UK Retail Health and Beauty - PPC Market Share Analysis February 2026

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

Health and Beauty – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Retail Health and Beauty 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 21.5625168434
78.4374831566
21%

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 41
59
41%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 17%
Transactional 11%
Navigational 2%
Seasonal 2%
Local 2%
Problem Solving 6%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Retail Health and Beauty 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
boots.com 11.45
theperfumeshop.com 9.2
lookfantastic.com 4.6
thefragranceshop.co.uk 3.97
dior.com 3.24
charlottetilbury.com 3.21
spacenk.com 3.14
hollandandbarrett.com 2.93
cultbeauty.co.uk 2.88
amazon.co.uk 2.78
others 52.6
  • boots.com - 11.45%
  • theperfumeshop.com - 9.2%
  • lookfantastic.com - 4.6%
  • thefragranceshop.co.uk - 3.97%
  • dior.com - 3.24%
  • charlottetilbury.com - 3.21%
  • spacenk.com - 3.14%
  • hollandandbarrett.com - 2.93%
  • cultbeauty.co.uk - 2.88%
  • amazon.co.uk - 2.78%
  • others - 52.6%

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Boots.com leads with 11.45% click share, followed by The Perfume Shop at 9.2%. Others dominate with 52.6%, highlighting diverse competition.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Retail Health and Beauty 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 boots.com theperfumeshop.com lookfantastic.com dior.com thefragranceshop.co.uk allbeauty.com spacenk.com sephora.co.uk charlottetilbury.com cultbeauty.co.uk
2026/02/01 12.58% 4.22% 6.86% 5.04% 3.72% 2.01% 4.67% 2.23% 1.3% 4.7%
2026/02/02 9.71% 4.77% 6.4% 4.52% 4.13% 1.99% 4.79% 1.66% 3.1% 4.84%
2026/02/03 10.11% 5.77% 6.35% 3.22% 3.72% 1.38% 2.17% 2.47% 2.31% 4.25%
2026/02/04 9.62% 7.37% 6.25% 2.85% 3.78% 1.13% 2.31% 2.93% 1.55% 2.65%
2026/02/05 9.98% 8.82% 5.27% 3.65% 3.36% 1.35% 2.38% 2.93% 2.19% 2.53%
2026/02/06 10.05% 10.13% 5.29% 3.1% 3.04% 1.44% 2.57% 2.76% 2.58% 3.24%
2026/02/07 12.08% 11.56% 4.34% 3.3% 3.43% 1.77% 3.3% 2.53% 1.73% 3.7%
2026/02/08 12.01% 11.23% 4.17% 3.38% 3.3% 1.18% 3.21% 2.45% 2.76% 3.02%
2026/02/09 11.1% 11.21% 4.63% 2.68% 3.81% 1.44% 3.23% 1.96% 1.91% 3.12%
2026/02/10 11.9% 8.34% 5.12% 3.2% 3.72% 1.4% 3.55% 1.74% 1.71% 2.93%
2026/02/11 11.75% 8.2% 4.95% 2.87% 3.79% 2.24% 3.69% 1.98% 1.64% 3.34%
2026/02/12 10.81% 7.49% 4.13% 3.43% 3.93% 3.38% 3.6% 2.1% 2.77% 4.55%
2026/02/13 10.03% 10.11% 5.28% 3.09% 3.04% 1.44% 2.57% 2.76% 2.58% 3.24%
2026/02/14 12.05% 11.54% 4.34% 3.3% 3.42% 1.76% 3.3% 2.52% 1.72% 3.7%
2026/02/15 11.99% 11.22% 4.17% 3.38% 3.3% 1.18% 3.21% 2.45% 2.76% 3.03%
2026/02/16 11.08% 11.19% 4.62% 2.68% 3.8% 1.43% 3.23% 1.96% 1.91% 3.11%
2026/02/17 6.2% 5.81% 7.31% 1.63% 3.33% 2.63% 3.61% 1.61% 1.74% 3.43%
2026/02/18 8.2% 4.76% 4.31% 3.41% 4.78% 3.7% 4.39% 2.46% 4.09% 3.12%
2026/02/19 8.24% 4.89% 3.33% 3.45% 4.78% 3.88% 3.44% 2.6% 4.62% 3.82%
2026/02/20 8.2% 4.32% 3% 3.38% 3.97% 3.25% 3.81% 1.85% 5.24% 3.76%
2026/02/21 9.05% 3.93% 2.71% 3.65% 3.49% 3.63% 3.63% 2.07% 5.97% 4.16%
2026/02/22 10.18% 3.66% 3.28% 3.89% 3.08% 2.66% 3.83% 2.04% 4.91% 3.22%
2026/02/23 10.12% 4.09% 5.27% 4.28% 3.34% 3.05% 3.84% 1.96% 4.32% 3.1%
2026/02/24 9.75% 5.01% 5.44% 3.81% 3.46% 2.58% 3.24% 2.19% 3.11% 2.88%
2026/02/25 11.61% 4.66% 4.82% 3.78% 3.12% 3% 3.76% 1.95% 5.34% 3.01%
2026/02/26 11.53% 3.82% 5.41% 3.5% 3.76% 2.47% 3.64% 1.97% 3.39% 2.33%
2026/02/27 12.31% 5.15% 5.14% 3.31% 3.72% 2.19% 3.7% 2.15% 2.76% 2.92%
2026/02/28 10.13% 6.83% 4.46% 3.66% 3.45% 3.28% 2.95% 2.58% 1.99% 1.66%
  • boots.com
  • theperfumeshop.com
  • lookfantastic.com
  • dior.com
  • thefragranceshop.co.uk
  • allbeauty.com
  • spacenk.com
  • sephora.co.uk
  • charlottetilbury.com
  • cultbeauty.co.uk

