UK Telecommunications Wireless Services - PPC Market Share Analysis February 2026

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

Wireless Services – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Telecommunications Wireless 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 25.4724137013
74.5275862987
25%

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 35
65
35%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 20%
Transactional 9%
Navigational 3%
Seasonal 0%
Local 4%
Problem Solving 8%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Telecommunications Wireless 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
ee.co.uk 16.95
vodafone.co.uk 16.46
virginmedia.com 7.39
o2.co.uk 6.32
sky.com 5.49
uswitch.com 5.12
three.co.uk 4.37
wifibooster-pro.co.uk 3.85
ebay.co.uk 3.2
viking-direct.co.uk 3.01
others 27.84
  • ee.co.uk - 16.95%
  • vodafone.co.uk - 16.46%
  • virginmedia.com - 7.39%
  • o2.co.uk - 6.32%
  • sky.com - 5.49%
  • uswitch.com - 5.12%
  • three.co.uk - 4.37%
  • wifibooster-pro.co.uk - 3.85%
  • ebay.co.uk - 3.2%
  • viking-direct.co.uk - 3.01%
  • others - 27.84%

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In the telecommunications PPC landscape, EE.co.uk leads with 16.95% click share, closely followed by Vodafone.co.uk at 16.46%. Others collectively dominate with 27.84%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Telecommunications Wireless 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 ee.co.uk virginmedia.com sky.com vodafone.co.uk o2.co.uk uswitch.com bt.com wifibooster-pro.co.uk three.co.uk business.bt.com
2026/02/01 9.45% 12.31% 7.29% 12.53% 6.79% 8.77% 4.01% 1.75% 4.29% 1.71%
2026/02/02 12.56% 11.24% 5.61% 9.46% 4.77% 7.04% 3.91% 4% 5.4% 0.97%
2026/02/03 9.47% 8.64% 7.02% 8.55% 6.27% 7.59% 2.97% 4.2% 4.62% 1.24%
2026/02/04 9.67% 10.15% 6.24% 9.61% 6.43% 10.56% 4.23% 3.41% 3.69% 1.69%
2026/02/05 12.33% 7.92% 6.31% 10.32% 7.57% 8.69% 5.47% 3.34% 4.38% 1.48%
2026/02/06 10.92% 8.93% 6.78% 10.47% 6.04% 7.1% 4.77% 2.78% 4.4% 1.07%
2026/02/07 11.72% 10.95% 6.88% 9.67% 5.42% 6.04% 5.99% 1.65% 4.31% 2.22%
2026/02/08 13.06% 10.99% 6.98% 11.83% 6.8% 8.29% 4.1% 2.26% 3.29% 1.55%
2026/02/09 10.34% 11.34% 6.76% 10.16% 6.78% 8.4% 5.14% 2.2% 3.59% 2.17%
2026/02/10 12.57% 11.46% 7.7% 9.92% 7.12% 7.96% 3.81% 1.19% 2.97% 2.51%
2026/02/11 11.8% 8.45% 7.77% 12.13% 5.19% 6.92% 4.81% 2.2% 3.49% 1.87%
2026/02/12 10.15% 9.41% 8.13% 11.47% 6.72% 8.11% 3.59% 1.26% 4.75% 2.47%
2026/02/13 10.89% 8.9% 6.76% 10.44% 6.02% 7.08% 4.76% 2.77% 4.39% 1.07%
2026/02/14 11.69% 10.92% 6.86% 9.66% 5.4% 6.02% 5.97% 1.65% 4.3% 2.21%
2026/02/15 13.04% 10.96% 6.97% 11.81% 6.79% 8.27% 4.09% 2.25% 3.28% 1.54%
2026/02/16 10.31% 11.31% 6.74% 10.16% 6.76% 8.38% 5.13% 2.19% 3.58% 2.17%
2026/02/17 10.07% 14.41% 9.88% 9.98% 4.09% 8.77% 4.89% 0.48% 3.09% 3.59%
2026/02/18 13.29% 9.15% 6.97% 13.04% 4.88% 7.52% 2.83% 3.01% 5.66% 2.21%
2026/02/19 13.98% 9.6% 9.78% 14.32% 6.93% 7.53% 2.35% 1.77% 4.67% 1.71%
2026/02/20 13.23% 10.9% 11.51% 11.72% 5.62% 6.36% 4.44% 0.93% 4.28% 2.6%
2026/02/21 12.03% 11.01% 11.63% 12.94% 6.76% 6.79% 3.94% 1.15% 3.95% 2.2%
2026/02/22 11.36% 12.17% 9.14% 14.3% 7.19% 10% 3.91% 0.5% 4.09% 2.58%
2026/02/23 10.35% 11.59% 9.85% 14.03% 7.36% 8.33% 3.58% 0.73% 3.52% 2.14%
2026/02/24 13.86% 12.06% 10.44% 12.05% 7.03% 7.18% 3.4% 1.18% 3.07% 2.51%
2026/02/25 17.01% 11.57% 9.59% 10.44% 5.54% 8.13% 4.06% 0.89% 2.8% 1.89%
2026/02/26 15.47% 12.88% 10.96% 10.45% 5.78% 7.87% 4.44% 0.64% 2.95% 2.18%
2026/02/27 14.26% 11.24% 10.27% 9.26% 6.59% 7.44% 3.97% 1.48% 3.07% 1.84%
2026/02/28 17.94% 10.62% 9.36% 8.68% 7.83% 7.56% 3.15% 2.52% 2.46% 1.86%
  • ee.co.uk
  • virginmedia.com
  • sky.com
  • vodafone.co.uk
  • o2.co.uk
  • uswitch.com
  • bt.com
  • wifibooster-pro.co.uk
  • three.co.uk
  • business.bt.com

