UK Retail Sports and Outdoors - PPC Market Share Analysis April 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 7.10098464708
92.8990153529
7%

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 25
75
25%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 14%
Transactional 11%
Navigational 1%
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
jdsports.co.uk 7.73
amazon.co.uk 5.59
decathlon.co.uk 5.2
argos.co.uk 4.39
mountainwarehouse.com 3.46
halfords.com 3.12
americangolf.co.uk 2.89
temu.com 2.88
mirafit.co.uk 2.83
fitness-superstore.co.uk 2.13
others 59.78
  • jdsports.co.uk - 7.73%
  • amazon.co.uk - 5.59%
  • decathlon.co.uk - 5.2%
  • argos.co.uk - 4.39%
  • mountainwarehouse.com - 3.46%
  • halfords.com - 3.12%
  • americangolf.co.uk - 2.89%
  • temu.com - 2.88%
  • mirafit.co.uk - 2.83%
  • fitness-superstore.co.uk - 2.13%
  • others - 59.78%

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In the PPC landscape, JD Sports leads with 7.73% click share, followed by Amazon at 5.59%. Decathlon and Argos trail closely. Notably, ‘others’ dominate with 59.78%.

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 jdsports.co.uk argos.co.uk homefitnesscode.com fitness-superstore.co.uk mirafit.co.uk temu.com gymsets.co.uk fitshop.co.uk
2026/04/01 4.61% 4.63% 0.15% 4.02% 2.93% 2.83% 4.14% 3.02% 2.26% 2.53%
2026/04/02 4.48% 3.55% 0.14% 3.23% 3.29% 3.18% 4.48% 2.68% 2.45% 2.36%
2026/04/03 5.26% 4.67% 0.13% 4.17% 3.48% 3.09% 4.23% 3.4% 2.35% 2.77%
2026/04/04 5.9% 4.62% 0.24% 4.14% 3.59% 3.66% 5.04% 3.98% 2.32% 2.83%
2026/04/05 4.8% 5.04% 0.75% 4.35% 3.43% 3.7% 4.11% 5.54% 2.63% 3.02%
2026/04/06 6.41% 5.04% 3.56% 4.05% 3.19% 2.88% 3.34% 4.43% 2.36% 2.86%
2026/04/07 5.62% 5.6% 3.98% 3.38% 3.16% 2.83% 3.92% 3.19% 2.47% 3.07%
2026/04/08 4.5% 5.08% 0.07% 2.71% 2.94% 3.34% 4.35% 3.85% 3.15% 2.7%
2026/04/09 5.01% 4.3% 6.82% 2.34% 2.96% 3.24% 3.58% 2.93% 2.23% 2.66%
2026/04/10 5.4% 6.27% 2.17% 3.59% 3.66% 4.1% 2.81% 5.03% 2.62% 2.89%
2026/04/11 6.14% 5.87% 0.29% 3.43% 2.89% 3.46% 5.79% 4.31% 2.36% 2.82%
2026/04/12 4.3% 4.62% 7.14% 2.78% 3.07% 2.71% 2.97% 4.91% 1.97% 2.03%
2026/04/13 4.68% 3.66% 2.6% 3.44% 3.67% 2.69% 5.06% 5% 2.29% 1.99%
2026/04/14 5.08% 2.8% 1.95% 4.34% 3.26% 2.97% 4.49% 3.75% 2.37% 2.49%
2026/04/15 4.31% 2.7% 3.82% 3.48% 3.33% 2.83% 4.57% 3.55% 2.28% 3.06%
2026/04/16 4.55% 3.56% 2.14% 2.85% 3.07% 2.93% 4.42% 4.94% 2.47% 3.26%
2026/04/17 4.13% 3.89% 0.16% 3.22% 3.67% 3.12% 3.99% 3.82% 2.8% 3.44%
2026/04/18 4.51% 4.06% 2.37% 3.39% 3.6% 2.76% 3.97% 4.02% 2.39% 2.45%
2026/04/19 4.02% 3.98% 6.12% 3.08% 3.7% 3.1% 3.96% 3.3% 2.19% 2.47%
2026/04/20 5% 5.22% 3.18% 4.05% 4.21% 3.48% 4.03% 3.36% 2.65% 2.68%
2026/04/21 5.6% 5.01% 1.94% 3.16% 4.03% 4.33% 5.44% 3.15% 2.36% 1.75%
2026/04/22 5.99% 4.6% 2.6% 3.64% 3.94% 3.41% 4.65% 2.6% 2.41% 1.92%
2026/04/23 5.96% 4.45% 5.61% 2.92% 3.19% 3.17% 4.9% 2.32% 2.36% 2.03%
2026/04/24 7.64% 5.02% 3.45% 3.18% 3.72% 3.4% 4.24% 2.7% 2.45% 2.31%
2026/04/25 7.75% 5.26% 4.34% 3.02% 4.74% 4.17% 3.77% 2.97% 2.11% 2.15%
2026/04/26 7.33% 4.95% 4.99% 2.75% 4.4% 3.13% 3.73% 4.32% 2.26% 2.01%
2026/04/27 7.9% 5.64% 2.33% 3.28% 4.09% 3.73% 3.02% 3.03% 2.35% 2.39%
2026/04/28 7.32% 5.5% 5.96% 3.02% 3.39% 3.03% 3.05% 2.75% 2.06% 1.73%
2026/04/29 7% 5.08% 3.89% 3.33% 3.4% 2.97% 3.54% 2.72% 2.01% 1.97%
2026/04/30 6.2% 5.21% 4.97% 3.84% 3.48% 2.95% 2.95% 2.44% 2.12% 1.79%
  • decathlon.co.uk
  • amazon.co.uk
  • jdsports.co.uk
  • argos.co.uk
  • homefitnesscode.com
  • fitness-superstore.co.uk
  • mirafit.co.uk
  • temu.com
  • gymsets.co.uk
  • fitshop.co.uk

