UK Telecommunications Broadband Services - PPC Market Share Analysis January 2026

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

Broadband Services – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Telecommunications Broadband Services 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 17.0116892089
82.9883107911
17%

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 56
44
56%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 24%
Transactional 25%
Navigational 5%
Seasonal 0%
Local 6%
Problem Solving 12%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Telecommunications Broadband Services 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
virginmedia.com 16.54
uswitch.com 16.08
sky.com 14.98
bt.com 9.17
ee.co.uk 6.77
vodafone.co.uk 6.68
moneysupermarket.com 5.66
talktalk.co.uk 3.9
communityfibre.co.uk 3.49
plus.net 2.31
others 14.42
  • virginmedia.com - 16.54%
  • uswitch.com - 16.08%
  • sky.com - 14.98%
  • bt.com - 9.17%
  • ee.co.uk - 6.77%
  • vodafone.co.uk - 6.68%
  • moneysupermarket.com - 5.66%
  • talktalk.co.uk - 3.9%
  • communityfibre.co.uk - 3.49%
  • plus.net - 2.31%
  • others - 14.42%

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In the competitive landscape of Google PPC, Virgin Media leads with 16.54% click share, closely followed by Uswitch at 16.08%. Sky and others capture significant portions, 14.98% and 14.42% respectively.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Telecommunications Broadband Services 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 virginmedia.com uswitch.com sky.com bt.com moneysupermarket.com broadband.co.uk ee.co.uk talktalk.co.uk vodafone.co.uk plus.net
2026/01/01 11.13% 17.54% 9.16% 8.97% 8.22% 7.44% 2.85% 4.14% 6.08% 3.19%
2026/01/02 13.38% 17.2% 10.55% 11.34% 9.6% 4.3% 2.66% 3.56% 3.44% 3.04%
2026/01/03 16.16% 18.73% 9.37% 9.47% 8.71% 3.45% 2.56% 3.18% 6.41% 3.89%
2026/01/04 16.34% 17.12% 10.49% 10.63% 9.97% 3.97% 3.52% 3.73% 3.61% 2.75%
2026/01/05 18.88% 17.76% 9.03% 10.26% 9.15% 3.57% 3.13% 2.85% 4.79% 2.97%
2026/01/06 20.31% 17.48% 10.12% 9.57% 9.05% 2.59% 3.18% 3.05% 4.11% 3.5%
2026/01/07 11.65% 20.77% 10.21% 9.34% 9.65% 4.54% 3.04% 3.97% 3.42% 3.45%
2026/01/08 23.16% 17.03% 8.93% 8.4% 7% 3.38% 4.13% 1.76% 3.31% 4.39%
2026/01/09 22.06% 18.28% 12.92% 7.64% 6.56% 2.65% 3.88% 3.14% 4.38% 2.8%
2026/01/10 21.55% 19.01% 13.34% 6.06% 7.44% 3.43% 4.09% 3.54% 4.19% 1.94%
2026/01/11 23.07% 15.32% 11.39% 5.7% 6.7% 3.07% 3.51% 3.61% 8.24% 2.17%
2026/01/12 22.46% 15.13% 12.21% 6.53% 6.64% 3.29% 4.18% 2.6% 5.99% 0.83%
2026/01/13 23.66% 14.64% 14.33% 6.33% 7.43% 2.58% 3.45% 2.32% 4.11% 1.71%
2026/01/14 19.23% 17.04% 14.41% 7.26% 7.26% 2.44% 3.65% 2.06% 3.74% 3.5%
2026/01/15 15.85% 17.04% 11.53% 8.35% 7.73% 2.77% 4.72% 2.24% 4.15% 5.77%
2026/01/16 22% 18.24% 12.89% 7.62% 6.54% 2.64% 3.87% 3.13% 4.37% 2.79%
2026/01/17 16.96% 20.01% 8.52% 9.98% 7.79% 2.55% 4.06% 2.9% 4.8% 7.19%
2026/01/18 16.16% 17.33% 10.75% 10.69% 7.8% 2.45% 3.74% 2.97% 5.3% 6.54%
2026/01/19 17.43% 16.9% 13.74% 8.71% 7.36% 1.65% 3.55% 2.63% 4.26% 5.6%
2026/01/20 15.55% 13.76% 16.44% 10.83% 6.69% 1.95% 4.24% 3.18% 4.17% 4.4%
2026/01/21 14.65% 19.35% 15.02% 8.98% 7.94% 2.04% 3.49% 2.89% 4.06% 2.61%
2026/01/22 14.5% 17.5% 16.59% 8.87% 8.85% 2.3% 3.82% 2.53% 4.05% 1.99%
2026/01/23 19.1% 17.7% 14.53% 7.96% 7.19% 2.25% 3.97% 2.44% 4.37% 1.01%
2026/01/24 19.87% 17.86% 15.57% 8.26% 8.46% 2.34% 3.62% 2.31% 4.36% 1.11%
2026/01/25 21.94% 18.37% 14.58% 6.94% 8.61% 3.16% 3.28% 2.03% 4.33% 0.94%
2026/01/26 21.53% 16.53% 13.72% 7.4% 7% 5.03% 3.5% 2.93% 3.98% 0.62%
2026/01/27 21.7% 18.72% 13.28% 6.62% 7.16% 3.18% 3.1% 2.69% 3.63% 0.43%
2026/01/28 24.67% 17.64% 11.45% 5.68% 8.1% 3.29% 3.12% 2.08% 5.15% 0.98%
2026/01/29 28.03% 17.43% 10% 5.32% 7.03% 1.99% 3.63% 2.25% 3.54% 1.97%
2026/01/30 23.04% 17.92% 8.96% 5.57% 8.03% 4.27% 3.74% 2.87% 2.97% 3.43%
2026/01/31 24.37% 16.3% 10.95% 7.65% 6.87% 4.61% 3.15% 2.62% 2.27% 2%
  • virginmedia.com
  • uswitch.com
  • sky.com
  • bt.com
  • moneysupermarket.com
  • broadband.co.uk
  • ee.co.uk
  • talktalk.co.uk
  • vodafone.co.uk
  • plus.net