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In February 2026, EE.co.uk led with a significant rise, peaking at 17.94%. Virginmedia.com and Vodafone.co.uk showed consistent fluctuations. Sky.com and O2.co.uk had moderate increases, while BT.com and Wifibooster-pro.co.uk remained low.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Telecommunications Wireless 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
2026/02/01 182
2026/02/02 192
2026/02/03 186
2026/02/04 186
2026/02/05 190
2026/02/06 189
2026/02/07 185
2026/02/08 188
2026/02/09 190
2026/02/10 186
2026/02/11 187
2026/02/12 191
2026/02/13 189
2026/02/14 185
2026/02/15 188
2026/02/16 190
2026/02/17 162
2026/02/18 169
2026/02/19 171
2026/02/20 161
2026/02/21 162
2026/02/22 164
2026/02/23 164
2026/02/24 174
2026/02/25 165
2026/02/26 159
2026/02/27 156
2026/02/28 156

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February began with 182 advertisers, peaking at 192 on the 2nd. Mid-month saw a decline, dropping to 156 by the 28th.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Telecommunications Wireless 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
ee.co.uk 4.45%
sky.com 1.87%
vodafone.co.uk 1.31%
virginmedia.com 1.23%
verizon.com 1.18%
signalherouk.com -0.59%
three.co.uk -0.74%
mobile-signal-boosters.shop -0.76%
netgear.com -0.78%
wifibooster-pro.co.uk -1.8%

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EE.co.uk surged with a 4.45% increase, while wifibooster-pro.co.uk dropped by 1.8%. Sky.com, Vodafone.co.uk, Virginmedia.com, and Verizon.com also saw positive growth.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Telecommunications Wireless Services Share of Impressions

