UK Retail Sports and Outdoors - PPC Market Share Analysis March 2026

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

Sports and Outdoors – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Retail Sports and Outdoors 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 10.6704119184
89.3295880816
10%

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 26
74
26%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 14%
Transactional 10%
Navigational 0%
Seasonal 1%
Local 1%
Problem Solving 6%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Retail Sports and Outdoors 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
decathlon.co.uk 5.27
amazon.co.uk 4.98
argos.co.uk 4.59
americangolf.co.uk 4.06
mountainwarehouse.com 4
mirafit.co.uk 3.2
fitness-superstore.co.uk 2.85
gooutdoors.co.uk 2.65
halfords.com 2.38
cotswoldoutdoor.com 2.26
others 63.76
  • decathlon.co.uk - 5.27%
  • amazon.co.uk - 4.98%
  • argos.co.uk - 4.59%
  • americangolf.co.uk - 4.06%
  • mountainwarehouse.com - 4%
  • mirafit.co.uk - 3.2%
  • fitness-superstore.co.uk - 2.85%
  • gooutdoors.co.uk - 2.65%
  • halfords.com - 2.38%
  • cotswoldoutdoor.com - 2.26%
  • others - 63.76%

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In the PPC landscape, ‘others’ dominate with 63.76% click share, overshadowing top players like Decathlon at 5.27% and Amazon at 4.98%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Retail Sports and Outdoors 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 decathlon.co.uk mirafit.co.uk fitness-superstore.co.uk argos.co.uk homefitnesscode.com fitshop.co.uk temu.com primalstrength.com americangolf.co.uk
2026/03/01 5.26% 5.25% 5.93% 5.18% 2.23% 3.49% 1.69% 3.91% 2.77% 1.87%
2026/03/02 5.06% 5.08% 5.24% 4.71% 2.24% 3.67% 1.65% 3.38% 2.25% 1.47%
2026/03/03 4.29% 5.82% 4.8% 4.49% 2.25% 3.64% 1.87% 3.47% 1.99% 1.37%
2026/03/04 4.19% 6.23% 5.06% 4.17% 2.75% 3.17% 1.79% 3.86% 2.09% 1.37%
2026/03/05 4.7% 6.11% 4.8% 3.83% 3.23% 3.48% 1.56% 4.53% 2.71% 1.5%
2026/03/06 2.54% 5.89% 4.76% 3.47% 3.25% 3.48% 1.65% 1.98% 2.39% 2.13%
2026/03/07 3.11% 5.02% 5.72% 3.72% 3.84% 3.46% 2.57% 1.89% 2.58% 2.19%
2026/03/08 2.88% 6.08% 5.8% 3.83% 3.46% 3.47% 2.85% 1.88% 2.53% 2.58%
2026/03/09 2.97% 7.01% 5.07% 3.75% 3.91% 3.07% 2.68% 1.75% 2.09% 1.68%
2026/03/10 3.03% 7.04% 4.71% 3.76% 3.6% 2.66% 2.85% 1.77% 2.66% 2.76%
2026/03/11 3.17% 4.91% 4.8% 4.4% 3.07% 3.28% 3.41% 1.28% 2.81% 2.85%
2026/03/12 3.18% 5.67% 4.72% 4.22% 3.64% 3.43% 3.49% 1.5% 2.88% 1.89%
2026/03/13 2.69% 7.14% 4.16% 3.45% 3.31% 3.06% 3.86% 1.53% 2.44% 1.68%
2026/03/14 2.52% 6.51% 4.09% 3.31% 4.04% 3.67% 3.17% 2.17% 1.79% 2.03%
2026/03/15 2.82% 5.91% 4.05% 3.38% 3.45% 3.71% 3.92% 2.3% 1.89% 2.92%
2026/03/16 3.28% 6.86% 2.88% 3.67% 3.37% 3.58% 3.61% 1.43% 1.96% 1.86%
2026/03/17 4.61% 6.9% 3.3% 3.96% 3.97% 3.54% 3.26% 2.55% 1.72% 1.34%
2026/03/18 2.15% 6.62% 4.24% 3.81% 2.64% 2.73% 2.79% 0.82% 2.13% 2.65%
2026/03/19 2.63% 5.75% 4.58% 3.92% 2.19% 2.83% 2.74% 1.01% 2.15% 1.81%
2026/03/20 2.86% 5.72% 4.57% 3.56% 2.82% 2.28% 2.55% 1.03% 2.06% 1.63%
2026/03/21 3.19% 6.79% 3.84% 3.46% 3.66% 2.53% 1.95% 0.95% 1.85% 3.02%
2026/03/22 2.62% 4.8% 5.76% 4.19% 3.23% 3.5% 2.25% 1.51% 2.88% 2.33%
2026/03/23 4.5% 5.77% 5.39% 4.77% 3.86% 3.69% 2.45% 1.8% 2.84% 1.64%
2026/03/24 4.6% 6.88% 3.29% 3.96% 3.96% 3.54% 3.25% 2.54% 1.71% 1.34%
2026/03/25 3.67% 5.23% 5.25% 3.93% 2.97% 2.79% 4.43% 1.41% 2.89% 2.52%
2026/03/26 5.45% 6.14% 4.59% 3.8% 3.99% 2.96% 3.57% 2.29% 1.91% 2.22%
2026/03/27 5.8% 4.49% 4.17% 3.77% 4.15% 4.01% 3.64% 3.3% 1.55% 2.47%
2026/03/28 7.22% 5.26% 4.97% 3.74% 5.17% 4.09% 3.5% 3.3% 1.27% 1.74%
2026/03/29 7.21% 5.9% 3.51% 4.57% 4.79% 4.1% 3.3% 3.04% 1.37% 1.71%
2026/03/30 4.83% 4.74% 4.35% 3.92% 4.83% 4% 4.05% 2.7% 2.41% 2.43%
2026/03/31 5.21% 5.21% 4.57% 4.24% 4.21% 4.01% 3.34% 3.29% 2.76% 2.39%
  • amazon.co.uk
  • decathlon.co.uk
  • mirafit.co.uk
  • fitness-superstore.co.uk
  • argos.co.uk
  • homefitnesscode.com
  • fitshop.co.uk
  • temu.com
  • primalstrength.com
  • americangolf.co.uk