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Decathlon.co.uk surged in April, peaking at 7.90% on the 27th. Amazon.co.uk fluctuated, ending at 5.21%. JD Sports saw a dramatic rise mid-month. Argos.co.uk remained steady, while Homefitnesscode.com and others showed varied trends.

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
2026/04/01 1315
2026/04/02 1390
2026/04/03 1361
2026/04/04 1331
2026/04/05 1304
2026/04/06 1361
2026/04/07 1313
2026/04/08 1289
2026/04/09 1380
2026/04/10 1299
2026/04/11 1277
2026/04/12 1204
2026/04/13 1157
2026/04/14 1351
2026/04/15 1347
2026/04/16 1324
2026/04/17 1374
2026/04/18 1374
2026/04/19 1303
2026/04/20 1349
2026/04/21 1329
2026/04/22 1340
2026/04/23 1344
2026/04/24 1328
2026/04/25 1272
2026/04/26 1179
2026/04/27 1283
2026/04/28 1289
2026/04/29 1333
2026/04/30 1351

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April saw fluctuating advertiser numbers, peaking at 1,390 on April 2nd. A mid-month dip to 1,157 on April 13th was followed by a recovery, ending at 1,351.

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 2.49%
decathlon.co.uk 0.86%
fiido.com 0.69%
tredz.co.uk 0.46%
primalstrength.com 0.33%
mountainwarehouse.com -0.42%
americangolf.co.uk -0.48%
argos.co.uk -0.6%
temu.com -0.85%
halfords.com -0.88%

