UK Retail Sports and Outdoors - PPC Market Share Analysis January 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 10.074096767
89.925903233
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 27
73
27%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 12%
Transactional 14%
Navigational 0%
Seasonal 1%
Local 1%
Problem Solving 5%

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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
americangolf.co.uk 8.45
mountainwarehouse.com 4.55
decathlon.co.uk 4.15
regatta.com 3.72
gooutdoors.co.uk 3.68
amazon.co.uk 3.41
jdsports.co.uk 2.83
mirafit.co.uk 2.72
argos.co.uk 2.62
fitshop.co.uk 2.61
others 61.26
  • americangolf.co.uk - 8.45%
  • mountainwarehouse.com - 4.55%
  • decathlon.co.uk - 4.15%
  • regatta.com - 3.72%
  • gooutdoors.co.uk - 3.68%
  • amazon.co.uk - 3.41%
  • jdsports.co.uk - 2.83%
  • mirafit.co.uk - 2.72%
  • argos.co.uk - 2.62%
  • fitshop.co.uk - 2.61%
  • others - 61.26%

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American Golf leads with 8.45% click share, while ‘others’ dominate at 61.26%. Decathlon and Mountain Warehouse follow closely, 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 fitshop.co.uk mirafit.co.uk argos.co.uk amazon.co.uk fitness-superstore.co.uk engwe-bikes-uk.com temu.com americangolf.co.uk homefitnesscode.com
2026/01/01 6.63% 4.64% 5.06% 2.27% 1.58% 3.84% 2.07% 2.73% 4.96% 2.1%
2026/01/02 8.06% 4.45% 5.08% 2.97% 2.73% 4.04% 2.22% 3.76% 4.6% 2.61%
2026/01/03 6.43% 4.46% 5.58% 2.91% 3.19% 3.92% 2.4% 3.17% 5.81% 2.14%
2026/01/04 7.12% 5.4% 5.17% 3.25% 3.21% 4.09% 1.06% 3.54% 5% 2.3%
2026/01/05 6.62% 5.88% 4.7% 3.17% 3.3% 3.96% 1.01% 2.62% 4.27% 1.72%
2026/01/06 5.73% 5.6% 5.05% 2.3% 2.84% 3.43% 1.43% 1.93% 3.78% 1.58%
2026/01/07 2.99% 5.67% 5.47% 2.84% 2.21% 3.93% 3.15% 2.94% 5.25% 2.16%
2026/01/08 6.2% 5.53% 4.71% 2.44% 3.12% 3.78% 1.43% 1.61% 3.36% 1.86%
2026/01/09 3.6% 5.13% 4.19% 2.08% 2.61% 3.1% 1.62% 1.23% 3.37% 1.57%
2026/01/10 3.79% 5.39% 4.51% 2.29% 2.8% 3.99% 1.4% 2.01% 3.29% 2.08%
2026/01/11 3.37% 4.6% 4.58% 2.41% 2.7% 3.73% 1.57% 2% 4.91% 2.15%
2026/01/12 4.08% 4.44% 3.72% 2.68% 3.21% 4.42% 1.79% 2.08% 4.67% 2.7%
2026/01/13 4.29% 4.16% 3.67% 2.42% 4.49% 3.64% 0.35% 2.22% 4.36% 2.21%
2026/01/14 4.43% 4.22% 3.83% 1.94% 4.77% 3.34% 2.18% 1.47% 3.46% 2.08%
2026/01/15 5.2% 4.03% 3.57% 1.87% 3.77% 3.88% 3.06% 1.25% 3.85% 1.86%
2026/01/16 3.59% 5.12% 4.18% 2.08% 2.61% 3.09% 1.61% 1.23% 3.37% 1.57%
2026/01/17 4.42% 4.94% 3.95% 1.18% 3.8% 3.95% 2.67% 1.25% 3.35% 1.77%
2026/01/18 6.17% 4.99% 4.16% 1.15% 3.59% 3.63% 2.77% 1.23% 3.97% 1.72%
2026/01/19 4.76% 3.26% 4.38% 1.12% 4.23% 3.71% 3.01% 1.41% 4.38% 1.81%
2026/01/20 4.24% 2.43% 3.62% 0.82% 4.33% 2.65% 2.61% 2.72% 5.16% 1.44%
2026/01/21 5.04% 2.78% 4.39% 1.1% 2.76% 3.15% 4.9% 1.95% 5.13% 1.47%
2026/01/22 3.7% 2.52% 3.8% 3.29% 3.03% 3.09% 4.36% 0.94% 5.45% 1.07%
2026/01/23 4.4% 2.87% 3.39% 1.26% 1.96% 3.72% 4.51% 2.38% 4.5% 1.55%
2026/01/24 5.66% 3.66% 3.7% 1.79% 2.5% 4% 4.88% 1.53% 4.24% 1.29%
2026/01/25 5.42% 3.63% 4.66% 2.02% 2.59% 3.76% 6.34% 1.61% 5.05% 1.5%
2026/01/26 5.11% 3.06% 3.42% 2.08% 3.07% 3.45% 4.45% 1.89% 4.68% 1.17%
2026/01/27 5.59% 2.45% 2.96% 5.11% 4.02% 3.06% 3.94% 4.48% 3.5% 1.21%
2026/01/28 4.72% 3.16% 3.25% 4.93% 3.31% 2.52% 3.93% 2.21% 3.33% 0.85%
2026/01/29 4.73% 4.51% 2.83% 3.13% 3.16% 2.77% 4.9% 4.87% 3.02% 1.02%
2026/01/30 4.06% 4.3% 2.78% 6.37% 3.49% 2.57% 4.18% 2.92% 2.43% 1.1%
2026/01/31 5.78% 5.43% 4.67% 4.59% 3.85% 3.72% 2.95% 2.93% 2.72% 1.21%
  • decathlon.co.uk
  • fitshop.co.uk
  • mirafit.co.uk
  • argos.co.uk
  • amazon.co.uk
  • fitness-superstore.co.uk
  • engwe-bikes-uk.com
  • temu.com
  • americangolf.co.uk
  • homefitnesscode.com

