UK Software & Technology Cybersecurity - PPC Market Share Analysis April 2026

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

Cybersecurity – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Software & Technology Cybersecurity 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 40.6407406815
59.3592593185
40%

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 28
72
28%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 20%
Transactional 10%
Navigational 4%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 14%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Software & Technology Cybersecurity 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
nordvpn.com 20.79
surfshark.com 10.37
cybernews.com 6.65
mcafee.com 5.59
expressvpn.com 5.32
norton.com 5.13
1password.com 3.17
simplisafe.co.uk 2.77
top10vpn.com 2.7
lastpass.com 2.6
others 34.91
  • nordvpn.com - 20.79%
  • surfshark.com - 10.37%
  • cybernews.com - 6.65%
  • mcafee.com - 5.59%
  • expressvpn.com - 5.32%
  • norton.com - 5.13%
  • 1password.com - 3.17%
  • simplisafe.co.uk - 2.77%
  • top10vpn.com - 2.7%
  • lastpass.com - 2.6%
  • others - 34.91%

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NordVPN leads with 20.79% click share, followed by Surfshark at 10.37%. Others collectively hold 34.91%, showcasing diverse competition.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Software & Technology Cybersecurity 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 nordvpn.com cybernews.com surfshark.com expressvpn.com norton.com mcafee.com vpnpro.com bitdefender.com top10vpn.com forbes.com
2026/04/01 18.48% 10.16% 10.5% 5.2% 5.57% 3.81% 5.01% 2.04% 5.69% 3.05%
2026/04/02 17.1% 12.55% 10.59% 4.57% 6.64% 3.37% 4.37% 1.93% 3.84% 2.61%
2026/04/03 15% 11.81% 9.15% 4.12% 7.18% 3.41% 5.74% 1.52% 3.86% 2.7%
2026/04/04 15.52% 13.02% 8.64% 4.15% 5.41% 3.28% 6.17% 1.93% 4.75% 2.4%
2026/04/05 15.75% 12.77% 9.88% 3.86% 4.59% 3.58% 4.71% 2.33% 5.69% 2.09%
2026/04/06 15.82% 10.5% 9.56% 4.35% 4.73% 4.19% 4.13% 2.18% 4.31% 2.33%
2026/04/07 17.1% 11.6% 9.64% 4.09% 5.34% 4.92% 5.82% 2.07% 4.27% 1.97%
2026/04/08 17.61% 14.08% 11.23% 3.63% 4.67% 4.01% 5.54% 1.85% 4.32% 1.62%
2026/04/09 18.59% 12.43% 10.28% 5.04% 5.02% 3.99% 5.43% 2.31% 5.22% 1.23%
2026/04/10 17.55% 10.96% 9.57% 5.53% 4.5% 3.51% 4.33% 1.99% 6.07% 1.53%
2026/04/11 17.3% 11.46% 8.53% 5.93% 4.69% 4.74% 4.35% 2.05% 4.32% 1.57%
2026/04/12 17.42% 10.34% 7.33% 5.51% 5.39% 4.66% 3.5% 2.48% 5.15% 1.68%
2026/04/13 17.32% 11.67% 8.86% 5.23% 5.42% 3.32% 3.73% 2.06% 4.63% 2.81%
2026/04/14 17.63% 11.8% 11.03% 4.99% 5.52% 3.76% 3.65% 2.38% 4.66% 2.03%
2026/04/15 18.03% 11.19% 9.75% 4.72% 5.9% 4.03% 4.1% 2.33% 5.69% 1.68%
2026/04/16 16.28% 11.66% 6.8% 4.84% 6.02% 4.17% 5.35% 3.21% 4.44% 2.05%
2026/04/17 17.68% 11.12% 7.87% 4.81% 6.7% 3.64% 4.3% 2.64% 3.11% 1.33%
2026/04/18 16.26% 12.27% 9.01% 4.15% 6.04% 3.27% 7.07% 2.39% 5.37% 1.77%
2026/04/19 17.4% 10.95% 10.89% 4.33% 5.71% 3.49% 5.15% 1.79% 4.12% 1.93%
2026/04/20 19.23% 9.7% 11.86% 4.37% 5.51% 3.65% 4.1% 1.89% 2.49% 1.26%
2026/04/21 17.33% 8.29% 14.07% 4.53% 5.2% 3.23% 5.67% 2.5% 2.82% 1.46%
2026/04/22 18.66% 9.68% 13.71% 4.24% 4.58% 3.74% 4.85% 1.88% 3.36% 1.36%
2026/04/23 17.17% 11.31% 12.34% 4.81% 4.8% 4.3% 4.14% 2.32% 3.32% 1.4%
2026/04/24 18.15% 10.73% 12.76% 4.3% 4.72% 5.07% 3.73% 2.21% 1.9% 0.98%
2026/04/25 16.23% 10.86% 11.77% 4.4% 5.03% 4.91% 4.63% 2.19% 2.43% 1.18%
2026/04/26 17.72% 11.27% 9.41% 5.21% 4.7% 5.16% 5.19% 2% 3.27% 1.76%
2026/04/27 16.97% 10.27% 12.45% 4.81% 4.36% 4.22% 5.55% 2.07% 1.58% 1.1%
2026/04/28 16.38% 10.72% 12.28% 5.57% 5.21% 4.68% 4.38% 1.91% 1.83% 1.4%
2026/04/29 15.8% 9.74% 12.48% 6.17% 5.41% 4.46% 3.37% 2.1% 3.02% 1.47%
2026/04/30 16.52% 11.08% 10.97% 6.87% 4.62% 3.72% 3.06% 2.62% 2.12% 0.96%
  • nordvpn.com
  • cybernews.com
  • surfshark.com
  • expressvpn.com
  • norton.com
  • mcafee.com
  • vpnpro.com
  • bitdefender.com
  • top10vpn.com
  • forbes.com

