UK Retail Sports and Outdoors - PPC Market Share Analysis October 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 42.9044243789
57.0955756211
42%

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 12
88
12%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 4%
Transactional 9%
Navigational 14%
Seasonal 1%
Local 2%
Problem Solving 1%

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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
jdsports.co.uk 8.37
sportsdirect.com 6.45
decathlon.co.uk 5.87
mountainwarehouse.com 5.31
argos.co.uk 5.19
amazon.co.uk 5.03
halfords.com 3.84
temu.com 2.7
americangolf.co.uk 2.49
gooutdoors.co.uk 2.37
others 52.38
  • jdsports.co.uk - 8.37%
  • sportsdirect.com - 6.45%
  • decathlon.co.uk - 5.87%
  • mountainwarehouse.com - 5.31%
  • argos.co.uk - 5.19%
  • amazon.co.uk - 5.03%
  • halfords.com - 3.84%
  • temu.com - 2.7%
  • americangolf.co.uk - 2.49%
  • gooutdoors.co.uk - 2.37%
  • others - 52.38%

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In the PPC landscape, JD Sports leads with 8.37% click share, followed by Sports Direct at 6.45%. ‘Others’ dominate with 52.38%, highlighting diverse competition.

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 amazon.co.uk sportsdirect.com temu.com halfords.com argos.co.uk fitness-superstore.co.uk mirafit.co.uk gymsets.co.uk jdsports.co.uk
2026/10/01 6.27% 3.71% 4.49% 3.25% 1.52% 2.93% 2.13% 2.12% 1.47% 1.75%
2026/10/02 6.33% 3.9% 1.69% 2.95% 1.8% 2.87% 2.34% 2.31% 2.38% 2.53%
2026/10/03 6.35% 3.7% 1.65% 4.12% 2.17% 3.07% 2.24% 1.94% 3.19% 3.08%
2026/10/04 6.99% 3.97% 2.11% 4.17% 1.77% 3.07% 2.41% 2.14% 1.94% 3.14%
2026/10/05 6.58% 3.74% 3.31% 3.92% 1.96% 3.69% 2.38% 2.28% 2.23% 3.9%
2026/10/06 7.29% 5.07% 1.85% 2.85% 1.84% 3.68% 2.37% 2.39% 2.71% 3.07%
2026/10/07 7.67% 5.58% 2.04% 2.73% 2.11% 3.63% 2.36% 2.67% 2.19% 1.93%
2026/10/08 7.41% 4.27% 2.9% 3.04% 2.07% 3.62% 2.39% 2.52% 2.19% 2.12%
2026/10/09 6.91% 4.07% 1.79% 2.62% 2.45% 4.54% 2.66% 2.56% 2.73% 2.31%
2026/10/10 7.68% 3.51% 2.46% 3.12% 3.14% 4.54% 2.68% 2.67% 2.23% 2.35%
2026/10/11 9.78% 3.61% 2.51% 2.35% 2.94% 5.77% 2.77% 2.49% 2.5% 1.41%
2026/10/12 8.18% 4.12% 2.6% 2.32% 2.54% 6% 2.79% 2.69% 2.74% 0.6%
2026/10/13 7.36% 4.15% 3.03% 3.17% 2.49% 5.32% 2.61% 2.6% 2.54% 1.97%
2026/10/14 7.91% 4.65% 2.97% 3.08% 2.45% 4.96% 2.73% 2.82% 2.58% 2.37%
2026/10/15 8.08% 4.13% 2.14% 3.41% 2.29% 5.49% 2.56% 2.77% 2.66% 2.09%
2026/10/16 6.75% 4.53% 2.28% 2.81% 2.27% 5.35% 2.52% 2.58% 2.66% 2.38%
2026/10/17 6.58% 4.09% 8.35% 3.01% 2.46% 4.71% 2.17% 2.65% 2.32% 2.18%
2026/10/18 7.03% 4.36% 4.7% 3.58% 2.42% 4.73% 2.32% 2.74% 2.62% 2.06%
2026/10/19 6.28% 4.4% 4.13% 3.07% 2.62% 4.37% 2.17% 2.76% 2.16% 2.28%
2026/10/20 6.68% 4.72% 4.11% 3.46% 3.26% 4.42% 2.4% 2.9% 2.83% 1.73%
2026/10/21 6.54% 4.24% 4.48% 3.9% 2.7% 4.01% 1.89% 2.61% 2.78% 5.1%
2026/10/22 6.34% 4.55% 2.99% 4.03% 3.58% 4.14% 2.24% 2.39% 2.91% 1.39%
2026/10/23 6.71% 4.81% 2.85% 4.02% 4.1% 4.55% 2.64% 2.77% 2.96% 1.11%
2026/10/24 4.69% 4.69% 3.57% 4.2% 3.55% 3.68% 2.46% 2.54% 2.59% 1.03%
2026/10/25 5.26% 4.91% 4.17% 4.17% 3.45% 3.71% 2.35% 2.39% 2.56% 1.42%
2026/10/26 5.1% 5.38% 4.01% 3.99% 3.58% 3.79% 2.54% 2.59% 2.76% 1.18%
2026/10/27 5.19% 4.18% 5.9% 4.36% 3.03% 4.28% 2.65% 2.74% 2.73% 4.55%
2026/10/28 4.8% 4.37% 4.39% 3.81% 3.35% 3.52% 3.03% 2.86% 2.88% 3.89%
2026/10/29 4.97% 4.52% 3.5% 3.72% 3.84% 4.17% 2.98% 2.4% 2.61% 1.69%
2026/10/30 4.38% 4.52% 5.18% 4.44% 3.95% 4.3% 3.24% 2.54% 2.33% 1.23%
2026/10/31 4.83% 4.51% 4.47% 3.96% 3.74% 3.61% 3.31% 3.11% 2.77% 1.19%
  • decathlon.co.uk
  • amazon.co.uk
  • sportsdirect.com
  • temu.com
  • halfords.com
  • argos.co.uk
  • fitness-superstore.co.uk
  • mirafit.co.uk
  • gymsets.co.uk
  • jdsports.co.uk