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Boots.com led February with fluctuating spend, peaking mid-month. Theperfumeshop.com surged early, then declined. Lookfantastic.com and Dior.com showed steady patterns. By month’s end, Boots.com maintained dominance, while others varied.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Retail Health and Beauty

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
2026/02/01 2284
2026/02/02 2402
2026/02/03 2433
2026/02/04 2519
2026/02/05 2502
2026/02/06 2541
2026/02/07 2499
2026/02/08 2440
2026/02/09 2472
2026/02/10 2454
2026/02/11 2508
2026/02/12 2481
2026/02/13 2541
2026/02/14 2499
2026/02/15 2440
2026/02/16 2472
2026/02/17 2137
2026/02/18 2424
2026/02/19 2349
2026/02/20 2288
2026/02/21 2205
2026/02/22 2215
2026/02/23 2317
2026/02/24 2371
2026/02/25 2288
2026/02/26 2203
2026/02/27 2171
2026/02/28 2226

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February began with 2,284 advertisers, peaking at 2,541 mid-month. A decline followed, ending at 2,226.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Retail Health and Beauty

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
charlottetilbury.com 1.92%
allbeauty.com 1.05%
superdrug.com 0.76%
chanel.com 0.59%
hollandandbarrett.com 0.29%
thebodyshop.com -0.29%
notino.co.uk -0.56%
lookfantastic.com -0.74%
boots.com -1.2%
theperfumeshop.com -3.46%

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Charlotte Tilbury surged with a 1.92% click share increase, while The Perfume Shop faced a 3.46% decline.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Retail Health and Beauty Share of Impressions