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Virgin Media’s PPC spend surged, peaking at 28.03% on January 29. Uswitch maintained steady performance, while Sky and BT fluctuated. Plus.net’s spend dipped mid-month, recovering slightly by month’s end.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Telecommunications Broadband Services

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
2026/01/01 183
2026/01/02 183
2026/01/03 177
2026/01/04 187
2026/01/05 200
2026/01/06 195
2026/01/07 191
2026/01/08 190
2026/01/09 190
2026/01/10 186
2026/01/11 197
2026/01/12 198
2026/01/13 196
2026/01/14 198
2026/01/15 193
2026/01/16 190
2026/01/17 187
2026/01/18 192
2026/01/19 189
2026/01/20 192
2026/01/21 186
2026/01/22 181
2026/01/23 173
2026/01/24 178
2026/01/25 174
2026/01/26 203
2026/01/27 187
2026/01/28 183
2026/01/29 185
2026/01/30 183
2026/01/31 181

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January saw fluctuating advertiser numbers, peaking at 203 on the 26th. The month concluded with a slight decline, ending at 181.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Telecommunications Broadband Services

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
communityfibre.co.uk 1.06%
sky.com 0.69%
virginmedia.com 0.67%
confused.com 0.44%
openreach.com 0.37%
fibrecompare.com -0.32%
vodafone.co.uk -0.33%
plus.net -0.48%
talktalk.co.uk -0.69%
g.network -1.78%

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Communityfibre.co.uk surged with a 1.06 increase, while g.network plummeted by -1.78. Virginmedia.com and sky.com also rose, whereas talktalk.co.uk and plus.net declined.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Telecommunications Broadband Services Share of Impressions