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March saw Amazon.co.uk’s PPC spend share fluctuate, peaking at 7.22% on March 28. Decathlon.co.uk maintained a strong presence, while Mirafit.co.uk experienced a decline. By month’s end, Amazon.co.uk led the pack.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Retail Sports and Outdoors

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
2026/03/01 1307
2026/03/02 1340
2026/03/03 1416
2026/03/04 1466
2026/03/05 1459
2026/03/06 1403
2026/03/07 1224
2026/03/08 1255
2026/03/09 1328
2026/03/10 1279
2026/03/11 1294
2026/03/12 1283
2026/03/13 1311
2026/03/14 1260
2026/03/15 1296
2026/03/16 1321
2026/03/17 1546
2026/03/18 1363
2026/03/19 1369
2026/03/20 1352
2026/03/21 1213
2026/03/22 1180
2026/03/23 1317
2026/03/24 1546
2026/03/25 1173
2026/03/26 1195
2026/03/27 1244
2026/03/28 1188
2026/03/29 1201
2026/03/30 1193
2026/03/31 1191

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March began with 1,307 advertisers, peaking at 1,546 mid-month. A decline followed, ending at 1,191.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Retail Sports and Outdoors

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
gooutdoors.co.uk 1.73%
amazon.co.uk 1.44%
argos.co.uk 0.41%
gymsets.co.uk 0.37%
clubhousegolf.co.uk 0.35%
hoka.com -0.21%
canyon.com -0.24%
onepeloton.com -0.39%
halfords.com -0.87%
mountainwarehouse.com -3.12%

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Gooutdoors.co.uk and amazon.co.uk surged in click share, while mountainwarehouse.com faced a significant decline.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Retail Sports and Outdoors Share of Impressions

