UK Retail Sports and Outdoors - PPC Market Share Analysis June 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 14.7867833248
85.2132166752
14%

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 21
79
21%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 12%
Transactional 9%
Navigational 1%
Seasonal 1%
Local 1%
Problem Solving 4%

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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
argos.co.uk 7.91
decathlon.co.uk 5.47
halfords.com 4.42
jdsports.co.uk 4.14
mountainwarehouse.com 4.07
americangolf.co.uk 3.65
amazon.co.uk 3.59
sportsdirect.com 3.19
gooutdoors.co.uk 3.01
temu.com 2.74
others 57.81
  • argos.co.uk - 7.91%
  • decathlon.co.uk - 5.47%
  • halfords.com - 4.42%
  • jdsports.co.uk - 4.14%
  • mountainwarehouse.com - 4.07%
  • americangolf.co.uk - 3.65%
  • amazon.co.uk - 3.59%
  • sportsdirect.com - 3.19%
  • gooutdoors.co.uk - 3.01%
  • temu.com - 2.74%
  • others - 57.81%

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In the competitive landscape of Google PPC, Argos leads with a 7.91% click share, followed by Decathlon at 5.47%. Meanwhile, ‘others’ dominate with a significant 57.81% share.

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 decathlon.co.uk argos.co.uk fitness-superstore.co.uk jdsports.co.uk amazon.co.uk mirafit.co.uk halfords.com americangolf.co.uk homefitnesscode.com temu.com
2026/06/01 6.31% 6.43% 2.21% 2.58% 2.5% 2.24% 3.22% 2.52% 2.7% 3.25%
2026/06/02 5.33% 5.74% 2.11% 2.01% 2.85% 2.36% 2.97% 2.06% 2.81% 4.11%
2026/06/03 5.79% 5.52% 2.38% 5.51% 2.75% 1.98% 1.99% 2.02% 2.26% 4.17%
2026/06/04 6.42% 5.92% 1.79% 3.3% 3.32% 1.61% 3.05% 2.34% 2.38% 4.13%
2026/06/05 5.58% 4.9% 2.24% 2.2% 2.59% 2.28% 2.84% 2.34% 2.57% 2.82%
2026/06/06 5.89% 5.08% 2.21% 1.8% 2.56% 2.16% 2.77% 2.38% 2.56% 2.74%
2026/06/07 6.11% 4.91% 2.65% 2.33% 3.51% 2.54% 2.18% 2.21% 2.77% 3.13%
2026/06/08 5.87% 5.28% 2.42% 2.44% 3.61% 2.16% 2.29% 2.02% 2.56% 3.03%
2026/06/09 5.12% 5.62% 2% 1.94% 3.01% 2.3% 2.91% 2.13% 2.75% 4.05%
2026/06/10 6.55% 6% 1.65% 2.59% 3.44% 1.65% 3.05% 2.36% 2.37% 4.17%
2026/06/11 5.71% 5.02% 2.18% 1.8% 2.74% 2.24% 2.79% 2.19% 2.55% 2.92%
2026/06/12 6.2% 5.29% 1.96% 2.42% 2.67% 2.21% 2.89% 2.35% 2.59% 2.9%
2026/06/13 6.19% 5.03% 2.36% 2.49% 3.56% 2.51% 2.11% 2.08% 2.68% 3.19%
2026/06/14 6.07% 5.46% 2.32% 2.48% 3.63% 2.18% 2.18% 2.01% 2.54% 3.13%
2026/06/15 5.45% 5.96% 1.92% 1.54% 3.01% 2.42% 2.9% 1.89% 2.86% 4.39%
2026/06/16 6.74% 6.16% 1.64% 2.09% 3.42% 1.66% 2.96% 2.21% 2.42% 4.35%
2026/06/17 6.05% 6.27% 2.13% 2.16% 3.04% 2.27% 2.69% 2.15% 2.37% 3.62%
2026/06/18 5.91% 5.67% 2.21% 2.94% 3% 2.27% 2.77% 1.97% 2.34% 3.57%
2026/06/19 6.31% 6.25% 2.18% 1.86% 2.89% 2.37% 2.68% 2.13% 2.52% 3.9%
2026/06/20 4.73% 4.39% 3.57% 4.62% 2.38% 2.55% 2.45% 1.69% 2.47% 3.23%
2026/06/21 5.51% 5.22% 3.24% 4.25% 2.43% 2.68% 2.15% 2.15% 2.24% 2.75%
2026/06/22 5.64% 5.61% 3.5% 0.37% 2.64% 3.63% 1.97% 2.18% 2.48% 2.44%
2026/06/23 4.64% 5.22% 2.94% 0.7% 4.37% 2.63% 2.77% 2.17% 1.86% 2.05%
2026/06/24 4.65% 4.76% 3.1% 3.31% 4.07% 2.23% 4.29% 1.77% 1.67% 2.73%
2026/06/25 4.51% 3.97% 2.7% 4.79% 5.03% 2.48% 2.9% 2.52% 2.01% 1.92%
2026/06/26 4.67% 3.82% 3.17% 0.51% 5.35% 2.61% 2.28% 2.63% 2.21% 2.32%
2026/06/27 4.33% 3.7% 2.87% 6.65% 2.7% 3.67% 1.98% 2.25% 1.77% 2.89%
2026/06/28 4.54% 3.8% 3.74% 4.11% 2.68% 3.18% 2.59% 2.59% 1.73% 2.34%
2026/06/29 5.28% 3.67% 3.46% 1.29% 2.89% 2.75% 2.22% 2.56% 2.13% 1.94%
2026/06/30 4.61% 3.77% 3.76% 3.76% 3.1% 2.8% 2.29% 2.08% 1.62% 1.28%
  • decathlon.co.uk
  • argos.co.uk
  • fitness-superstore.co.uk
  • jdsports.co.uk
  • amazon.co.uk
  • mirafit.co.uk
  • halfords.com
  • americangolf.co.uk
  • homefitnesscode.com
  • temu.com