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In April 2026, NordVPN’s spend share fluctuated, peaking at 19.23% on April 20. Cybernews saw a decline, ending at 11.08%. Surfshark’s share rose mid-month, closing at 10.97%. ExpressVPN’s share increased steadily, finishing at 6.87%. Norton and McAfee showed varied trends, while VPNPro and Bitdefender experienced fluctuations. Top10VPN and Forbes saw declining trends, ending at 2.12% and 0.96%, respectively.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Software & Technology Cybersecurity

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
2026/04/01 373
2026/04/02 386
2026/04/03 379
2026/04/04 362
2026/04/05 367
2026/04/06 417
2026/04/07 411
2026/04/08 397
2026/04/09 388
2026/04/10 377
2026/04/11 365
2026/04/12 371
2026/04/13 390
2026/04/14 405
2026/04/15 395
2026/04/16 390
2026/04/17 381
2026/04/18 368
2026/04/19 372
2026/04/20 407
2026/04/21 385
2026/04/22 373
2026/04/23 371
2026/04/24 373
2026/04/25 367
2026/04/26 351
2026/04/27 367
2026/04/28 363
2026/04/29 364
2026/04/30 353

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April saw fluctuating advertiser numbers, peaking at 417 on April 6th, before gradually declining to 353 by month’s end.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Software & Technology Cybersecurity

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
surfshark.com 1.6%
nordlayer.com 0.97%
simplisafe.co.uk 0.76%
expressvpn.com 0.58%
nordvpn.com 0.52%
cloudflare.com -0.49%
cybernews.com -0.54%
google.com -0.67%
malwarebytes.com -0.88%
top10vpn.com -1.47%

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Surfshark.com leads with a 1.60% click share increase, while top10vpn.com drops by 1.47%. Nordlayer.com and simplisafe.co.uk also see positive gains.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Software & Technology Cybersecurity Share of Impressions

