UK Retail Books and Music - PPC Market Share Analysis July 2026

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

Books and Music – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Retail Books and Music 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 17.3060052394
82.6939947606
17%

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 36
64
36%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 10%
Transactional 12%
Navigational 15%
Seasonal 6%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 5%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Retail Books and Music 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
amazon.co.uk 88.41
worldofbooks.com 2.99
etsy.com 1.5
gear4music.com 1.07
hmv.com 0.53
abebooks.co.uk 0.51
awesomebooks.com 0.49
ebay.co.uk 0.34
moonpig.com 0.31
audible.co.uk 0.3
others 3.55
  • amazon.co.uk - 88.41%
  • worldofbooks.com - 2.99%
  • etsy.com - 1.5%
  • gear4music.com - 1.07%
  • hmv.com - 0.53%
  • abebooks.co.uk - 0.51%
  • awesomebooks.com - 0.49%
  • ebay.co.uk - 0.34%
  • moonpig.com - 0.31%
  • audible.co.uk - 0.3%
  • others - 3.55%

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In the retail books and music PPC landscape, Amazon.co.uk dominates with an 88.41% click share. Worldofbooks.com follows at 2.99%, while ‘others’ collectively hold 3.55%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Retail Books and Music 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 amazon.co.uk worldofbooks.com etsy.com gear4music.com ebay.co.uk papier.com moonpig.com funkypigeon.com bookshop.org audible.co.uk
2026/07/01 61.12% 7.22% 2.24% 3.51% 1.72% 1.3% 1.47% 0.88% 2.09% 2.65%
2026/07/02 70.08% 4.89% 1.76% 1.64% 1.19% 0.83% 1.75% 1.4% 2.02% 1.35%
2026/07/03 57.15% 5.6% 3.71% 3.3% 2.71% 1.48% 1.7% 1.18% 1.24% 1.64%
2026/07/04 47.97% 6.32% 5.14% 4.55% 2.76% 2.13% 1.84% 1.86% 1.92% 2.33%
2026/07/05 56.18% 6.99% 3.68% 4.06% 2.15% 1.33% 1.98% 1.42% 0.62% 1.33%
2026/07/06 48.5% 5.36% 5.43% 4.18% 2.05% 2.25% 2.33% 1.53% 1.33% 5.19%
2026/07/07 56.73% 3.58% 3.78% 3.19% 1.82% 1.26% 2.83% 1.61% 2.49% 2.05%
2026/07/08 48.17% 6.67% 4.08% 3.98% 2.43% 1.25% 2.32% 1.64% 2.63% 3.24%
2026/07/09 42.79% 7.48% 4.36% 4.65% 2.69% 1.2% 1.91% 1.47% 1.05% 4.52%
2026/07/10 46.79% 4.92% 3.76% 4.99% 2.52% 2.33% 2.76% 1.65% 1.33% 2.71%
2026/07/11 50.99% 5.91% 4.24% 3.8% 2.01% 1.63% 2.53% 1.56% 0.77% 4.42%
2026/07/12 57.12% 4.9% 3.4% 2.29% 1.91% 1.15% 2.13% 1.4% 0.95% 2.83%
2026/07/13 52.1% 5.44% 4.73% 2.46% 1.76% 1.44% 2.93% 2.12% 0.93% 2.92%
2026/07/14 58% 3.7% 4.43% 1.95% 1.75% 1.62% 2.99% 2.45% 1.13% 1.44%
2026/07/15 57.33% 4.72% 3.21% 2.09% 1.97% 1.35% 3.01% 2.27% 0.8% 2.9%
2026/07/16 60.25% 5.68% 2.34% 1.28% 1.45% 1.55% 2.3% 1.51% 1.39% 1.93%
2026/07/17 56.14% 6.22% 3.17% 1.52% 1.61% 2.12% 2.29% 1.41% 1.62% 3.1%
2026/07/18 56.81% 6.92% 3.42% 1.76% 2.52% 1.63% 2.13% 1.45% 0.75% 2.68%
2026/07/19 59.02% 5.68% 2.56% 3% 1.11% 2.1% 2.65% 1.73% 0.68% 2.97%
2026/07/20 56.66% 5.93% 3.45% 2.99% 1.55% 3.33% 2.09% 1.36% 0.12% 3.29%
2026/07/21 57.28% 3.65% 4.41% 1.92% 1.73% 1.6% 2.96% 2.42% 1.12% 1.43%
2026/07/22 48.28% 6.6% 3.9% 3.13% 2.35% 1.64% 3.11% 1.97% 3.52% 2.95%
2026/07/23 55.21% 6.1% 3.43% 3.01% 1.61% 1.15% 2.66% 1.91% 1.69% 3.1%
2026/07/24 58.47% 5.4% 3.15% 2.11% 2.24% 1.87% 2.28% 1.56% 0.65% 2.31%
2026/07/25 56.07% 6.26% 3.32% 2.45% 1.84% 1.33% 2.34% 1.81% 2.69% 2.6%
2026/07/26 48.08% 7.46% 3.69% 2.51% 1.84% 1.42% 3.48% 2.09% 0.35% 3.74%
2026/07/27 56.59% 6.47% 3.44% 1.58% 2.12% 1.87% 3.65% 1.8% 1.13% 2.8%
2026/07/28 63.65% 4.93% 2.56% 1.75% 1.79% 1.46% 2.28% 1.21% 0.76% 2.16%
2026/07/29 51.05% 7.5% 3.19% 2.89% 2.62% 1.96% 2.6% 2.08% 0.54% 2.05%
2026/07/30 52.08% 6.4% 4.27% 2.91% 2.44% 2.61% 1.9% 1.66% 0.82% 3.14%
2026/07/31 56.23% 6.16% 3.99% 2.51% 2.31% 2.15% 1.99% 1.88% 0.94% 0.88%
  • amazon.co.uk
  • worldofbooks.com
  • etsy.com
  • gear4music.com
  • ebay.co.uk
  • papier.com
  • moonpig.com
  • funkypigeon.com
  • bookshop.org
  • audible.co.uk