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Decathlon.co.uk led January with fluctuating spend, peaking early. Fitshop.co.uk and Mirafit.co.uk showed consistent mid-month activity. Argos.co.uk surged late, while Amazon.co.uk maintained steady growth. Engwe-bikes-uk.com and Temu.com had notable spikes.

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
2026/01/01 1458
2026/01/02 1454
2026/01/03 1491
2026/01/04 1499
2026/01/05 1531
2026/01/06 1473
2026/01/07 1502
2026/01/08 1469
2026/01/09 1434
2026/01/10 1495
2026/01/11 1476
2026/01/12 1367
2026/01/13 1515
2026/01/14 1473
2026/01/15 1464
2026/01/16 1434
2026/01/17 1423
2026/01/18 1423
2026/01/19 1412
2026/01/20 1483
2026/01/21 1321
2026/01/22 1203
2026/01/23 1270
2026/01/24 1225
2026/01/25 1205
2026/01/26 1323
2026/01/27 1360
2026/01/28 1355
2026/01/29 1366
2026/01/30 1336
2026/01/31 1319

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January began with 1,458 advertisers, peaking at 1,531 on the 5th. A decline followed, reaching 1,203 on the 22nd. The month concluded with 1,319 advertisers.

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
sportsdirect.com 3.69%
reddragondarts.com 2.34%
mountainwarehouse.com 1.88%
engwe-bikes-uk.com 1.15%
premierdarts.co.uk 1.07%
salomon.com -0.72%
underarmour.co.uk -0.74%
regatta.com -0.83%
fitshop.co.uk -1.06%
gooutdoors.co.uk -1.61%

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Sportsdirect.com leads with a 3.69% click share increase, while gooutdoors.co.uk drops by 1.61%.