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In June 2026, Decathlon’s PPC spend share fluctuated, peaking mid-month before declining. Argos mirrored this trend, while Fitness Superstore and JD Sports saw varied patterns. Amazon and Temu experienced consistent fluctuations.

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
2026/06/01 1898
2026/06/02 1844
2026/06/03 1903
2026/06/04 1863
2026/06/05 1890
2026/06/06 1824
2026/06/07 1836
2026/06/08 1828
2026/06/09 1848
2026/06/10 1860
2026/06/11 1867
2026/06/12 1796
2026/06/13 1818
2026/06/14 1763
2026/06/15 1795
2026/06/16 1815
2026/06/17 1980
2026/06/18 1985
2026/06/19 1960
2026/06/20 1579
2026/06/21 1482
2026/06/22 1509
2026/06/23 1514
2026/06/24 1511
2026/06/25 1484
2026/06/26 1525
2026/06/27 1508
2026/06/28 1434
2026/06/29 1434
2026/06/30 1482

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June began with 1,898 advertisers, fluctuating mid-month, peaking at 1,985 on June 18. A decline followed, ending at 1,482 on June 30.

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
arsenal.com 1.15%
jdsports.co.uk 0.68%
fiido.com 0.66%
evanscycles.com 0.53%
cotswoldoutdoor.com 0.45%
decathlon.co.uk -0.43%
aliexpress.com -0.49%
sportsdirect.com -0.78%
mountainwarehouse.com -0.83%
argos.co.uk -1.38%

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Arsenal.com surged with a 1.15 increase, while argos.co.uk dropped by 1.38. Jdsports.co.uk and fiido.com gained, contrasting mountainwarehouse.com and sportsdirect.com declines.

