UK Telecommunications Mobile Phone & Smart Phones - PPC Market Share Analysis June 2026

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

Mobile Phone & Smart Phones – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Telecommunications Mobile Phone & Smart Phones 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 19.6860702145
80.3139297855
19%

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 19%
Transactional 30%
Navigational 6%
Seasonal 1%
Local 2%
Problem Solving 6%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Telecommunications Mobile Phone & Smart Phones 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
vodafone.co.uk 10.87
three.co.uk 9.22
backmarket.co.uk 9.21
ee.co.uk 7.52
carphonewarehouse.com 7.51
o2.co.uk 6.6
sky.com 5.84
asda.com 4.08
mobiles.co.uk 3.64
samsung.com 3.6
others 31.91
  • vodafone.co.uk - 10.87%
  • three.co.uk - 9.22%
  • backmarket.co.uk - 9.21%
  • ee.co.uk - 7.52%
  • carphonewarehouse.com - 7.51%
  • o2.co.uk - 6.6%
  • sky.com - 5.84%
  • asda.com - 4.08%
  • mobiles.co.uk - 3.64%
  • samsung.com - 3.6%
  • others - 31.91%

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In the competitive landscape, Vodafone leads with 10.87% click share, closely followed by Three and Backmarket. Notably, ‘others’ dominate with 31.91%, highlighting diverse competition.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Telecommunications Mobile Phone & Smart Phones 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 o2.co.uk vodafone.co.uk ee.co.uk sky.com backmarket.co.uk carphonewarehouse.com mobiles.co.uk asda.com three.co.uk tescomobile.com
2026/06/01 7.86% 8.77% 6.98% 6.17% 8.53% 12.56% 5.8% 3.47% 8.39% 2.82%
2026/06/02 7.35% 8.87% 7.55% 6.59% 9.45% 9.17% 5.18% 4.07% 8.84% 3.79%
2026/06/03 7.03% 7.74% 7% 7.2% 9.29% 10.39% 5.03% 5.49% 6.86% 4.35%
2026/06/04 6.31% 8.79% 7.91% 7.62% 5.9% 7.28% 4.77% 4.58% 9.79% 4.58%
2026/06/05 6.55% 7.89% 5.16% 7.3% 8.01% 10.45% 5.05% 4.02% 10.02% 3.64%
2026/06/06 6.09% 7.73% 4.37% 6.96% 7.74% 11.52% 4.85% 4.61% 9.53% 3.67%
2026/06/07 6.12% 8.05% 7.35% 6.95% 7.52% 10.8% 4.45% 4.82% 8.3% 3.02%
2026/06/08 6.95% 8.06% 6.98% 7.24% 8.77% 11.01% 4.71% 3.33% 8.13% 2.46%
2026/06/09 6.57% 6.93% 7.45% 6.26% 9.97% 9.92% 5.59% 4.23% 8.42% 3.98%
2026/06/10 6.15% 7.59% 7.88% 7.24% 6.62% 7.98% 5.07% 4.9% 8.69% 4.97%
2026/06/11 6.28% 7.4% 6.3% 6.46% 8.48% 11.2% 5.35% 4.25% 8.39% 3.86%
2026/06/12 5.41% 7.42% 5.28% 6.3% 8.5% 12.02% 5.34% 5.08% 8.15% 3.96%
2026/06/13 5.9% 7.68% 6.09% 5.93% 8.51% 11.16% 5.05% 5.43% 7.34% 3.35%
2026/06/14 6.94% 7.4% 6.53% 6.31% 9.8% 11.12% 4.93% 3.77% 6.78% 2.73%
2026/06/15 5.69% 6.78% 6.34% 6.22% 11.26% 10.21% 6.06% 5.34% 7.41% 4.56%
2026/06/16 5.69% 7.45% 7.2% 7.22% 7.11% 7.82% 5.52% 5.6% 7.7% 5.7%
2026/06/17 5.6% 7.03% 6.45% 6.61% 9.69% 11.85% 5.25% 5.4% 6.89% 4.19%
2026/06/18 5.58% 7.29% 6.75% 6.52% 9.48% 11.95% 5% 5.32% 6.78% 4.47%
2026/06/19 4.6% 6.99% 6.6% 6.61% 9.85% 11.65% 5.34% 5.65% 7.12% 4.23%
2026/06/20 10.47% 10.85% 8.41% 7.31% 5.46% 6.26% 4.32% 2.3% 5.68% 1.32%
2026/06/21 10.93% 11.4% 8.47% 6.87% 5.76% 5.16% 3.37% 2.47% 6.18% 1.28%
2026/06/22 10.81% 10.96% 8.56% 6.51% 4.67% 6.14% 3.98% 3.99% 6.14% 1.45%
2026/06/23 9.78% 10.53% 9.67% 6.96% 5.17% 5.16% 3.67% 3.12% 6.61% 1.52%
2026/06/24 9.62% 10.51% 7.48% 6.93% 5.31% 5.37% 4.51% 3.3% 5.56% 1.74%
2026/06/25 10.17% 11.56% 8.05% 7.81% 5.5% 5.1% 4.16% 3.08% 5.02% 1.62%
2026/06/26 8.73% 10.9% 8.08% 7.31% 6.11% 6.27% 5.33% 3.28% 5.73% 1.97%
2026/06/27 11.06% 11.39% 7.67% 6.16% 6.65% 5.1% 4.32% 2.79% 5.34% 1.46%
2026/06/28 11.54% 11.85% 8.04% 6.71% 4.68% 5.72% 4.18% 2.38% 6.31% 1.84%
2026/06/29 13.08% 11.2% 7.89% 5.92% 4.22% 5.13% 4.27% 2.81% 5.7% 1.64%
2026/06/30 13.09% 12.22% 7.17% 6.7% 4.71% 4.34% 3.91% 2.74% 1.69% 1.31%
  • o2.co.uk
  • vodafone.co.uk
  • ee.co.uk
  • sky.com
  • backmarket.co.uk
  • carphonewarehouse.com
  • mobiles.co.uk
  • asda.com
  • three.co.uk
  • tescomobile.com

