07/04 | 0% | 5.83% | 0.6% | 44.22% | 0% | 1.22% | 4.61% | 1.87% | 35.48% | 1.11% |
| 2026/07/05 | 0% | 4.6% | 1.11% | 54.66% | 0% | 1.09% | 3.46% | 0.69% | 18.64% | 0% |
| 2026/07/06 | 0% | 4.84% | 0.55% | 56.81% | 0% | 1.68% | 3.69% | 0.42% | 25.11% | 3.74% |
| 2026/07/07 | 25.33% | 10.68% | 0.84% | 5.69% | 0% | 2.74% | 3.09% | 2.58% | 35.64% | 0.71% |
| 2026/07/08 | 0% | 8.23% | 3.23% | 61.51% | 0% | 0.9% | 0.44% | 3.57% | 10.34% | 1.24% |
| 2026/07/09 | 0% | 12.46% | 6.06% | 29.07% | 4.33% | 1.53% | 9.31% | 1.36% | 16.62% | 9.55% |
| 2026/07/10 | 0% | 2.17% | 2.5% | 42.77% | 3.07% | 1.36% | 5.66% | 2.4% | 13.3% | 3.21% |
| 2026/07/11 | 0% | 8.19% | 2.21% | 47.25% | 0% | 1.09% | 0.4% | 0.52% | 31.62% | 2.26% |
| 2026/07/12 | 0% | 8.28% | 0% | 39.48% | 1.9% | 0.72% | 1.26% | 1.7% | 40.97% | 1.96% |
| 2026/07/13 | 0% | 6.95% | 3% | 63.52% | 2.08% | 1.22% | 1.49% | 0.27% | 11.41% | 0.76% |
| 2026/07/14 | 0% | 6.3% | 3.44% | 61.02% | 2.65% | 2.65% | 7.29% | 3.43% | 5.17% | 0.69% |
| 2026/07/15 | 11.86% | 8.16% | 0.36% | 59.98% | 4.22% | 1.26% | 1.11% | 3.43% | 5.58% | 0.74% |
| 2026/07/16 | 0% | 5.04% | 0.09% | 81.18% | 0% | 0.78% | 2.98% | 0.42% | 6.39% | 0% |
| 2026/07/17 | 0% | 36.49% | 0% | 11.45% | 0% | 2.73% | 44.18% | 1.69% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/07/18 | 0% | 45.85% | 0% | 11.32% | 0% | 1.92% | 0.08% | 0.8% | 31.32% | 0% |
| 2026/07/19 | 0% | 12.11% | 0% | 33.11% | 0% | 0.76% | 1.99% | 5.33% | 43.62% | 0% |
| 2026/07/20 | 0% | 25.83% | 0% | 9.5% | 0% | 5.13% | 37.46% | 12.71% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/07/21 | 0% | 6.26% | 3.42% | 60.69% | 2.63% | 2.95% | 7.25% | 3.41% | 5.14% | 0.69% |
| 2026/07/22 | 0% | 16.17% | 3.69% | 24.17% | 1.62% | 1.81% | 0.12% | 1.36% | 37.72% | 1.77% |
| 2026/07/23 | 0% | 9% | 3.1% | 52.62% | 2.84% | 1.2% | 0.16% | 1.96% | 16.49% | 3.6% |
| 2026/07/24 | 7.28% | 10.18% | 0% | 66.88% | 1.16% | 1.02% | 2.12% | 1.63% | 4.22% | 0.64% |
| 2026/07/25 | 0% | 14.41% | 0.89% | 45.64% | 0.78% | 2.03% | 3.27% | 2.68% | 22.83% | 1.71% |
| 2026/07/26 | 0% | 16.24% | 4.13% | 40.16% | 3.18% | 1.05% | 6.12% | 2.37% | 11.43% | 3.31% |
| 2026/07/27 | 0% | 16.87% | 2.27% | 8.07% | 0% | 4.12% | 13.43% | 0.33% | 33.2% | 4.67% |
| 2026/07/28 | 0% | 13.99% | 0% | 23.66% | 2.72% | 8.78% | 5.69% | 0.56% | 34.84% | 0% |
| 2026/07/29 | 0% | 19.73% | 0% | 13.93% | 12.62% | 10.04% | 17.31% | 0.83% | 0% | 8.73% |
| 2026/07/30 | 0% | 36.09% | 11.95% | 19.46% | 3.62% | 3.49% | 0.46% | 0.68% | 0% | 3.96% |
| 2026/07/31 | 29.59% | 25.97% | 16.12% | 9.84% | 7.58% | 1.65% | 0.05% | 0.02% | 0% | 0% |
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Liverpoolfc.com saw fluctuating PPC spend, peaking at 53.28% on July 1st. Virginmedia.com dominated mid-month with 81.18% on July 16th. By month’s end, nbastore.eu surged to 29.59%.
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| Date | Competitor Count |
|---|---|
| 2026/07/01 | 20 |
| 2026/07/02 | 28 |
| 2026/07/03 | 31 |
| 2026/07/04 | 29 |
| 2026/07/05 | 24 |
| 2026/07/06 | 27 |
| 2026/07/07 | 33 |
| 2026/07/08 | 32 |
| 2026/07/09 | 30 |
| 2026/07/10 | 27 |
| 2026/07/11 | 24 |
| 2026/07/12 | 23 |
| 2026/07/13 | 29 |
| 2026/07/14 | 27 |
| 2026/07/15 | 30 |
| 2026/07/16 | 24 |
| 2026/07/17 | 14 |
| 2026/07/18 | 13 |
| 2026/07/19 | 17 |
| 2026/07/20 | 14 |
| 2026/07/21 | 27 |
| 2026/07/22 | 30 |
| 2026/07/23 | 27 |
| 2026/07/24 | 28 |
| 2026/07/25 | 31 |
| 2026/07/26 | 31 |
| 2026/07/27 | 27 |
| 2026/07/28 | 30 |
| 2026/07/29 | 29 |
| 2026/07/30 | 22 |
| 2026/07/31 | 18 |
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July began with 20 advertisers, peaking at 33 on the 7th. Mid-month saw a dip to 13 on the 18th. The month concluded with 18 advertisers, reflecting a dynamic landscape.