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Amazon.co.uk dominated July with fluctuating spend, peaking at 70.08% on July 2. Worldofbooks.com maintained a steady presence, while Etsy and Gear4music showed varied trends. The month concluded with Amazon leading.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Retail Books and Music

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
2026/07/01 461
2026/07/02 492
2026/07/03 509
2026/07/04 562
2026/07/05 560
2026/07/06 523
2026/07/07 525
2026/07/08 525
2026/07/09 518
2026/07/10 531
2026/07/11 537
2026/07/12 538
2026/07/13 553
2026/07/14 552
2026/07/15 524
2026/07/16 480
2026/07/17 477
2026/07/18 457
2026/07/19 447
2026/07/20 419
2026/07/21 552
2026/07/22 561
2026/07/23 564
2026/07/24 557
2026/07/25 573
2026/07/26 576
2026/07/27 534
2026/07/28 536
2026/07/29 473
2026/07/30 482
2026/07/31 464

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July began with 461 advertisers, peaking at 576 mid-month. A decline followed, ending at 464.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Retail Books and Music

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
amazon.co.uk 1.33%
worldofbooks.com 0.09%
awesomebooks.com 0.03%
creativemarket.com 0.02%
myshopify.com 0.02%
audible.co.uk -0.05%
ebay.co.uk -0.06%
temu.com -0.07%
hmv.com -0.16%
gear4music.com -0.56%

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Amazon.co.uk surged with a 1.33 increase, while gear4music.com plummeted by -0.56. Worldofbooks.com rose by 0.09, contrasting hmv.com’s -0.16 decline.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Retail Books and Music Share of Impressions