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

Date ee.co.uk virginmedia.com vodafone.co.uk sky.com wifibooster-pro.co.uk ebay.co.uk uswitch.com o2.co.uk three.co.uk viking-direct.co.uk
2026/02/01 7.14% 9.7% 9.16% 4.15% 5.55% 4.45% 6.33% 4.83% 5.89% 1.07%
2026/02/02 6.85% 7.86% 6.88% 2.65% 9.26% 5.58% 4.31% 3.6% 6.27% 4.17%
2026/02/03 5.84% 5.81% 6.04% 3.98% 9.06% 2.4% 5.15% 3.98% 5.45% 7.19%
2026/02/04 6.77% 6.54% 6.86% 3.84% 8.63% 4.34% 7.71% 5.2% 5.08% 6.09%
2026/02/05 8.87% 4.57% 7.92% 3.81% 8.27% 2.34% 5.7% 5.15% 5.81% 6.08%
2026/02/06 8.1% 5.46% 7.63% 3.94% 7% 3.47% 5% 4.01% 5.61% 5.15%
2026/02/07 8.79% 8.51% 9.4% 4.63% 4.76% 6.79% 3.55% 3.04% 6.43% 0.92%
2026/02/08 8.88% 8.23% 9.94% 4.35% 6.5% 10.95% 5.86% 3.93% 5.38% 0.72%
2026/02/09 7.21% 7.64% 9.78% 3.97% 6.13% 6.15% 6.09% 3.62% 4.77% 4.55%
2026/02/10 8.87% 8.72% 9.35% 4.76% 3.41% 4.35% 5.19% 4.05% 4.67% 5.69%
2026/02/11 8.71% 5.04% 9.86% 4.2% 5.5% 4.67% 3.64% 3.13% 5.22% 9.51%
2026/02/12 7.05% 6.56% 9.9% 5.27% 3.84% 3.72% 5.27% 4.46% 5.62% 7.75%
2026/02/13 8.1% 5.46% 7.63% 3.94% 7% 3.47% 5% 4.01% 5.61% 5.15%
2026/02/14 8.79% 8.51% 9.4% 4.63% 4.76% 6.79% 3.55% 3.04% 6.43% 0.92%
2026/02/15 8.88% 8.23% 9.94% 4.35% 6.5% 10.95% 5.86% 3.93% 5.38% 0.72%
2026/02/16 7.21% 7.64% 9.77% 3.98% 6.13% 6.15% 6.09% 3.62% 4.77% 4.55%
2026/02/17 10.14% 10.98% 11.95% 6.58% 2.13% 8.13% 4.88% 3.12% 5.12% 3.3%
2026/02/18 9% 5.71% 10.24% 4.23% 7.35% 5.27% 4.63% 2.83% 6.76% 8.29%
2026/02/19 10.93% 7.03% 13.27% 6.51% 4.74% 3.01% 4.87% 3.86% 6.39% 7.31%
2026/02/20 9.55% 8.6% 11.76% 8.67% 2.63% 3.77% 3.56% 3.22% 6.03% 8.72%
2026/02/21 8.86% 9.22% 12.35% 8.54% 4.29% 11.48% 3.56% 3.27% 5.51% 2.89%
2026/02/22 10.63% 11.8% 15.22% 8.01% 1.53% 2.07% 6.97% 4.61% 5.77% 1.76%
2026/02/23 8.72% 10.4% 14.39% 8.84% 2% 1.35% 6.06% 5.11% 4.46% 3.16%
2026/02/24 12.63% 10.48% 12.08% 9.73% 3.4% 2.64% 4.98% 5.05% 4.09% 2.28%
2026/02/25 15.68% 9.68% 10.5% 6.89% 2.91% 2.88% 6.06% 4.65% 4.09% 3.26%
2026/02/26 13.99% 12.12% 10.91% 9.95% 1.9% 5.16% 5.15% 3.95% 3.88% 2.31%
2026/02/27 12.68% 9.55% 8.97% 7.92% 4.02% 2.37% 4.56% 3.56% 4.22% 8.85%
2026/02/28 14.37% 10.28% 8.88% 7.89% 7.55% 5.94% 4.77% 4.12% 3.45% 1.73%
  • ee.co.uk
  • virginmedia.com
  • vodafone.co.uk
  • sky.com
  • wifibooster-pro.co.uk
  • ebay.co.uk
  • uswitch.com
  • o2.co.uk
  • three.co.uk
  • viking-direct.co.uk

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In February 2026, EE.co.uk’s impression share surged, peaking at 15.68% on the 25th. Virginmedia.com and Vodafone.co.uk also saw notable increases, while Sky.com and Wifibooster-pro.co.uk fluctuated. The month concluded with EE.co.uk leading.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Telecommunications Wireless 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 Wireless Services - Last month
  1. 1
    Vodafone SIM Only Deals - Unlimited data plans https://www.carphonewarehouse.com

    Discover Vodafone's best SIM-only deals at Carphone Warehouse. Enjoy unlimited data plans, flexible contracts, and special offers with VeryMe Rewards. Upgrade today!

  2. 2
    The UK’s Best Network http://www.ee.co.uk › sim

    UK and Ireland Based Service — Our fastest speeds, unlimited data and great extras.

  3. 3
    Test Your Internet Now - Check Your Speed https://www.uswitch.com

    Run a free broadband speed test to check your internet speed in seconds! Find out your download...

  4. 4
    Grab A Deal: Ultrafast Fibre | Up To £250 Switching Credit https://www.virginmedia.com

    Fibre Deals From £23.99/m For 24 Mos. No Price Rise In 2026. £27.99/m From April 2027. Plus, Claim Up To £250 Towards Your Early Exit Fees, When...

  5. 5
    Check Your Current Internet Speed 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 telecommunications, Carphone Warehouse and Vodafone captivate with unlimited data plans and rewards. EE boasts the UK’s best network, while Virgin Media entices with ultrafast fibre and switching credits. Uswitch and Vodafone focus on internet speed checks, ensuring optimal connectivity.

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