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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WWF.org.uk surged with a 5.06% click share increase, while Formula1.com plummeted by 15.08%. Liverpoolfc.com and Manutd.com also saw positive gains, contrasting with declines for Rangers.co.uk and Virginmedia.com.
Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.
| Date | ebay.co.uk | regatta.com | virginmedia.com | hellotickets.com | nowtv.com | viagogo.co.uk | footasylum.com | liverpoolfc.com | kitbag.com | formula1.com |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/07/01 | 0% | 0% | 6.73% | 18.74% | 0.68% | 9.04% | 0% | 43.87% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/07/02 | 5.72% | 2.85% | 50.67% | 1.8% | 9.4% | 3.49% | 5.69% | 7.08% | 0.02% | 0.07% |
| 2026/07/03 | 6.01% | 0% | 39.62% | 2.17% | 0.59% | 7.87% | 4.51% | 14.96% | 0.18% | 0% |
| 2026/07/04 | 1.89% | 0% | 48.83% | 1.31% | 3.82% | 2.48% | 3.63% | 18.05% | 0.01% | 0% |
| 2026/07/05 | 1.46% | 0% | 49.14% | 1.06% | 2.18% | 0.62% | 0% | 7.15% | 0% | 35.53% |
| 2026/07/06 | 1.77% | 0% | 61.17% | 2.22% | 2.7% | 0.58% | 8.86% | 13.22% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/07/07 | 0.91% | 0% | 5.95% | 5.13% | 2.43% | 4.79% | 3.56% | 26.89% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/07/08 | 7.6% | 0% | 64.37% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 3.78% | 3.73% | 4.64% | 0.01% | 0% |
| 2026/07/09 | 12.47% | 12.45% | 29.3% | 1.33% | 5.13% | 1.11% | 18.67% | 7.74% | 0.02% | 0% |
| 2026/07/10 | 7.92% | 5.28% | 47.79% | 1.45% | 2.86% | 3.16% | 7.92% | 6.56% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/07/11 | 3.98% | 0% | 59.1% | 1.29% | 0.26% | 0.66% | 5.97% | 17.81% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/07/12 | 0% | 2.49% | 55.96% | 0.93% | 0.83% | 2.63% | 4.98% | 25.52% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/07/13 | 4.52% | 6.77% | 65.28% | 1.22% | 0.75% | 0.24% | 2.26% | 5.05% | 0% | 0.36% |
| 2026/07/14 | 6.27% | 4.17% | 62.23% | 3.61% | 4.44% | 3.88% | 2.09% | 2.33% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/07/15 | 0.77% | 8.88% | 66.09% | 1.21% | 0.56% | 4.29% | 2.22% | 2.49% | 0.22% | 0% |
| 2026/07/16 | 0.14% | 0% | 88.24% | 0.86% | 1.58% | 0.42% | 0% | 3.3% | 0.14% | 0% |
| 2026/07/17 | 0% | 0% | 12.12% | 4.31% | 60.36% | 2.23% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/07/18 | 0% | 0% | 14.68% | 4.17% | 0.09% | 1.55% | 0% | 28.76% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/07/19 | 0% | 0% | 44.46% | 1.17% | 1.55% | 10.5% | 0% | 34.22% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/07/20 | 0% | 0% | 8.56% | 7.08% | 36.77% | 27.16% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/07/21 | 6.27% | 4.17% | 62.23% | 3.61% | 4.44% | 3.88% | 2.09% | 2.33% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/07/22 | 10.02% | 6.52% | 31.13% | 2.19% | 0.1% | 1.61% | 6.52% | 21.88% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/07/23 | 5.78% | 5.5% | 54.63% | 1.16% | 0.1% | 2.42% | 9.17% | 8.21% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/07/24 | 0.01% | 3.95% | 72.81% | 1.06% | 1% | 2.06% | 1.97% | 2.39% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/07/25 | 2.7% | 2.69% | 59.03% | 2.26% | 1.42% | 3.25% | 5.39% | 12.3% | 0.04% | 0% |
| 2026/07/26 | 7.53% | 5.01% | 39.64% | 1.13% | 4.12% | 2.91% | 10.02% | 5.61% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/07/27 | 4.88% | 0% | 8.89% | 6.89% | 13.39% | 0.5% | 9.75% | 21.82% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/07/28 | 0% | 1.88% | 16.67% | 7.38% | 2.69% | 0.25% | 0% | 10.53% | 51.97% | 0% |
| 2026/07/29 | 0% | 14.26% | 9.83% | 13.83% | 13.32% | 0.99% | 14.26% | 0% | 0.52% | 0% |
| 2026/07/30 | 23.2% | 11.6% | 12.31% | 3.34% | 0.28% | 0.64% | 11.6% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2026/07/31 | 29.48% | 9.37% | 7.67% | 1.9% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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In July 2026, Virgin Media dominated with a peak impression share of 88.24% on the 16th. eBay.co.uk surged at month’s end, reaching 29.48% on the 31st. Liverpool FC and Footasylum showed fluctuating trends, while Kitbag spiked on the 28th.
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