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

Date amazon.co.uk worldofbooks.com etsy.com ebay.co.uk axelbooks.com gear4music.com awesomebooks.com bookshop.org audible.co.uk abebooks.co.uk
2026/07/01 75.46% 5.78% 2.01% 1.29% 0.84% 1.69% 0.5% 1.33% 1.21% 1.21%
2026/07/02 81.34% 3.79% 1.51% 0.94% 0.48% 1.15% 0.88% 1.22% 0.75% 0.78%
2026/07/03 69.42% 4.98% 2.9% 2.35% 1.23% 2.36% 1.3% 0.76% 0.77% 0.65%
2026/07/04 61.94% 5.42% 3.83% 2.55% 1.19% 3.58% 1.4% 1.32% 1.39% 0.49%
2026/07/05 71.73% 5.35% 2.46% 1.85% 1% 2.64% 0.84% 0.35% 0.68% 0.43%
2026/07/06 67.54% 4.5% 3.61% 1.72% 1.13% 2.51% 0.46% 0.85% 2.84% 0.88%
2026/07/07 73.12% 2.96% 2.69% 1.59% 0.96% 2.15% 0.56% 1.71% 1.1% 0.56%
2026/07/08 63.18% 5.71% 2.98% 2.15% 1.39% 3.01% 0.77% 1.85% 1.88% 2.13%
2026/07/09 60.2% 6.31% 3.71% 2.37% 1.58% 2.95% 0.55% 0.82% 2.66% 0.97%
2026/07/10 63.67% 4.37% 3.24% 2.27% 1.66% 3.62% 0.99% 1.01% 1.62% 1.1%
2026/07/11 67.02% 4.89% 3.44% 1.92% 1.63% 2.09% 1.17% 0.52% 2.32% 1.36%
2026/07/12 72.96% 3.86% 2.52% 1.45% 1.37% 1.53% 1.79% 0.56% 1.47% 1.3%
2026/07/13 70.59% 4.33% 3.25% 1.55% 1.01% 2.02% 0.81% 0.59% 1.48% 1.5%
2026/07/14 72.8% 2.93% 3.08% 1.56% 1.01% 1.43% 0.63% 0.67% 0.68% 0.97%
2026/07/15 72.49% 3.59% 2.65% 1.87% 1.28% 1.52% 0.59% 0.46% 1.53% 1.21%
2026/07/16 78.29% 4.32% 1.73% 1.14% 0.49% 0.83% 0.96% 0.87% 0.77% 1.62%
2026/07/17 76.43% 4.56% 2.1% 1.05% 0.81% 0.79% 0.89% 0.94% 1.38% 1.28%
2026/07/18 75.12% 5.22% 2.8% 1.54% 1.06% 1.1% 1.05% 0.45% 1.03% 1.71%
2026/07/19 77.4% 4.14% 2.1% 0.8% 0.81% 1.51% 0.64% 0.42% 1.22% 1.47%
2026/07/20 76.47% 4.25% 3.26% 1.48% 0.84% 1.33% 0.96% 0.03% 1.42% 0.81%
2026/07/21 72.8% 2.93% 3.08% 1.56% 1.01% 1.43% 0.63% 0.67% 0.68% 0.97%
2026/07/22 67.32% 5.31% 2.72% 2% 1.18% 1.86% 1.03% 2.29% 1.44% 1.59%
2026/07/23 73.94% 4.59% 2.36% 1.35% 0.94% 1.57% 0.8% 0.99% 1.47% 1.16%
2026/07/24 75.81% 4.08% 2.15% 1.68% 0.86% 1.29% 0.73% 0.36% 0.97% 1.33%
2026/07/25 74.13% 4.67% 2.27% 1.5% 1.05% 1.38% 0.78% 1.7% 1.39% 1.02%
2026/07/26 67.8% 6.1% 2.83% 1.66% 1.2% 1.79% 0.92% 0.21% 1.95% 1.26%
2026/07/27 73.75% 5.36% 2.45% 1.92% 1.08% 0.9% 0.97% 0.66% 1.51% 0.68%
2026/07/28 76.24% 4.04% 2.14% 3.55% 0.86% 0.81% 0.76% 0.5% 1.18% 0.89%
2026/07/29 68.63% 6.62% 2.81% 2.07% 1.47% 1.75% 1.86% 0.35% 1.15% 0.45%
2026/07/30 71.81% 4.73% 3.06% 2.07% 1.73% 1.75% 0.79% 0.53% 1.69% 0.36%
2026/07/31 70.35% 5.16% 3.49% 2.49% 1.59% 1.55% 1.1% 0.6% 0.56% 0.51%
  • amazon.co.uk
  • worldofbooks.com
  • etsy.com
  • ebay.co.uk
  • axelbooks.com
  • gear4music.com
  • awesomebooks.com
  • bookshop.org
  • audible.co.uk
  • abebooks.co.uk

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In July 2026, Amazon.co.uk dominated with fluctuating impressions, peaking mid-month. Worldofbooks.com and Etsy.com showed modest shares, while eBay.co.uk and Axelbooks.com had minor fluctuations. Gear4music.com and Awesomebooks.com maintained low but steady shares. Audible.co.uk and Abebooks.co.uk experienced slight variations.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Retail Books and Music

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 Books and Music - Last month
  1. 1
    AbeBooks | Shop for Books, Art & Collectibles https://www.abebooks.co.uk

    Discover a wonderful selection of rare and collectible books, used copies, signed and first editions and more, from booksellers located around the world. Highlights: Customer Service Available, In Business Since 1996, Magazines Available.

  2. 2
    Order At Amazon.co.uk Now https://www.amazon.co.uk/

    Products At Affordable Prices — Check out our selection & order now. Free UK delivery on eligible orders. Get deals on popular products on Amazon.

  3. 3
    Done with it? Sell it for Free - Make Extra Cash with eBay https://www.ebay.co.uk

    Keep all the cash – sell your things for free on eBay. List an item today to get started.

  4. 4
    Etsy UK On Etsy | Official Site https://www.etsy.com › official-site

    Find Things You'll Love. Buy Directly From Makers. Only On Etsy. Buy Directly From Someone Who Put Their Heart And Soul Into Making Something Special.

  5. 5
    Temu Sale Winter Only - Up To 90% Off - Temu https://www.temu.com

    Awesome Online Pound Shop UK & High Quality Here On Temu. New Users Enjoy Free Shipping & Free Return.

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In the vibrant world of Google PPC, AbeBooks entices with rare finds, Amazon lures with affordability, eBay empowers sellers, Etsy connects buyers with creators, and Temu offers irresistible discounts. Each ad weaves a unique narrative, capturing diverse shopper desires.

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