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In June 2026, Vodafone led PPC spend, peaking at 12.22% on June 30. O2’s share surged late month, reaching 13.09%. Carphone Warehouse started strong but declined. Tesco Mobile consistently trailed.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Telecommunications Mobile Phone & Smart Phones

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
2026/06/01 504
2026/06/02 485
2026/06/03 464
2026/06/04 458
2026/06/05 463
2026/06/06 465
2026/06/07 459
2026/06/08 449
2026/06/09 489
2026/06/10 468
2026/06/11 458
2026/06/12 463
2026/06/13 448
2026/06/14 442
2026/06/15 474
2026/06/16 450
2026/06/17 479
2026/06/18 476
2026/06/19 470
2026/06/20 409
2026/06/21 415
2026/06/22 412
2026/06/23 406
2026/06/24 423
2026/06/25 416
2026/06/26 414
2026/06/27 424
2026/06/28 412
2026/06/29 414
2026/06/30 404

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June began with 504 advertisers, declining steadily to 404 by month’s end. Mid-month fluctuations peaked at 489, but a consistent downward trend prevailed, closing June with a notable decrease.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Telecommunications Mobile Phone & Smart Phones

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
vodafone.co.uk 2.81%
o2.co.uk 1.85%
lebara.co.uk 1.05%
holafly.com 0.93%
lycamobile.co.uk 0.65%
tescomobile.com -0.86%
apple.com -1.04%
carphonewarehouse.com -1.35%
backmarket.co.uk -1.65%
three.co.uk -2.58%

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Vodafone.co.uk surged with a 2.81% click share increase, while three.co.uk faced a 2.58% decline. O2.co.uk and lebara.co.uk also gained, contrasting apple.com and tescomobile.com losses.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Telecommunications Mobile Phone & Smart Phones Share of Impressions