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

Date nordvpn.com cybernews.com surfshark.com expressvpn.com norton.com mcafee.com vpnpro.com incogni.com top10vpn.com forbes.com
2026/04/01 17.77% 10.67% 9.5% 6.14% 6.47% 3.63% 4.95% 1.35% 4.75% 3.21%
2026/04/02 15.6% 13.14% 9.8% 5.26% 7.59% 3.63% 4.8% 1.06% 3.56% 2.74%
2026/04/03 14.12% 11.81% 7.96% 4.87% 7.88% 3.29% 5.33% 1.26% 3.39% 2.58%
2026/04/04 14.55% 12.41% 8.03% 4.4% 5.71% 3.36% 5.52% 1.13% 4.09% 2.11%
2026/04/05 15.17% 12.54% 9.05% 4.25% 5.4% 3.77% 4.23% 0.92% 4.77% 1.92%
2026/04/06 14.58% 10.41% 8.46% 5.38% 5.05% 4.05% 4.06% 1.1% 3.57% 2.03%
2026/04/07 15.74% 11.4% 8.99% 4.9% 5.84% 5.11% 5.83% 1.05% 3.77% 1.73%
2026/04/08 16.48% 14.13% 10.6% 4.34% 5.1% 3.67% 5.05% 0.94% 3.9% 1.7%
2026/04/09 18.16% 12.8% 9.36% 5.97% 5.64% 3.84% 5.24% 1.08% 4.62% 1.48%
2026/04/10 16.56% 11.49% 8.81% 6.07% 5.2% 3.65% 4.51% 1.46% 5.36% 1.32%
2026/04/11 16.28% 11.6% 7.6% 6.23% 5.19% 4.59% 4.93% 1.62% 3.82% 1.7%
2026/04/12 16.11% 10.67% 6.82% 5.77% 5.89% 4.53% 3.9% 1.85% 4.25% 1.66%
2026/04/13 16.33% 11.5% 8.28% 6.21% 5.98% 3.29% 3.9% 1.79% 3.37% 2.74%
2026/04/14 16.83% 12.92% 10.08% 5.91% 6.56% 4.04% 3.87% 1.53% 3.59% 2.09%
2026/04/15 17.32% 11.89% 9.09% 5.39% 6.87% 4.1% 4.58% 1.67% 5.17% 1.72%
2026/04/16 15.47% 13.15% 6.49% 5.52% 6.49% 4.11% 5.67% 1.76% 3.97% 2.29%
2026/04/17 16.71% 12.69% 7.14% 5.29% 7.89% 3.66% 4.73% 1.46% 2.95% 1.27%
2026/04/18 15.38% 13.19% 8.6% 4.98% 7.16% 3.25% 6.88% 0.93% 4.76% 1.99%
2026/04/19 16.33% 11.74% 10.4% 4.77% 6.93% 3.59% 5.76% 1.54% 3.44% 1.89%
2026/04/20 18.55% 10.69% 11.23% 5.62% 6.3% 3.94% 4.7% 1.48% 1.99% 1.35%
2026/04/21 17.47% 9.87% 13.18% 5.23% 6.09% 3.21% 6.58% 1.58% 2.52% 1.75%
2026/04/22 18.32% 11.45% 12.91% 4.83% 5.19% 3.84% 6.03% 1.18% 2.78% 1.37%
2026/04/23 16.83% 12.34% 11.72% 5.57% 5.51% 4.75% 4.55% 1.21% 2.81% 1.55%
2026/04/24 17.21% 12.43% 11.44% 5.03% 5.08% 5.75% 4.52% 0.94% 1.52% 0.97%
2026/04/25 15.31% 12.23% 10.82% 5.55% 5.68% 5.51% 4.59% 1.44% 1.92% 1.34%
2026/04/26 16.87% 12.33% 8.75% 6.54% 5.13% 5.53% 5.75% 0.51% 2.66% 1.79%
2026/04/27 15.89% 11.79% 11.42% 5.59% 4.86% 4.87% 6.15% 1.8% 1.25% 1.28%
2026/04/28 15.62% 12.25% 11.34% 6.75% 5.85% 5.15% 4.48% 1.77% 1.92% 1.38%
2026/04/29 15.56% 10.92% 11.83% 7.83% 5.99% 4.72% 3.78% 1.96% 2.74% 1.36%
2026/04/30 15.77% 12.54% 10.3% 8.34% 5.29% 3.49% 3.45% 2.11% 1.58% 1.03%
  • nordvpn.com
  • cybernews.com
  • surfshark.com
  • expressvpn.com
  • norton.com
  • mcafee.com
  • vpnpro.com
  • incogni.com
  • top10vpn.com
  • forbes.com

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In April 2026, NordVPN led with fluctuating impressions, peaking mid-month. Cybernews and Surfshark showed varied trends, while ExpressVPN and Norton saw gradual increases. McAfee and VPNPro had mixed results. Incogni and Top10VPN ended with slight gains.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Software & Technology Cybersecurity

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 Software & Technology Cybersecurity - Last month
  1. 1
    Bitdefender™ Official Website https://www.bitdefender.com

    Award-Winning Antivirus — Get The Best Antivirus. Keep Your Personal Data Secure And Your Device Running Smoothly! Get...

  2. 2
    Top 7 Best VPNs in the UK | We Tested Them All https://uk.cybernews.com › vpn

    Check Out Our Expert-Ranked VPNs with the Best Features for Security, Speed, and More. After Testing Hundreds of VPN Providers, We've Curated the...

  3. 3
    McAfee® Total Protection 2026 - 2 years of Premium Antivirus https://www.mcafee.com

    Buy McAfee® 2026 to Scan and Remove Virus instantly from All Your Devices.

  4. 4
    NordVPN: Free, Safer Internet https://www.nordvpn.com

    Stress-Free Browsing: NordVPN — Free VPNs may profit from your online activity. NordVPN keeps it safe and private. Don’t pay the...

  5. 5
    7-Day Free Trial: Norton™ VPN - Try it for 7 days https://www.norton.com

    Surf More Safely & Anonymously when connecting to public Wi-Fi. Payment method required.

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In the competitive landscape of cybersecurity and VPN services, Bitdefender, Cybernews, McAfee, NordVPN, and Norton stand out with compelling PPC ads. Bitdefender emphasizes award-winning antivirus protection, while Cybernews offers expert-ranked VPNs. McAfee highlights its premium antivirus for 2026, NordVPN assures safer internet browsing, and Norton entices with a 7-day free trial.

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