US Gambling & Gaming Fantasy Sports - PPC Market Share Analysis August 2026

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

Fantasy Sports – US

Google AI Overview visibility for Gambling & Gaming Fantasy Sports US

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 36.1480075901
63.8519924099
36%

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 40
60
40%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 0%
Transactional 0%
Navigational 2%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 0%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 US Gambling & Gaming Fantasy Sports 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
draftkings.com 98.76
fantrax.com 0.63
fanduel.com 0.21
steampowered.com 0.12
hardrock.bet 0.07
taongafarm.com 0.07
bet365.com 0.06
games-4-free.com 0.04
top5onlinegames.com 0.03
hero-wars.com 0.01
  • draftkings.com - 98.76%
  • fantrax.com - 0.63%
  • fanduel.com - 0.21%
  • steampowered.com - 0.12%
  • hardrock.bet - 0.07%
  • taongafarm.com - 0.07%
  • bet365.com - 0.06%
  • games-4-free.com - 0.04%
  • top5onlinegames.com - 0.03%
  • hero-wars.com - 0.01%

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In the PPC landscape, DraftKings dominates with 98.76% click share, overshadowing Fantrax’s 0.63% and FanDuel’s 0.21%. Others collectively hold a mere 0.40%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 US Gambling & Gaming Fantasy Sports 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 draftkings.com fanduel.com fantrax.com taongafarm.com steampowered.com hero-wars.com games-4-free.com hardrock.bet bet365.com top5onlinegames.com
2026/08/01 98.22% 0% 1.41% 0.22% 0% 0% 0.11% 0% 0% 0.03%
2026/08/02 99.23% 0% 0.6% 0.01% 0% 0% 0.14% 0% 0% 0.01%
2026/08/03 95.61% 3.27% 0.73% 0.12% 0% 0% 0.25% 0% 0% 0.01%
2026/08/04 96.21% 0% 2.3% 0.31% 0% 0% 0.45% 0% 0% 0.72%
2026/08/05 98.75% 0% 0.7% 0% 0% 0% 0.02% 0% 0% 0.52%
2026/08/06 0% 0% 94.99% 0% 0% 0% 3.28% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/07 0% 0% 89.67% 0% 0% 0% 6.28% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/08 0% 0% 80.93% 0% 0% 0% 11.57% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/09 99.91% 0% 0.07% 0% 0% 0% 0.01% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/10 95.21% 0% 4.7% 0% 0% 0% 0.06% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/11 89.77% 2.82% 6.91% 0.43% 0% 0% 0.05% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/12 98.21% 0% 1.77% 0% 0% 0% 0.01% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/13 99.13% 0% 0.73% 0% 0% 0% 0.1% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/14 99.59% 0% 0.38% 0% 0% 0% 0.02% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/15 99.87% 0% 0.12% 0% 0% 0% 0.01% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/16 99.62% 0% 0.16% 0.21% 0% 0% 0.01% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/17 19.41% 0% 74.77% 0% 0% 0% 5.81% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/18 84.99% 0% 14.82% 0% 0% 0.04% 0.15% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/19 1.98% 0% 80.59% 0% 0% 2.98% 14.44% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/20 99.85% 0% 0.13% 0% 0% 0% 0.01% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/21 97.31% 0% 2.21% 0.21% 0% 0% 0.01% 0% 0% 0.25%
2026/08/22 99.29% 0% 0.65% 0% 0% 0.02% 0.03% 0% 0% 0.01%
2026/08/23 99.54% 0% 0.41% 0% 0% 0.02% 0.02% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/24 98.91% 0% 1.07% 0% 0% 0.01% 0.01% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/25 96.16% 0% 3.13% 0.45% 0.2% 0.02% 0.02% 0% 0% 0.01%
2026/08/26 98.29% 0% 1.35% 0% 0.34% 0.01% 0.01% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/27 95.98% 0% 0.56% 0% 0.04% 0.01% 0.01% 3.4% 0% 0%
2026/08/28 90.34% 1.85% 0.08% 0% 0.22% 0.02% 0.01% 4.59% 2.9% 0%
2026/08/29 89.97% 6.97% 0.16% 0% 0.42% 0.03% 0.01% 0% 2.44% 0%
2026/08/30 86.97% 0% 3.33% 6.6% 1.86% 1.2% 0.05% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/31 91.16% 4.92% 2.07% 0.91% 0.8% 0.1% 0.04% 0% 0% 0%
  • draftkings.com
  • fanduel.com
  • fantrax.com
  • taongafarm.com
  • steampowered.com
  • hero-wars.com
  • games-4-free.com
  • hardrock.bet
  • bet365.com
  • top5onlinegames.com

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DraftKings dominated August with a consistent high spend share, peaking at 99.91%. A sudden drop to 1.98% on August 19th was notable. FanDuel and others maintained low shares, with minor fluctuations. The month ended with DraftKings regaining strength at 91.16%.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for US Gambling & Gaming Fantasy Sports

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
2026/08/01 7
2026/08/02 7
2026/08/03 8
2026/08/04 7
2026/08/05 6
2026/08/06 4
2026/08/07 4
2026/08/08 4
2026/08/09 5
2026/08/10 5
2026/08/11 7
2026/08/12 5
2026/08/13 4
2026/08/14 4
2026/08/15 3
2026/08/16 5
2026/08/17 3
2026/08/18 4
2026/08/19 4
2026/08/20 4
2026/08/21 6
2026/08/22 5
2026/08/23 5
2026/08/24 5
2026/08/25 7
2026/08/26 6
2026/08/27 7
2026/08/28 9
2026/08/29 8
2026/08/30 6
2026/08/31 7

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August began with 7 advertisers, fluctuating mid-month, reaching a low of 3 on the 15th. The month concluded with a resurgence, peaking at 9 on the 28th, ending at 7.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for US Gambling & Gaming Fantasy Sports

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
steampowered.com 0.29%
fanduel.com 0.24%
hardrock.bet 0.19%
bet365.com 0.15%
taongafarm.com 0.05%
heroesgame.com -0.01%
top5onlinegames.com -0.03%
games-4-free.com -0.03%
fantrax.com -0.07%
draftkings.com -0.79%

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In the past month, steampowered.com surged with a 0.29 increase in click share, while draftkings.com faced a significant drop of -0.79.