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Jdsports.co.uk surged with a 2.49 increase, while halfords.com dropped by 0.88. Decathlon.co.uk and fiido.com also gained, contrasting temu.com and argos.co.uk’s 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 amazon.co.uk argos.co.uk jdsports.co.uk fitness-superstore.co.uk temu.com gymsets.co.uk homefitnesscode.com halfords.com mirafit.co.uk
2026/04/01 5.32% 6.08% 4.93% 0.18% 2.59% 3.94% 2.2% 2.61% 2.33% 2.61%
2026/04/02 5.59% 4.83% 4.28% 0.18% 2.8% 3.29% 2.47% 2.93% 2.76% 3.23%
2026/04/03 7.17% 5.63% 5.01% 0.17% 3.16% 4.07% 2.66% 3.01% 2.26% 2.99%
2026/04/04 7.13% 5.6% 4.85% 0.32% 3.25% 4.82% 2.28% 3.19% 1.84% 2.98%
2026/04/05 5.58% 6.14% 4.81% 1.5% 3.31% 7.17% 2.58% 2.99% 1.35% 2.56%
2026/04/06 7.33% 6.29% 4.78% 2.55% 2.63% 5.73% 2.27% 2.86% 1.21% 2.22%
2026/04/07 6.82% 7.01% 4% 2.85% 2.49% 3.93% 2.46% 2.83% 1.61% 2.44%
2026/04/08 5.56% 6.47% 3.66% 0.08% 3.01% 5.06% 3.06% 2.72% 2.89% 2.67%
2026/04/09 5.88% 5.53% 3.14% 5.44% 2.98% 3.91% 2.25% 2.68% 3.43% 2.26%
2026/04/10 6.41% 7.54% 9.17% 1.44% 3.66% 5.86% 3.28% 2.51% 2.91% 1.94%
2026/04/11 7.82% 7.03% 5.81% 0.34% 2.81% 5.08% 3.91% 2.39% 3.09% 3.65%
2026/04/12 5.03% 5.91% 3.53% 5.46% 2.34% 6.11% 1.97% 2.8% 2.96% 2.06%
2026/04/13 5.85% 4.83% 4.42% 2.35% 2.33% 6.23% 2.34% 3.47% 2.51% 2.92%
2026/04/14 6.32% 3.72% 7.89% 1.37% 2.79% 5.24% 3.13% 2.54% 3.06% 3.15%
2026/04/15 5.51% 3.42% 4.41% 3.05% 2.5% 4.76% 2.22% 3% 3.1% 2.8%
2026/04/16 5.18% 4.29% 3.35% 1.46% 2.44% 7.75% 3.38% 2.64% 2.67% 2.64%
2026/04/17 5.13% 4.9% 3.83% 0.23% 2.65% 4.97% 2.79% 3.39% 2.31% 2.59%
2026/04/18 5.39% 5.15% 4.34% 2.23% 2.32% 5.08% 2.42% 3.04% 2.45% 2.32%
2026/04/19 4.94% 4.91% 3.91% 4.65% 2.62% 4.15% 2.15% 3.11% 2% 2.54%
2026/04/20 5.9% 6.25% 4.76% 4.99% 2.98% 4.11% 2.53% 3.69% 2.11% 2.43%
2026/04/21 7.19% 6.59% 3.99% 1.76% 3.87% 4.25% 2.46% 3.56% 2.31% 3.27%
2026/04/22 6.93% 5.95% 4.71% 2.69% 3.03% 3.46% 2.27% 3.5% 2.59% 2.85%
2026/04/23 6.98% 5.64% 3.48% 4.99% 2.78% 3.11% 2.44% 2.89% 1.9% 3.31%
2026/04/24 9.09% 6.67% 4.8% 2.49% 2.91% 3.43% 3.04% 3.06% 1.81% 2.28%
2026/04/25 9.06% 6.26% 3.41% 3.21% 4.25% 4.66% 2.18% 4.13% 1.22% 2.21%
2026/04/26 8.31% 6.25% 3.26% 4.45% 2.72% 5.46% 2.17% 3.82% 1.09% 2.12%
2026/04/27 8.41% 7.1% 3.54% 2.51% 4.25% 3.82% 3.06% 3.17% 1.07% 1.92%
2026/04/28 8.27% 6.78% 3.7% 4.8% 2.58% 3.54% 1.91% 3.05% 1.26% 1.79%
2026/04/29 7.87% 6.4% 4.1% 3.05% 2.51% 3.69% 1.89% 3% 1.48% 2.03%
2026/04/30 7.66% 6.65% 5.04% 3.66% 3.31% 3.18% 3.09% 2.88% 1.96% 1.71%
  • decathlon.co.uk
  • amazon.co.uk
  • argos.co.uk
  • jdsports.co.uk
  • fitness-superstore.co.uk
  • temu.com
  • gymsets.co.uk
  • homefitnesscode.com
  • halfords.com
  • mirafit.co.uk

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Decathlon.co.uk led April with a steady rise, peaking at 9.09% on April 24. Amazon.co.uk fluctuated, ending at 6.65%. Argos.co.uk saw a spike on April 10, reaching 9.17%. JD Sports and Temu.com showed varied trends, while others maintained moderate shares.

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
    Gymshark Sale Now On | Shop Up to 50% Off https://uk.gymshark.com

    Achieve Your Best In & Out Of The Gym With Our High Quality Products ...

  2. 2
    JD Sports | Up To 50% Off Now | Free Same Day Click & Collect https://www.jdsports.co.uk

    Get Free Same Day Click & Collect To Your Local Store - Enter Your Postcode At Checkout!

  3. 3
    Shop Nike - Up to 80% off RRP https://www.kitlocker.com

    Save up to 80% Off RRP On The Latest Football Catalogues From Nike, Adidas, Joma And More

  4. 4
    Up To 65% Off Sportswear - Once It's Gone, It's Gone https://www.mandmdirect.com › mens › sportswear

    Free Delivery Over £100. Hurry, While Stocks Last. Shop Sportswear Mens

  5. 5
    Sports Direct UK: Sports Shoes, Sportswear & Equipment https://www.sportsdirect.com

    Buy Now Pay Later w/ Frasers Plus. Representative APR: 29.9% Variable. Subject to Status.

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In the competitive world of sports retail, Gymshark, JD Sports, Kitlocker, MandM Direct, and Sports Direct captivate audiences with enticing offers. From Gymshark’s quality promise to JD Sports’ convenient click & collect, each ad highlights unique value, driving consumer engagement.

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