UK Pharma & Biotech Research and Development - PPC Market Share Analysis April 2025

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

Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Pharma & Biotech Research and Development brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain Share of clicks
gsk.com 86.15
roche.com 11.7
freestyle.abbott 1.49
pharmacyonline.co.uk 0.18
originltd.com 0.08
healthexpress.co.uk 0.07
eurofins.com 0.07
farmeci.com 0.06
sharpservices.com 0.04
my-bmi.co.uk 0.03
others 0.13

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In the PPC landscape, GSK dominates with an 86.15% click share, overshadowing Roche’s 11.7%. Freestyle Abbott holds 1.49%, while others collectively capture 13%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Pharma & Biotech Research and Development 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
Date gsk.com freestyle.abbott pharmacyonline.co.uk roche.com farmeci.com sharpservices.com my-bmi.co.uk healthexpress.co.uk joinvoy.com eurofins.com
2025/04/01 67.01% 0% 10.27% 11.66% 3.33% 0% 0.84% 1.04% 0.72% 0%
2025/04/02 84.4% 0% 5.13% 0% 4.06% 0.81% 1.52% 1.66% 1.52% 0%
2025/04/03 83.96% 0% 5.56% 0% 4.04% 0% 1.62% 2.02% 1.33% 0%
2025/04/04 72.06% 0% 5.06% 13.85% 3.54% 0% 1.42% 1.77% 1.33% 0%
2025/04/05 67.13% 16.13% 6.57% 0% 2.09% 1.32% 1.33% 2.1% 0.93% 0.58%
2025/04/06 44.48% 0% 3.42% 45.78% 2.76% 1.16% 0.67% 1.18% 0.55% 0%
2025/04/07 85.99% 0% 3.01% 6.19% 2.23% 0% 0.54% 0.95% 0.44% 0.42%
2025/04/08 77.83% 12.79% 3.04% 0% 2.78% 0% 0.2% 1.31% 0% 0.65%
2025/04/09 55.45% 0% 6.4% 24.98% 4.14% 1.09% 0.7% 3.95% 0% 0.96%
2025/04/10 72.6% 7.48% 4.55% 9.37% 2.71% 0% 0.55% 2.42% 0% 0.32%
2025/04/11 70.99% 0% 2.81% 20.12% 2.12% 0% 0.43% 1.9% 0% 0.25%
2025/04/12 39.99% 0% 4.41% 43.72% 2.99% 0.78% 0.61% 3.03% 0.55% 1.04%
2025/04/13 50.5% 0% 5.57% 32.46% 3.77% 0.99% 0.77% 3.59% 0.7% 0%
2025/04/14 83.74% 2.4% 1.9% 8.97% 0% 0.46% 0.29% 1.04% 0.32% 0.41%
2025/04/15 68.25% 0% 3.71% 20.5% 0% 0% 0.57% 2.23% 0.84% 0.4%
2025/04/16 88.54% 3.59% 2.84% 0% 0% 0.68% 0.44% 1.71% 0.64% 0.3%
2025/04/17 94.09% 0% 1.53% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.85% 0.58% 1.44%
2025/04/18 73.13% 4.88% 1.72% 18.34% 0% 0% 0% 0.64% 0.44% 0.21%
2025/04/19 74.39% 0% 2.12% 20.72% 0% 0% 0% 0.66% 0.54% 1.09%
2025/04/20 71.17% 3.69% 0.79% 23.71% 0% 0.3% 0% 0.21% 0.14% 0%
2025/04/21 75.5% 3.36% 1.53% 17.81% 0% 0.64% 0% 0.22% 0.15% 0.46%
2025/04/22 78.7% 4.58% 1.95% 14.27% 0% 0% 0% 0.3% 0.2% 0%
2025/04/23 67.11% 0% 2.32% 30.57% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2025/04/24 77.75% 11.3% 2.86% 8.09% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2025/04/25 84.79% 9.96% 5.25% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2025/04/26 88.41% 5.99% 2.81% 0% 0% 0.57% 0% 0% 0% 1.01%
2025/04/27 96.13% 0% 2.07% 0% 0% 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2025/04/28 83.51% 12.05% 2.87% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.18%
2025/04/29 87.56% 10.06% 2.39% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2025/04/30 66.45% 30.12% 3.42% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

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GSK dominated April’s PPC landscape, peaking at 96.13 on April 27. Freestyle Abbott surged to 30.12 by month’s end. Roche’s notable spike was 45.78 on April 6. The month concluded with GSK leading, followed by Freestyle Abbott.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Pharma & Biotech Research and Development