Campaign Efficiency

US Gambling & Gaming Fantasy Sports Share of Impressions

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

Date draftkings.com fanduel.com fantrax.com taongafarm.com steampowered.com hero-wars.com games-4-free.com hardrock.bet bet365.com top5onlinegames.com
2026/08/01 96.84% 0% 2.23% 0.63% 0% 0% 0.22% 0% 0% 0.04%
2026/08/02 98.36% 0% 1.07% 0.02% 0% 0% 0.49% 0% 0% 0.03%
2026/08/03 81.4% 16.28% 1.17% 0.38% 0% 0% 0.73% 0% 0% 0.02%
2026/08/04 90.81% 0% 4.2% 1.15% 0% 0% 1.53% 0% 0% 2.27%
2026/08/05 97.43% 0% 1.05% 0% 0% 0% 0.06% 0% 0% 1.43%
2026/08/06 0% 0% 92.63% 0% 0% 0% 4.53% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/07 0% 0% 83.49% 0% 0% 0% 9.29% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/08 0% 0% 73.94% 0% 0% 0% 14.66% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/09 99.79% 0% 0.17% 0% 0% 0% 0.02% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/10 80.82% 0% 18.89% 0% 0% 0% 0.18% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/11 71.32% 10.12% 17.3% 1.11% 0% 0% 0.09% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/12 93.51% 0% 6.43% 0% 0% 0% 0.03% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/13 99.03% 0% 0.79% 0% 0% 0% 0.13% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/14 99.23% 0% 0.71% 0% 0% 0% 0.05% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/15 99.76% 0% 0.22% 0% 0% 0% 0.02% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/16 99.07% 0% 0.26% 0.63% 0% 0% 0.03% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/17 23.09% 0% 69.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.81% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/18 74.1% 0% 25.72% 0% 0% 0.03% 0.16% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/19 3.07% 0% 74.64% 0% 0% 2.48% 19.82% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/20 99.73% 0% 0.24% 0% 0% 0% 0.03% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/21 92.87% 0% 5.74% 0.68% 0% 0.01% 0.03% 0% 0% 0.68%
2026/08/22 98.67% 0% 1.21% 0% 0% 0.03% 0.08% 0% 0% 0.01%
2026/08/23 99.01% 0% 0.87% 0% 0% 0.04% 0.07% 0% 0% 0.01%
2026/08/24 95.79% 0% 4.15% 0% 0% 0.02% 0.04% 0% 0% 0.01%
2026/08/25 84.48% 0% 12.93% 1.61% 0.87% 0.04% 0.05% 0% 0% 0.01%
2026/08/26 93.79% 0% 5.21% 0% 0.96% 0.02% 0.02% 0% 0% 0.01%
2026/08/27 82.54% 0% 0.85% 0% 0.08% 0.01% 0.01% 16.51% 0% 0%
2026/08/28 66.26% 6.53% 0.11% 0% 0.61% 0.02% 0.02% 19.91% 6.53% 0.01%
2026/08/29 61.84% 30.72% 0.29% 0% 1.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0% 6.06% 0.01%
2026/08/30 65.57% 0% 5.49% 18.67% 5.73% 4.45% 0.1% 0% 0% 0%
2026/08/31 69.37% 21.61% 3.17% 2.89% 2.73% 0.14% 0.09% 0% 0% 0%
  • draftkings.com
  • fanduel.com
  • fantrax.com
  • taongafarm.com
  • steampowered.com
  • hero-wars.com
  • games-4-free.com
  • hardrock.bet
  • bet365.com
  • top5onlinegames.com

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DraftKings dominated August 2026, peaking at 99.79% on the 9th. FanDuel saw a late surge, reaching 30.72% on the 29th. Fantrax fluctuated, peaking at 92.63% on the 6th. The month ended with DraftKings leading, despite fluctuations.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for US Gambling & Gaming Fantasy Sports

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 US Gambling & Gaming Fantasy Sports - Last month
  1. 1
    Spend $5, Get $150 in Bonuses - $150 to Spend on Any Sport https://sportsbook.draftkings.com › sports-betting

    New DraftKings Customers—Spend $5 on Any Sport & Get $150 in Bonuses Paid Over 14 Days.

  2. 2
    The Top 30 Online Games - No Download - Play for Free https://www.games-4-free.com

    Play for free - No Download. The Best 100 Online Games - Check it out now! Over 100 Online Games in comparison test. Choose your favorite Online Game for free. 100% Free2Play. Recent games.

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DraftKings entices new customers with a compelling offer: spend $5 and receive $150 in bonuses, emphasizing value and engagement over 14 days. Meanwhile, Games-4-Free captivates with a no-download, free-to-play model, showcasing a vast selection of over 100 online games, appealing to casual gamers seeking variety and accessibility.

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