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 fitshop.co.uk temu.com fitness-superstore.co.uk engwe-bikes-uk.com mirafit.co.uk americangolf.co.uk jdsports.co.uk
2026/01/01 7.81% 1.89% 2.34% 3.93% 3.32% 3.25% 1.76% 3.77% 3.4% 7.22%
2026/01/02 9.55% 3.32% 3.1% 3.71% 4.79% 3.42% 1.99% 3.67% 3.04% 2.57%
2026/01/03 7.82% 3.98% 3.16% 3.94% 4.14% 3.54% 2.31% 3.94% 3.51% 2.79%
2026/01/04 8.5% 4% 3.35% 4.68% 4.75% 3.7% 0.97% 3.71% 3.35% 1.22%
2026/01/05 7.85% 4.08% 3.38% 5.08% 3.49% 3.66% 0.96% 3.16% 2.82% 1.56%
2026/01/06 6.74% 3.47% 2.48% 4.66% 2.76% 3.05% 1.27% 3.32% 2.48% 3.65%
2026/01/07 3.28% 2.75% 2.98% 4.92% 3.75% 3.58% 2.79% 4.05% 3.61% 6.18%
2026/01/08 7.38% 3.78% 2.68% 4.68% 2.28% 3.32% 1.28% 3.04% 2.18% 1.55%
2026/01/09 4.3% 3.08% 2.17% 4.37% 1.62% 2.71% 1.51% 2.71% 2.13% 4.26%
2026/01/10 4.86% 3.49% 2.43% 4.59% 2.92% 3.47% 1.45% 2.83% 2.16% 2.05%
2026/01/11 4.06% 3.3% 2.48% 4.04% 2.71% 3.25% 1.43% 2.9% 3.44% 4.93%
2026/01/12 5.08% 3.81% 2.77% 4% 2.84% 4.01% 1.68% 2.49% 3.16% 0.53%
2026/01/13 5.37% 4.9% 2.47% 3.66% 2.79% 3.28% 0.36% 2.43% 3.09% 0.37%
2026/01/14 5.41% 5.11% 2.1% 3.65% 1.92% 3.03% 2.09% 2.44% 2.38% 0.33%
2026/01/15 6.5% 4.44% 1.97% 3.49% 1.66% 3.48% 3.3% 2.45% 2.53% 0.47%
2026/01/16 4.3% 3.08% 2.17% 4.37% 1.62% 2.71% 1.51% 2.71% 2.13% 4.26%
2026/01/17 5.46% 4.6% 1.25% 4.16% 1.61% 3.43% 2.83% 2.51% 2.17% 0.69%
2026/01/18 7.3% 4.44% 1.12% 4.2% 1.66% 3.24% 2.79% 2.65% 2.79% 0.9%
2026/01/19 5.5% 5.08% 1.14% 2.82% 1.78% 3.11% 2.8% 2.68% 3.05% 2.41%
2026/01/20 4.87% 5.33% 0.81% 2% 3.53% 2.25% 2.33% 2.17% 3.5% 0.42%
2026/01/21 6.12% 3.13% 1.15% 2.41% 2.7% 2.71% 4.79% 3.08% 3.49% 0.47%
2026/01/22 3.9% 3.33% 3.82% 1.87% 1.14% 2.29% 3.51% 2.21% 3.19% 4.57%
2026/01/23 5.05% 2.28% 1.15% 2.38% 3.54% 3.07% 4.26% 2.41% 2.99% 0.32%
2026/01/24 6.65% 2.9% 1.77% 3.13% 2.17% 3.4% 4.75% 2.66% 2.86% 0.34%
2026/01/25 6.49% 3.14% 1.96% 3.18% 2.19% 3.42% 6.56% 2.96% 3.44% 0.58%
2026/01/26 5.73% 3.64% 2.07% 2.62% 2.39% 2.95% 4.08% 2.06% 2.98% 2.74%
2026/01/27 6.24% 4.38% 5.23% 1.87% 6.32% 2.47% 3.58% 1.62% 2.18% 0.37%
2026/01/28 5.3% 3.67% 5% 2.48% 2.76% 2.11% 4.07% 1.86% 2% 2.48%
2026/01/29 5.07% 4.46% 3.73% 3.37% 9.53% 2.13% 4.29% 1.74% 1.74% 1.3%
2026/01/30 4.41% 3.97% 7% 3.24% 3.56% 2.1% 3.63% 1.65% 1.39% 1.29%
2026/01/31 6.64% 4.88% 4.68% 4.39% 4.02% 3.19% 3% 2.9% 1.77% 1.7%
  • decathlon.co.uk
  • amazon.co.uk
  • argos.co.uk
  • fitshop.co.uk
  • temu.com
  • fitness-superstore.co.uk
  • engwe-bikes-uk.com
  • mirafit.co.uk
  • americangolf.co.uk
  • jdsports.co.uk

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Decathlon.co.uk led January with fluctuating impressions, peaking early. Amazon.co.uk and Argos.co.uk showed mid-month surges. Temu.com spiked late, while JDSports.co.uk had inconsistent visibility. The month ended with diverse trends.

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 | The UK's Leading Golf Retailer https://www.americangolf.co.uk

    New Launches From Industry Leading Golf Brands. Shop First The Best Gear At American Golf.

  2. 2
    Go Outdoors™ | Outdoor Gear Winter Sale https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk

    Shop a Range of Leading Outdoor Brands at GO Outdoors and Prepare For Your Next Adventure. Outdoor Clothing, Footwear...

  3. 3
    JD Sports | Sale - Further Reductions https://www.jdsports.co.uk

    Check Out Deals Across The Biggest Brands At JD. Shop Sale Now With Free Delivery Over £80

  4. 4
    Sports Clothing & Trainers | Up to 65% Less Than RRP | MandM https://www.mandmdirect.com

    Get adidas, Asics, New Balance and more at low prices. Save up to 65% less than RRP now. Browse big brand sports clothing and trainers for less. Big Brands, Low Prices. Up To 65% Less Than RRP.

  5. 5
    Under Armour® Sale - 50% Off | Extra 20% With Code EXTRA20 https://www.underarmour.co.uk › sale

    Get What You Need To Crush Your Goals—Don't Miss Our Under Armour® Sale. Up To 50% Off Apparel, Accessories, Shoes And More In Under Armour® Sale. Top Quality Gear.

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In the competitive landscape of Google PPC, American Golf stands out with its promise of exclusive gear from top brands, while Go Outdoors entices adventurers with a winter sale. JD Sports and MandM Direct captivate with significant discounts on big brands, and Under Armour offers a compelling sale with additional savings.

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