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

Date virginmedia.com uswitch.com sky.com bt.com moneysupermarket.com broadband.co.uk broadband-finder.co.uk ee.co.uk vodafone.co.uk g.network
2026/01/01 9.05% 15.41% 9.54% 7.08% 4.98% 5.94% 2.98% 2.42% 9.44% 7.46%
2026/01/02 11.62% 16.47% 10.4% 9.92% 6.25% 3.4% 3.6% 2.24% 2.72% 11.28%
2026/01/03 16.01% 19.45% 8.6% 7.38% 5.38% 3.09% 3.21% 2.07% 7.74% 10.03%
2026/01/04 15.41% 16.86% 10.58% 9.18% 6.82% 3.64% 3.12% 3.08% 2.96% 6.63%
2026/01/05 18.48% 18.65% 9.42% 8.7% 6.22% 3.3% 3.29% 2.69% 4.44% 3.34%
2026/01/06 19.5% 19.53% 10.71% 8.15% 5.89% 2.51% 3.44% 2.81% 3.45% 2.72%
2026/01/07 9.68% 23.67% 11.07% 7.73% 6.26% 4.12% 3.1% 2.57% 2.96% 7.21%
2026/01/08 24.66% 19.66% 9.36% 6.85% 4.14% 2.62% 2.36% 3.23% 3.05% 3.96%
2026/01/09 20.4% 21.17% 14.52% 6.22% 4.01% 2.33% 2.92% 3.25% 4.68% 1.74%
2026/01/10 19.57% 24.61% 14.74% 4.71% 4.41% 3.12% 3.06% 3.52% 3.49% 2.68%
2026/01/11 23.58% 14.1% 12.23% 4.36% 3.79% 2.52% 2.7% 2.8% 10.09% 8.51%
2026/01/12 20.55% 14.4% 13.86% 5.06% 4.08% 2.73% 3.62% 3.44% 7% 5.94%
2026/01/13 22.95% 14.4% 17.08% 5.03% 4.72% 2.48% 3.66% 2.99% 2.95% 3.03%
2026/01/14 19.12% 19.27% 15.89% 5.85% 4.43% 2.28% 3.39% 3.06% 2.84% 2.13%
2026/01/15 14.58% 18.8% 12.31% 7.15% 5.13% 2.9% 3.26% 4.34% 3.68% 0.13%
2026/01/16 20.4% 21.17% 14.52% 6.22% 4.01% 2.33% 2.92% 3.25% 4.68% 1.74%
2026/01/17 16.09% 25.54% 9.14% 8.73% 5.07% 2.61% 3.2% 3.58% 4.6% 0.09%
2026/01/18 14.56% 20.4% 11.5% 8.95% 5.26% 2.47% 3.61% 3.39% 7.39% 0.09%
2026/01/19 15.14% 20.15% 14.45% 8.57% 4.9% 1.58% 3.05% 3.11% 3.82% 0.08%
2026/01/20 13.91% 13.97% 17.96% 10.19% 4.61% 2.01% 4.01% 4.1% 3.4% 0.04%
2026/01/21 12.56% 23.09% 16.24% 8.01% 5.11% 1.94% 3.5% 2.98% 3.24% 0.02%
2026/01/22 13% 19.35% 18.22% 7.86% 6.11% 2.24% 4.06% 3.52% 3.23% 0%
2026/01/23 20.57% 17.44% 15.89% 7.64% 4.96% 2.25% 3.13% 3.53% 3.3% 0%
2026/01/24 19.76% 18.73% 17.14% 8.13% 5.88% 2.58% 3.42% 3.38% 3.44% 0%
2026/01/25 21.65% 19.96% 15.94% 6.33% 6.03% 3.25% 3.75% 3.07% 3.35% 0%
2026/01/26 20.56% 15.22% 14.81% 6.36% 4.67% 6.65% 3.75% 3.17% 3.06% 0%
2026/01/27 20.79% 19.56% 13.71% 5.34% 4.59% 2.95% 4.09% 2.69% 2.68% 0%
2026/01/28 24.98% 17.98% 10.85% 4.58% 5.19% 3.09% 4.11% 2.7% 6.61% 0%
2026/01/29 32.45% 18.3% 8.52% 4.39% 4.37% 1.98% 3.88% 3.02% 2.44% 0%
2026/01/30 26.43% 18.14% 8.3% 4.96% 5.31% 4.01% 3.85% 3.41% 2.55% 0%
2026/01/31 27.58% 16.77% 10.46% 7.01% 4.55% 4.31% 3.74% 2.99% 1.81% 0%
  • virginmedia.com
  • uswitch.com
  • sky.com
  • bt.com
  • moneysupermarket.com
  • broadband.co.uk
  • broadband-finder.co.uk
  • ee.co.uk
  • vodafone.co.uk
  • g.network

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Virgin Media’s impression share surged, peaking at 32.45% on January 29. Uswitch maintained a steady presence, while Sky and BT fluctuated. G.Network’s share dwindled, ending at 0.02%.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Telecommunications Broadband Services

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 Telecommunications Broadband Services - Last month
  1. 1
    Check Your London Postcode https://www.g.network

    Reliable Full Fibre In London — Get our fastest 1Gb full fibre for less than £1 a day and save up to £375 in comparison. G.Network is...

  2. 2
    Sky Fibre Broadband & Sky TV - £35 p/m Offer. Prices May Vary https://www.sky.com

    Enjoy Sky TV, Netflix and Fibre 300 For £35/m. New Sky TV & Broadband Customers Only.

  3. 3
    Test Your Broadband Speed Now https://www.uswitch.com

    Check My Broadband Speed — Compare your speed to the rest of your area. See if you can switch to a faster provider. Get accurate and immediate results by following simple steps to check your speed. Speeds of up to 1000 Mbps.

  4. 4
    Virgin Media Winter Sale | From Just £23.99 A Month https://www.virginmedia.com

    Fibre Deals From £23.99/m For 24 Mos. £27.99/m From April 2026. £31.99/m From April 2027. Bag A Bargain With Our Lowest Ever Price On Selected...

  5. 5
    Check your internet speed today - Internet speed test https://www.vodafone.co.uk

    Are you getting the most out of your broadband? Check your internet speed and see if you can save with Vodafone Broadband today

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In the competitive landscape of broadband services, G.Network entices Londoners with affordable full fibre, while Sky combines TV and broadband for a bundled experience. Uswitch and Vodafone focus on speed tests, urging users to evaluate and switch for better deals. Virgin Media tempts with a winter sale, offering long-term savings.

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