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

Date vodafone.co.uk backmarket.co.uk o2.co.uk sky.com ee.co.uk carphonewarehouse.com ebay.co.uk mobiles.co.uk asda.com three.co.uk
2026/06/01 8.81% 19.41% 4.48% 5.03% 4.73% 10.2% 3.1% 4.7% 3.09% 7.45%
2026/06/02 9.14% 20.82% 4% 5.31% 5.18% 7.25% 3.96% 4% 3.43% 7.49%
2026/06/03 8.43% 20.54% 3.72% 5.75% 4.91% 7.99% 2.82% 3.88% 4.95% 5.66%
2026/06/04 9.7% 13.17% 3.05% 6.6% 5.85% 6.4% 5.05% 3.86% 3.79% 8.57%
2026/06/05 8.86% 17.92% 3.19% 5.96% 3.6% 8.33% 3.61% 4.14% 3.35% 8.8%
2026/06/06 9.05% 17.46% 2.61% 5.79% 3.14% 8.96% 3.21% 4.02% 3.94% 8.95%
2026/06/07 9.47% 17.07% 2.66% 5.87% 4.97% 8.59% 3.54% 3.8% 4.21% 7.46%
2026/06/08 9.12% 20.05% 3.19% 5.89% 4.69% 8.52% 3.56% 3.87% 2.79% 7.01%
2026/06/09 7.35% 21.88% 3.1% 5.1% 5.05% 7.49% 4.38% 4.37% 3.55% 7.03%
2026/06/10 8.43% 14.72% 2.85% 5.93% 5.82% 6.48% 5.42% 4.09% 4.03% 7.66%
2026/06/11 8.34% 19.06% 3.09% 5.17% 4.42% 8.67% 3.86% 4.41% 3.55% 7.35%
2026/06/12 8.55% 19.06% 2.4% 5.02% 3.73% 9.09% 3.56% 4.31% 4.33% 7.82%
2026/06/13 8.88% 18.97% 2.65% 5.03% 4.09% 8.51% 3.96% 4.19% 4.65% 6.66%
2026/06/14 8.35% 21.91% 3.2% 5.06% 4.26% 8.2% 4% 3.93% 3.09% 5.91%
2026/06/15 6.74% 23.98% 3.02% 4.88% 4.34% 7.34% 4.56% 4.53% 4.26% 6.11%
2026/06/16 8.13% 15.45% 2.96% 5.79% 5.35% 6.21% 6.02% 4.32% 4.49% 6.68%
2026/06/17 7.56% 21.12% 2.85% 5.15% 4.59% 8.46% 4.43% 4.02% 4.52% 6.13%
2026/06/18 7.91% 21.45% 2.93% 4.96% 4.8% 8.31% 4.56% 3.76% 4.23% 5.86%
2026/06/19 7.53% 20.98% 2.18% 5.25% 4.64% 8.53% 4.92% 4.09% 4.45% 6.16%
2026/06/20 10.66% 13.06% 4.47% 6.1% 5.76% 5.56% 5.15% 3.62% 1.92% 4.79%
2026/06/21 11.62% 13.71% 4.73% 5.97% 5.68% 4.7% 3.83% 2.88% 2.08% 5.48%
2026/06/22 11.87% 11.86% 4.67% 5.61% 6.09% 5.67% 3.71% 3.43% 3.34% 5.46%
2026/06/23 11.2% 12.8% 4.23% 5.7% 7.14% 4.7% 3.65% 3.04% 2.58% 6.06%
2026/06/24 10.75% 13.06% 4.04% 5.57% 5.89% 4.84% 4.27% 3.68% 2.77% 5.14%
2026/06/25 11.26% 13.78% 4.32% 6.21% 5.81% 4.68% 3.31% 3.61% 2.63% 4.66%
2026/06/26 10.49% 15.17% 3.82% 6.15% 5.22% 5.3% 3.2% 4.34% 2.83% 5.34%
2026/06/27 11.38% 16.14% 4.5% 5.02% 4.61% 4.4% 3.67% 3.45% 2.25% 5.24%
2026/06/28 12.57% 11.5% 5.12% 5.7% 5.44% 5.25% 3.22% 3.63% 2.11% 6.19%
2026/06/29 12.29% 10.59% 6.31% 5.29% 5.9% 4.96% 2.81% 4.2% 2.62% 5.34%
2026/06/30 13.14% 11.6% 6.38% 5.55% 5.41% 4.29% 4.04% 3.55% 2.4% 1.47%
  • vodafone.co.uk
  • backmarket.co.uk
  • o2.co.uk
  • sky.com
  • ee.co.uk
  • carphonewarehouse.com
  • ebay.co.uk
  • mobiles.co.uk
  • asda.com
  • three.co.uk

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In June 2026, Vodafone’s impression share rose from 8.81% to 13.14%. Backmarket started strong at 19.41%, dipped mid-month, and ended at 11.6%. O2’s share increased from 4.48% to 6.38%. Sky and EE showed fluctuations, while Carphone Warehouse and Three saw declines. The month concluded with Vodafone leading.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Telecommunications Mobile Phone & Smart Phones

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 Mobile Phone & Smart Phones - Last month
  1. 1
    Vodafone Pay Monthly Contract Phone Deals - Pay-monthly deals https://www.carphonewarehouse.com

    Explore Vodafone SIM-only and pay-monthly deals on iPhone, Samsung, and more. Upgrade today with Carphone Warehouse and enjoy great-value contracts and offers!

  2. 2
    O2 SIM Only Deals - Our Best SIM Only Deals https://www.o2.co.uk

    Affordable SIM Only Plans. Keep Your Phone & Start Saving With An O2 SIM Contract Today

  3. 3
    Phones On Sky Mobile | Sky Mobile Deals & Offers https://www.sky.com › phone › deals

    Stream Sky Apps Without Using Your Data. Roll Spare Data Into Your Piggybank Each Month. Swap To A New Phone Whenever You Want On Sky...

  4. 4
    SIM Only Deals | SIM Only Contracts, Plans and Pay As You Go | Three https://www.three.co.uk

    Get Your New SIM Sooner With Free Next Working Day Delivery. Join Three And Save Today.

  5. 5
    Vodafone Official Site https://www.vodafone.co.uk

    Our Latest Deals And Offers — Get A New Phone Every Year Or Keep Your Phone Lasting Longer With Vodafone EVO. View Our...

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In the competitive landscape of mobile phone deals, Carphone Warehouse shines with enticing Vodafone pay-monthly offers, while O2 emphasizes savings with SIM-only plans. Sky Mobile captivates with data-free streaming, and Three promises swift SIM delivery. Vodafone EVO offers flexibility with yearly phone upgrades.

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