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
Date Competitor Count
2025/04/01 10
2025/04/02 10
2025/04/03 10
2025/04/04 10
2025/04/05 12
2025/04/06 10
2025/04/07 10
2025/04/08 10
2025/04/09 12
2025/04/10 9
2025/04/11 10
2025/04/12 12
2025/04/13 10
2025/04/14 11
2025/04/15 11
2025/04/16 12
2025/04/17 7
2025/04/18 9
2025/04/19 9
2025/04/20 8
2025/04/21 10
2025/04/22 7
2025/04/23 4
2025/04/24 5
2025/04/25 4
2025/04/26 9
2025/04/27 7
2025/04/28 8
2025/04/29 4
2025/04/30 4

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April began with a steady 10 advertisers, peaking at 12 mid-month. A decline followed, ending with just 4 advertisers.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Pharma & Biotech Research and Development

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
Name Market Trend
gsk.com 5.56%
freestyle.abbott 1.1%
pci.com 0.02%
temprecision.com 0%
almacgroup.com 0%
originltd.com -0.09%
pharmacyonline.co.uk -0.11%
farmeci.com -0.14%
healthexpress.co.uk -0.14%
roche.com -5.94%

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GSK.com surged with a 5.56% click share increase, while Roche.com faced a significant 5.94% decline. Freestyle.abbott gained 1.1%, contrasting with minor drops for others.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Pharma & Biotech Research and Development Share of Impressions

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

Date gsk.com freestyle.abbott pharmacyonline.co.uk roche.com farmeci.com ponteurope.com sharpservices.com eurofins.com originltd.com healthexpress.co.uk
2025/04/01 77.08% 0% 3.9% 13.78% 1.28% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.55%
2025/04/02 91.59% 0% 2.08% 0% 1.45% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0.81%
2025/04/03 91.26% 0% 2.25% 0% 1.44% 0.99% 0% 0% 0.99% 0.99%
2025/04/04 75.69% 0% 1.94% 16.91% 1.2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.82%
2025/04/05 72.97% 13.33% 2.59% 0% 0.72% 3.17% 1.59% 1.59% 0% 1.01%
2025/04/06 46.24% 0% 1.28% 48.22% 0.91% 0% 1.34% 0% 0% 0.55%
2025/04/07 89.58% 0% 1.16% 5.72% 0.76% 0% 0% 1.11% 0% 0.46%
2025/04/08 78.4% 14.32% 1.16% 0% 0.93% 1.7% 0% 1.7% 0.85% 0.62%
2025/04/09 59.31% 0% 2.46% 26.51% 1.41% 1.29% 1.29% 2.58% 1.29% 1.87%
2025/04/10 73.44% 13.42% 1.67% 8.21% 0.87% 0% 0% 0.8% 0% 1.09%
2025/04/11 74.4% 0% 1.06% 19.95% 0.71% 0.65% 0% 0.65% 1.29% 0.88%
2025/04/12 41.91% 0% 1.66% 46.83% 0.99% 0% 0.91% 2.73% 1.82% 1.41%
2025/04/13 54.69% 0% 2.16% 36.66% 1.3% 0% 1.19% 0% 0% 1.73%
2025/04/14 81.78% 4.27% 0.69% 10.44% 0% 0% 0.51% 1.02% 0% 0.46%
2025/04/15 71.45% 0% 1.41% 21.29% 0% 0% 0% 1.03% 1.03% 1.03%
2025/04/16 87.46% 6.39% 1.04% 0% 0% 0.76% 0.76% 0.76% 0.76% 0.76%
2025/04/17 94.05% 0% 0.56% 0% 0% 0.68% 0% 2.72% 1.36% 0.37%
2025/04/18 72.32% 8.81% 0.62% 16.16% 0% 0% 0% 0.52% 0% 0.29%
2025/04/19 75.2% 0% 0.77% 20.16% 0% 0.65% 0% 1.96% 0% 0.3%
2025/04/20 71.45% 2.9% 0.28% 24.84% 0% 0% 0.34% 0% 0% 0.09%
2025/04/21 73.26% 5.95% 0.55% 18.19% 0% 0% 0.71% 0.71% 0.35% 0.1%
2025/04/22 76.33% 7.97% 0.69% 14.62% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.13%
2025/04/23 68.37% 0% 0.86% 30.55% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2025/04/24 81.7% 9.33% 1.11% 7.61% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2025/04/25 89.36% 8.16% 2.03% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2025/04/26 83.74% 10.2% 0.99% 0% 0% 0% 0.61% 2.43% 0.61% 0%
2025/04/27 96.43% 0% 0.76% 0% 0% 0.76% 0.76% 0% 0% 0%
2025/04/28 84.82% 11.62% 1.05% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.46% 0.46% 0%
2025/04/29 81.81% 17.08% 0.83% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
2025/04/30 67.55% 30.85% 1.27% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

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GSK dominated April with fluctuating impressions, peaking at 96.43% on the 27th. Freestyle Abbott surged late, ending at 30.85%. Roche’s presence varied, while Farmeci and Pharmacy Online maintained low shares. The month concluded with GSK leading.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Pharma & Biotech Research and Development

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