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Decathlon.co.uk led October with a peak spend share of 9.78% on the 11th. Amazon.co.uk and Sportsdirect.com followed, showing consistent fluctuations. By month’s end, Decathlon.co.uk’s share dipped to 4.83%.

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
2026/10/01 1511
2026/10/02 1539
2026/10/03 1499
2026/10/04 1495
2026/10/05 1493
2026/10/06 1504
2026/10/07 1503
2026/10/08 1552
2026/10/09 1541
2026/10/10 1528
2026/10/11 1554
2026/10/12 1535
2026/10/13 1555
2026/10/14 1575
2026/10/15 1569
2026/10/16 1592
2026/10/17 1583
2026/10/18 1579
2026/10/19 1585
2026/10/20 1576
2026/10/21 1549
2026/10/22 1582
2026/10/23 1541
2026/10/24 1654
2026/10/25 1633
2026/10/26 1612
2026/10/27 1631
2026/10/28 1616
2026/10/29 1567
2026/10/30 1592
2026/10/31 1547

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October saw a dynamic shift in advertisers, starting at 1,511 and peaking at 1,654 on the 24th. The month concluded with 1,547 advertisers, reflecting a vibrant competitive landscape.

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
jdsports.co.uk 2.59%
gooutdoors.co.uk 1.38%
halfords.com 1.36%
temu.com 0.53%
iscooterglobal.co.uk 0.44%
kitlocker.com -0.69%
adidas.co.uk -0.75%
newitts.com -0.78%
decathlon.co.uk -1.73%
mountainwarehouse.com -1.98%

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JDSports.co.uk surged with a 2.59% click share increase, while MountainWarehouse.com dropped by 1.98%. GoOutdoors.co.uk and Halfords.com also saw positive gains, contrasting with declines for Decathlon.co.uk and others.