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 fitness-superstore.co.uk halfords.com temu.com ebay.co.uk homefitnesscode.com mountainwarehouse.com sportsdirect.com
2026/06/01 7.05% 8.26% 2.96% 1.74% 3.62% 3.69% 2.47% 2.1% 1.48% 3.19%
2026/06/02 5.98% 7.56% 3.43% 1.73% 3.3% 4.94% 2.61% 2.15% 1.56% 1.86%
2026/06/03 6.76% 7.42% 3.43% 2.36% 2.27% 4.83% 2.22% 1.77% 3.33% 1.94%
2026/06/04 7.29% 7.52% 3.79% 1.58% 3.3% 5.09% 3.49% 1.93% 1.99% 2.37%
2026/06/05 6.34% 6.48% 3.09% 1.96% 3.09% 3.38% 2.6% 1.9% 1.82% 3.25%
2026/06/06 6.82% 6.63% 3.05% 1.85% 2.98% 3.29% 2.15% 1.94% 2.14% 3.38%
2026/06/07 6.7% 6.45% 4.12% 2.51% 2.37% 3.92% 2.55% 2.06% 1.84% 1.62%
2026/06/08 6.5% 7.1% 4.24% 2.3% 2.43% 3.56% 2.27% 1.97% 1.47% 4.31%
2026/06/09 5.8% 7.42% 3.57% 1.65% 3.24% 4.88% 2.64% 2.11% 1.42% 2.5%
2026/06/10 7.52% 7.7% 3.91% 1.4% 3.33% 5.2% 3.51% 1.94% 1.98% 2.15%
2026/06/11 6.5% 6.67% 3.23% 1.88% 3.04% 3.5% 2.6% 1.89% 1.77% 3.05%
2026/06/12 7.14% 6.94% 3.17% 1.58% 3.08% 3.48% 2.23% 1.96% 2.31% 2.97%
2026/06/13 6.78% 6.62% 4.17% 2.12% 2.29% 3.99% 2.56% 2% 2.13% 2.24%
2026/06/14 6.7% 7.34% 4.29% 2.11% 2.32% 3.67% 2.28% 1.96% 1.84% 3.8%
2026/06/15 6.1% 7.76% 3.56% 1.53% 3.23% 5.18% 2.77% 2.16% 1.92% 1.91%
2026/06/16 7.69% 7.86% 3.91% 1.38% 3.26% 5.36% 3.63% 1.95% 1.88% 2.16%
2026/06/17 6.78% 8.02% 3.68% 1.86% 2.94% 4.34% 2.58% 1.8% 1.95% 2.45%
2026/06/18 6.65% 7.24% 3.64% 2.11% 3.03% 4.32% 2.63% 1.77% 1.69% 2.59%
2026/06/19 7.08% 7.81% 3.41% 1.95% 2.94% 4.52% 2.64% 1.85% 1.71% 2.5%
2026/06/20 5.78% 5.52% 3.02% 3.22% 2.94% 3.86% 1.54% 2.13% 2.13% 1.96%
2026/06/21 6.82% 6.51% 3.11% 2.82% 2.47% 3.3% 1.63% 1.97% 1.95% 0.9%
2026/06/22 7.06% 7.56% 3.41% 3.21% 2.18% 2.91% 1.38% 2.11% 2.85% 1.18%
2026/06/23 5.44% 6.69% 5.76% 2.4% 3.24% 2.77% 1.23% 1.58% 2.88% 1.15%
2026/06/24 5.26% 5.78% 5.4% 2.84% 4.82% 3.84% 1.93% 1.56% 1.29% 1.03%
2026/06/25 5.3% 5.21% 6.31% 2.25% 3.31% 2.53% 1.16% 1.79% 1.18% 0.79%
2026/06/26 5.4% 5.12% 6.55% 2.56% 2.58% 2.85% 1.27% 1.81% 1.36% 0.69%
2026/06/27 5.13% 4.9% 3.41% 2.48% 2.47% 3.55% 1.25% 1.52% 1.64% 1.96%
2026/06/28 5.47% 5.15% 3.53% 3.98% 3.02% 3.22% 1.92% 1.53% 0.83% 0.64%
2026/06/29 6.17% 4.73% 3.71% 2.86% 2.54% 2.43% 1.65% 1.87% 1.03% 0.83%
2026/06/30 5.31% 5.12% 3.87% 3.32% 2.87% 1.62% 1.56% 1.32% 1.15% 0.89%
  • decathlon.co.uk
  • argos.co.uk
  • amazon.co.uk
  • fitness-superstore.co.uk
  • halfords.com
  • temu.com
  • ebay.co.uk
  • homefitnesscode.com
  • mountainwarehouse.com
  • sportsdirect.com

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In June 2026, Decathlon’s impression share fluctuated, peaking at 7.69% on the 16th. Argos maintained a strong presence, reaching 8.26% on the 1st. Amazon’s share rose mid-month, while Temu’s peaked at 5.36% on the 16th. By month’s end, Decathlon and Argos saw declines, with Amazon and Temu stabilizing.

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.

  2. 2
    GO Outdoors | Camping | Outdoor Clothing | Sale https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk

    The UK's biggest range of Outdoor Clothing & Footwear, Tents & Camping, Fishing, Cycling, Running, Riding and more Shop online or in stores nationwide.

  3. 3
    JD Sports https://www.jdsports.co.uk

    We're Going Big This Summer — Summer's Nothing Without Your Squad. Make This One Count. Who's In? Summer's Looking Stacked...

  4. 4
    Sports Clothing & Trainers - Up To 65% Off Sportswear https://www.mandmdirect.com

    Sportswear. Sale Prices Every Day. Miss It, Miss Out. Shop Now! Get adidas, Asics, New Balance...

  5. 5
    Sports Direct | Sale - Up To 70% Off - The UK’s No.1 Sports Retailer https://www.sportsdirect.com

    Our Sale Has Landed At Sports Direct - Shop & Get Up To 70% Off Now. Shop Our Sale & Find...

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American Golf leads with exclusive gear from top brands, enticing enthusiasts. GO Outdoors offers the UK’s largest outdoor range, appealing to adventurers. JD Sports captures summer excitement with a squad-focused theme. MandM Direct and Sports Direct compete with significant discounts, drawing budget-conscious shoppers.

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