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

Date boots.com theperfumeshop.com lookfantastic.com spacenk.com allbeauty.com thefragranceshop.co.uk amazon.co.uk sephora.co.uk cultbeauty.co.uk superdrug.com
2026/02/01 12.85% 4.01% 8.77% 6.67% 2.47% 3.85% 2.77% 2.71% 5.8% 0.57%
2026/02/02 9.43% 4.25% 8.39% 6.86% 2.34% 4.18% 2.63% 1.97% 6.26% 0.67%
2026/02/03 10.42% 5.38% 7.75% 3.25% 1.72% 4.29% 2.85% 3.08% 5.3% 1.6%
2026/02/04 10.05% 7.2% 7.43% 3.34% 1.35% 4.15% 3.31% 3.56% 3.1% 1.96%
2026/02/05 10.5% 8.36% 6.27% 3.51% 1.52% 3.7% 3.89% 3.7% 2.95% 1.84%
2026/02/06 10.37% 10.19% 6.29% 3.67% 1.65% 3.46% 3.41% 3.46% 3.79% 1.5%
2026/02/07 12.34% 11.39% 5.33% 4.52% 1.97% 3.77% 2.9% 3.08% 4.4% 1.02%
2026/02/08 12.49% 11.33% 5.13% 4.52% 1.41% 3.68% 2.78% 3.11% 3.5% 1.13%
2026/02/09 11.44% 10.86% 5.6% 4.44% 1.56% 4.27% 3.2% 2.46% 3.54% 1.41%
2026/02/10 12.34% 8.15% 6.28% 4.87% 1.58% 4.22% 2.66% 2.24% 3.49% 3.48%
2026/02/11 11.95% 7.78% 6% 4.85% 2.66% 4.4% 2.59% 2.47% 3.79% 5.49%
2026/02/12 11.16% 7.49% 5.09% 4.83% 4% 4.5% 2.49% 2.69% 5.46% 4.62%
2026/02/13 10.37% 10.19% 6.29% 3.67% 1.65% 3.46% 3.41% 3.46% 3.79% 1.5%
2026/02/14 12.34% 11.39% 5.33% 4.52% 1.97% 3.77% 2.9% 3.08% 4.4% 1.02%
2026/02/15 12.49% 11.33% 5.13% 4.52% 1.41% 3.68% 2.78% 3.11% 3.5% 1.13%
2026/02/16 11.44% 10.86% 5.6% 4.44% 1.56% 4.27% 3.2% 2.46% 3.54% 1.41%
2026/02/17 6.55% 5.6% 9.41% 4.73% 3.04% 3.49% 4.59% 2.09% 3.76% 2.19%
2026/02/18 8.45% 4.79% 5.5% 5.84% 4.41% 5.09% 3.57% 3.04% 3.54% 1.11%
2026/02/19 8.7% 5.06% 4.21% 4.68% 4.85% 5.24% 4.04% 3.2% 4.74% 2.2%
2026/02/20 8.61% 4.45% 3.82% 5.32% 4.09% 4.48% 3.14% 2.44% 4.4% 7.45%
2026/02/21 9.82% 4.04% 3.51% 5.33% 4.38% 3.91% 2.49% 2.81% 5.18% 8.45%
2026/02/22 10.92% 3.57% 4.23% 5.53% 3.42% 3.48% 2.3% 2.8% 4.17% 10.97%
2026/02/23 10.75% 4.12% 6.72% 5.47% 3.78% 3.89% 2.74% 2.59% 3.92% 4%
2026/02/24 10.44% 5.06% 6.8% 4.56% 3.43% 3.74% 3.37% 2.98% 3.42% 1.57%
2026/02/25 12.44% 4.82% 6.27% 5.35% 3.59% 3.66% 3.02% 2.62% 3.64% 0.83%
2026/02/26 12.59% 3.95% 6.97% 5.24% 3.05% 4.36% 2.63% 2.73% 2.95% 0.57%
2026/02/27 13.02% 5.17% 6.55% 5.2% 2.8% 4.11% 3.12% 2.9% 3.49% 1.48%
2026/02/28 10.63% 6.84% 5.66% 4.15% 4.06% 3.69% 3.43% 3.38% 2.08% 1.72%
  • boots.com
  • theperfumeshop.com
  • lookfantastic.com
  • spacenk.com
  • allbeauty.com
  • thefragranceshop.co.uk
  • amazon.co.uk
  • sephora.co.uk
  • cultbeauty.co.uk
  • superdrug.com

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Boots.com led February with fluctuating impressions, peaking at 13.02%. Theperfumeshop.com saw a mid-month dip, while lookfantastic.com experienced a late surge. Superdrug.com spiked dramatically on the 22nd, closing at 1.72%.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Retail Health and Beauty

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 Retail Health and Beauty - Last month
  1. 1
    Charlotte Tilbury | Shop Luxury Makeup & Skincare https://www.charlottetilbury.com

    Shop Magical Makeup Products To Beautify Your Eyes, Lips & Cheeks At CharlotteTilbury.com. Discover The Secret To A Perfect Skin Day, Every Day With Charlotte’s Magic Skincare.

  2. 2
    Sephora UK: All Things Beauty - Shop Sephora UK Online https://www.sephora.co.uk

    Shop Sephora UK & Enjoy Free Samples, Luxe Brands & Beauty Offers You’ll Love. Discover The Latest Makeup, Skincare & Fragrance Exclusives At Sephora UK Online. Luxury Beauty Products.

  3. 3
    Shop Online At The Body Shop | The Body Shop https://www.thebodyshop.com

    Nourish and protect your skin with some of our bestselling body care products. Changemaking beauty. Fighting for a fairer and more beautiful world.

  4. 4
    The Fragrance Shop - Up To 50% Off Mother’s Day* https://www.thefragranceshop.co.uk

    Discover Mother’s Day Gifts With Up To 50% Off Top Brands*

  5. 5
    The Perfume Shop - Up To 50% Off https://www.theperfumeshop.com

    Genuine Perfumes From One of The UK's Largest Retailers! Browse Our Luxury Scents & Gifts.

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In the world of beauty and fragrance, Charlotte Tilbury enchants with luxury makeup and skincare secrets. Sephora UK entices with exclusive beauty offers and free samples. The Body Shop champions changemaking beauty, while The Fragrance Shop and The Perfume Shop captivate with irresistible discounts on luxury scents.

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