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 sportsdirect.com amazon.co.uk decathlon.co.uk temu.com argos.co.uk halfords.com fitness-superstore.co.uk gymsets.co.uk ebay.co.uk jdsports.co.uk
2026/10/01 5.51% 4.91% 7.24% 3.91% 3.76% 1.76% 1.72% 1.42% 1.51% 1.99%
2026/10/02 1.96% 5.07% 7.49% 3.54% 3.88% 2.02% 1.92% 2.49% 2.31% 2.91%
2026/10/03 2% 4.83% 7.43% 5.28% 3.99% 2.37% 1.82% 3.39% 2.27% 3.71%
2026/10/04 2.9% 5.22% 8.17% 5.41% 4.1% 1.93% 1.96% 2.02% 2.41% 3.77%
2026/10/05 3.63% 4.79% 7.67% 4.89% 4.7% 2.1% 1.88% 2.32% 2.72% 4.51%
2026/10/06 2.23% 6.56% 8.8% 3.47% 4.82% 1.99% 1.94% 2.83% 2.44% 3.48%
2026/10/07 2.43% 7.27% 9.34% 3.45% 4.82% 2.26% 1.89% 2.29% 2.34% 2.05%
2026/10/08 3.68% 5.4% 8.52% 3.77% 4.63% 2.2% 1.87% 2.2% 2.22% 2.48%
2026/10/09 2.05% 5.19% 8.09% 3.27% 5.73% 2.66% 2.11% 2.76% 2.42% 2.59%
2026/10/10 3.26% 4.58% 8.99% 3.66% 5.69% 3.27% 2.06% 2.23% 1.96% 2.52%
2026/10/11 2.9% 4.68% 11.11% 2.9% 7.19% 3.12% 2.18% 2.34% 1.91% 1.54%
2026/10/12 3.04% 5.28% 9.38% 2.89% 7.44% 2.67% 2.19% 2.63% 1.86% 0.77%
2026/10/13 3.85% 5.29% 8.3% 3.67% 6.6% 2.64% 2.05% 2.35% 1.94% 2.13%
2026/10/14 3.98% 6.1% 8.79% 3.95% 6.17% 2.64% 2.17% 2.4% 1.99% 2.45%
2026/10/15 2.51% 5.33% 9.13% 4.06% 6.74% 2.54% 2.03% 2.5% 1.86% 2.56%
2026/10/16 2.66% 5.88% 7.64% 3.51% 6.59% 2.46% 2.02% 2.49% 2.07% 2.6%
2026/10/17 9.25% 4.92% 7.26% 3.65% 5.5% 2.57% 1.66% 2.13% 1.72% 2.44%
2026/10/18 5.7% 5.53% 8.06% 4.33% 5.84% 2.64% 1.87% 2.46% 2.15% 2.04%
2026/10/19 4.36% 5.58% 7.39% 3.7% 5.37% 2.77% 1.68% 2.13% 2.29% 2.48%
2026/10/20 5.23% 5.9% 7.78% 4.21% 5.33% 3.48% 1.82% 2.83% 2.7% 2.05%
2026/10/21 5.42% 5.08% 7.19% 4.61% 4.66% 2.81% 1.4% 2.68% 2.61% 6.5%
2026/10/22 3.33% 5.6% 7.31% 4.85% 5.03% 3.9% 1.72% 2.92% 2.95% 1.48%
2026/10/23 3.55% 5.84% 7.6% 4.76% 5.41% 4.29% 2.07% 2.86% 3.05% 1.62%
2026/10/24 4.37% 5.77% 5.66% 4.93% 4.51% 3.82% 2.06% 2.48% 2.25% 1.3%
2026/10/25 4.8% 6% 6.15% 4.91% 4.51% 3.61% 1.89% 2.42% 2.44% 1.69%
2026/10/26 4.78% 6.45% 5.91% 4.65% 4.55% 3.73% 2.03% 2.74% 2.33% 1.37%
2026/10/27 6.68% 4.56% 5.78% 5.04% 5.13% 3.15% 2.3% 2.52% 2.16% 6.18%
2026/10/28 5.57% 4.87% 5.29% 4.34% 4.4% 3.6% 2.63% 2.65% 2.76% 5.24%
2026/10/29 4.33% 5.26% 5.55% 4.34% 5.22% 3.91% 2.62% 2.54% 2.31% 2.07%
2026/10/30 5.71% 5.18% 4.95% 5.26% 5.34% 4.11% 2.8% 2.16% 2.27% 1.61%
2026/10/31 5.34% 5.29% 5.09% 4.66% 4.4% 4.01% 2.99% 2.76% 2.19% 1.72%
  • sportsdirect.com
  • amazon.co.uk
  • decathlon.co.uk
  • temu.com
  • argos.co.uk
  • halfords.com
  • fitness-superstore.co.uk
  • gymsets.co.uk
  • ebay.co.uk
  • jdsports.co.uk

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In October 2026, Decathlon.co.uk led with a peak of 11.11% on the 11th. Sportsdirect.com surged to 9.25% on the 17th. Amazon.co.uk maintained steady performance, while Jdsports.co.uk spiked to 6.5% on the 21st.

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
    Black Friday Early Access | 30% Off Sitewide https://www.aloyoga.com › early-access › sale

    The event you’ve been waiting for: 30% off sitewide. Now’s your chance to shop 30% off sitewide. 30% Off Sitewide on ALO. Types: Yoga, Barre...

  2. 2
    Footasylum Sale | Up To 60% Off Trainers, Clothing & Accessories https://www.footasylum.com

    Shop the Footasylum sale for men, women and kids clothing and trainers. Free...

  3. 3
    Up To 65% Off Sportswear | Half Price or Less https://www.mandmdirect.com

    Sports Wear For Men. Sale Prices Every Day. Miss It, Miss Out. Shop Now!

  4. 4
    Mountain Warehouse UK | Extra 20% Off Code: EXTRA20 https://www.mountainwarehouse.com

    Enjoy an extra 20% off with code EXTRA20 on all Mountain Warehouse items. Discover our selection of clothing & equipment suitable for any outdoor adventure. Quality Outdoor Clothing. Click & Collect.

  5. 5
    Sports Direct UK - Autumn Savings - Up To 70% Off https://www.sportsdirect.com

    Shop Our Outlet Offers At Sports Direct Today & Save Up To 70% Shop Our Outlet & Find Deals...

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In the competitive world of retail, Alo Yoga entices with a 30% sitewide Black Friday offer, while Footasylum and MandM Direct captivate with up to 60% and 65% discounts, respectively. Mountain Warehouse adds an extra 20% off for outdoor enthusiasts, and Sports Direct tempts with autumn savings of up to 70%.

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