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

Date decathlon.co.uk argos.co.uk amazon.co.uk temu.com fitness-superstore.co.uk homefitnesscode.com mirafit.co.uk fitshop.co.uk gymsets.co.uk mountainwarehouse.com
2026/03/01 5.64% 2.58% 6.33% 5.74% 4.62% 3.19% 3.68% 1.4% 3.01% 0.73%
2026/03/02 6.78% 3.89% 6.69% 5.19% 5.19% 3.14% 3.54% 1.24% 2.98% 0.57%
2026/03/03 7.29% 3.69% 5.2% 5.03% 4.4% 3.25% 3.01% 1.49% 2.24% 0.67%
2026/03/04 8.32% 3.96% 5.03% 5.17% 3.85% 2.88% 3.61% 1.45% 1.91% 0.95%
2026/03/05 6.71% 3.52% 5.73% 6.42% 3.6% 3.17% 3.33% 1.34% 2.13% 1.69%
2026/03/06 6.88% 3.41% 3.08% 2.92% 3.23% 2.93% 3.19% 1.25% 1.24% 4.58%
2026/03/07 5.76% 4.17% 3.53% 2.84% 3.66% 3.1% 3.83% 2.07% 1.54% 4.88%
2026/03/08 6.98% 3.54% 3.44% 2.62% 3.65% 3.06% 3.83% 2.29% 1.33% 3.13%
2026/03/09 8.69% 4.37% 3.13% 2.3% 3.9% 2.61% 4.48% 2.01% 3.03% 3.19%
2026/03/10 8.11% 3.87% 3.79% 2.65% 3.66% 2.43% 3.31% 2.39% 1.29% 0.8%
2026/03/11 8.3% 8.19% 3.45% 1.72% 3.78% 2.82% 2.7% 2.37% 2.14% 0.43%
2026/03/12 7.03% 5.24% 3.77% 2.16% 3.86% 3% 3.07% 2.7% 1.43% 0.77%
2026/03/13 8.38% 3.81% 3.26% 2.15% 3.33% 2.87% 2.77% 2.98% 1.32% 1.23%
2026/03/14 8.69% 4.51% 3.17% 3.16% 3.21% 3.25% 2.56% 2.49% 2.17% 0.89%
2026/03/15 9.58% 6.93% 3.17% 2.86% 2.85% 3.19% 2.3% 2.84% 1.92% 3.51%
2026/03/16 7.87% 3.64% 3.88% 2.1% 3.26% 3% 2.05% 2.92% 1.4% 5.1%
2026/03/17 7.83% 4.31% 5.59% 3.46% 3.88% 3.2% 2.24% 2.75% 1.86% 1.43%
2026/03/18 8.61% 3.02% 2.57% 1.14% 3.87% 2.47% 3.19% 2.13% 1.7% 1.37%
2026/03/19 8.66% 6.16% 3.01% 1.33% 3.71% 2.43% 3.2% 2.01% 2.01% 1.35%
2026/03/20 6.92% 3.26% 3.58% 1.4% 3.24% 2.13% 3.04% 2.14% 1.48% 1.24%
2026/03/21 7.54% 8.52% 3.41% 1.09% 3.53% 1.98% 3.26% 1.41% 2.22% 1.41%
2026/03/22 5.89% 3.9% 3.23% 2.14% 4% 3.35% 4.2% 1.78% 2.22% 3.46%
2026/03/23 7.43% 5.32% 5.45% 2.54% 4.82% 3.35% 3.58% 2% 2.44% 2%
2026/03/24 7.83% 4.31% 5.59% 3.46% 3.88% 3.2% 2.24% 2.75% 1.86% 1.43%
2026/03/25 6.15% 3.44% 4.59% 2.06% 4.77% 2.83% 3.71% 3.42% 2.55% 1.21%
2026/03/26 7.2% 4.48% 6.68% 3.29% 3.84% 2.84% 3% 3.04% 2.2% 1.14%
2026/03/27 5.18% 4.83% 7.1% 4.65% 3.6% 3.93% 2.78% 2.98% 3.19% 1.35%
2026/03/28 5.94% 5.52% 8.8% 4.47% 3.74% 4.07% 3.02% 2.77% 2.33% 0.97%
2026/03/29 7.77% 7.01% 8.42% 3.67% 3.93% 3.52% 2.55% 2.52% 2.58% 2.07%
2026/03/30 5.6% 5.37% 6.35% 3.96% 3.75% 3.79% 2.76% 3.34% 2.63% 0.9%
2026/03/31 7.42% 7.23% 6.07% 4.27% 3.8% 3.53% 3.19% 2.55% 2.43% 0.91%
  • decathlon.co.uk
  • argos.co.uk
  • amazon.co.uk
  • temu.com
  • fitness-superstore.co.uk
  • homefitnesscode.com
  • mirafit.co.uk
  • fitshop.co.uk
  • gymsets.co.uk
  • mountainwarehouse.com

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Decathlon.co.uk led March with fluctuating impressions, peaking mid-month. Argos.co.uk and Amazon.co.uk showed varied trends, while Temu.com and others had lower shares. The month ended with Decathlon.co.uk maintaining dominance.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Retail Sports and Outdoors

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 Sports and Outdoors - Last month
  1. 1
    American Golf https://www.americangolf.co.uk

    The UK's Leading Golf Retailer — New Launches From Industry Leading Golf Brands. Shop First The Best Gear At American Golf. Book A Fitting Today With American Golf & Get Golf Clubs Tailored Perfectly To Your Swing.

  2. 2
    Go Outdoors™ https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk

    UK's Largest Outdoor Retailer — Outdoor Clothing, Footwear and Equipment for all the family. Take a look today. Grab winter essentials with up to 50% off across top outdoor brands. Browse On Mobile. Fast Mobile Friendly Site.

  3. 3
    JD Sports - Up To 50% Off Now

    Get Free Same Day Click & Collect To Your Local Store - Enter Your Postcode At Checkout! Offers Have Dropped. And You Don't Want To Miss Them. Scroll Up To 50% Off Now. Free Click & Collect. Brands: Nike, adidas, New Balance, Montirex, On.

  4. 4
    Mountain Warehouse UK | Free Delivery https://www.mountainwarehouse.com

    Enjoy free delivery on all Mountain Warehouse items. Discover our selection of clothing & equipment suitable for any outdoor adventure. Quality Outdoor Clothing. Quality Outdoor Equipment.

  5. 5
    Snow+Rock https://www.snowandrock.com

    Ski, Snow, Outdoor — Huge range of Ski, Snow and Climbing Clothing & Equipment from the world's best brands. Shop the...

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In the competitive landscape of Google PPC, American Golf stands out with its promise of tailored golf clubs, appealing to enthusiasts seeking precision. Go Outdoors™ and Mountain Warehouse captivate with extensive outdoor gear selections, while JD Sports and Snow+Rock entice with significant discounts and premium brand offerings.

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