US Media & Entertainment Digital Media - PPC Market Share Analysis September 2026

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

Digital Media – US

Google AI Overview visibility for Media & Entertainment Digital Media 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 60.8764779874
39.1235220126
60%

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 19
81
19%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 4%
Transactional 6%
Navigational 49%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 6%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 US Media & Entertainment Digital Media 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
youtube.com 65.1
ticketmaster.com 14.6
spotify.com 6.65
amazon.com 1.98
reddit.com 1.56
youtu.be 1.46
snapchat.com 1
vsco.co 0.78
viagogo.com 0.76
apple.com 0.69
others 5.42
  • youtube.com - 65.1%
  • ticketmaster.com - 14.6%
  • spotify.com - 6.65%
  • amazon.com - 1.98%
  • reddit.com - 1.56%
  • youtu.be - 1.46%
  • snapchat.com - 1%
  • vsco.co - 0.78%
  • viagogo.com - 0.76%
  • apple.com - 0.69%
  • others - 5.42%

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In the PPC landscape, YouTube dominates with 65.1% click share, overshadowing Ticketmaster’s 14.6%. Spotify follows at 6.65%, while ‘others’ collectively hold 5.42%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 US Media & Entertainment Digital Media 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 ticketmaster.com viagogo.com apple.com amazon.com seatgeek.com match.com spotify.com youtube.com youtu.be reddit.com
2026/09/01 6.63% 0.44% 0.31% 0.64% 0.77% 0.48% 0.19% 85.05% 0% 0%
2026/09/02 39.14% 2.72% 2.61% 4.61% 6.1% 2.88% 1.31% 1.53% 0.63% 0.05%
2026/09/03 6.03% 0.42% 0.47% 0.67% 0.72% 0.2% 0.24% 78.8% 0.12% 6.57%
2026/09/04 5.2% 0.33% 0.47% 0.82% 0.68% 0.32% 0.58% 78.32% 0% 6.79%
2026/09/05 1.01% 0.12% 0.11% 0.16% 0.2% 0.07% 0.06% 94.73% 0% 2.05%
2026/09/06 32.89% 2.38% 2.95% 5.1% 4.06% 2.25% 8.68% 1.48% 0% 2.03%
2026/09/07 1.42% 0.15% 0.11% 0.22% 0.23% 0.06% 0.22% 94.01% 0% 1.83%
2026/09/08 45.46% 2.85% 2.84% 4.6% 3.17% 1.21% 4.3% 0.72% 0.36% 1.06%
2026/09/09 43.89% 2.74% 2.22% 4.43% 2.51% 2.19% 2.66% 2.26% 0.36% 0.03%
2026/09/10 36.25% 3.27% 2.71% 5.15% 5.91% 3.43% 2.37% 1.28% 0% 0.01%
2026/09/11 31.47% 3.56% 3.15% 7.37% 6.11% 3.19% 2.46% 0.99% 0.82% 0%
2026/09/12 36.22% 4.69% 2.15% 4.43% 2.12% 2.31% 4.44% 10.86% 0.55% 0%
2026/09/13 21.73% 2.61% 4.22% 5.51% 4.26% 3.24% 1.93% 1.63% 0% 29.49%
2026/09/14 49.82% 3.46% 2.45% 5.82% 2.82% 3.77% 3.46% 0.41% 0.8% 0%
2026/09/15 26.85% 1.76% 2.02% 3.95% 2.48% 3.21% 3.28% 0.84% 0.6% 27.32%
2026/09/16 37.65% 3.16% 3.16% 5.51% 5.37% 3.94% 3.97% 1.82% 0% 0.03%
2026/09/17 30.52% 1.54% 3.95% 3.75% 1.84% 3.59% 1.04% 0.97% 0% 28.23%
2026/09/18 22.55% 1.52% 4.2% 2.63% 0.88% 2.05% 1.79% 0.55% 0% 43.26%
2026/09/19 26.13% 2.2% 1.83% 3.26% 1.94% 2.91% 1.11% 0.91% 1.9% 31.34%
2026/09/20 28.06% 1.99% 1.7% 2.36% 1.7% 3.34% 5.72% 0.82% 0% 28.47%
2026/09/21 40.63% 2.57% 5.17% 3.34% 1.81% 5.37% 4.09% 1.37% 0% 0.01%
2026/09/22 11.08% 0.79% 1.38% 1.35% 0.57% 1.49% 2.72% 6.12% 64.17% 0.02%
2026/09/23 4.24% 0.21% 0.43% 0.29% 0.17% 0.36% 0.9% 90.18% 0% 0%
2026/09/24 2.94% 0.21% 0.16% 0.62% 0.26% 0.33% 0.3% 74.05% 18.05% 0%
2026/09/25 38.52% 4.24% 4.62% 6.2% 2.32% 4.27% 3.46% 1.32% 0% 0.01%
2026/09/26 43.22% 2.28% 1.96% 5.82% 2.21% 3.66% 5.94% 1.3% 0.71% 0.01%
2026/09/27 43.38% 4.45% 4.75% 3.44% 2.71% 4.84% 8% 1.03% 0.34% 0.01%
2026/09/28 42.23% 4.57% 1.83% 4.43% 2.3% 4.32% 7.49% 1.03% 0% 0.01%
2026/09/29 43.86% 2.21% 1.89% 7.94% 3.5% 3.03% 6.47% 0.64% 0.34% 0%
2026/09/30 40.34% 4.93% 4.87% 3.71% 3.68% 3.61% 2.04% 0.96% 0.4% 0%
  • ticketmaster.com
  • viagogo.com
  • apple.com
  • amazon.com
  • seatgeek.com
  • match.com
  • spotify.com
  • youtube.com
  • youtu.be
  • reddit.com

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Ticketmaster’s spend surged mid-month, peaking at 49.82 on September 14. YouTube’s spend was volatile, with a high of 94.73 on September 5. Reddit saw a spike on September 18, reaching 43.26.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for US Media & Entertainment Digital Media

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
2026/09/01 383
2026/09/02 408
2026/09/03 440
2026/09/04 448
2026/09/05 451
2026/09/06 447
2026/09/07 462
2026/09/08 477
2026/09/09 447
2026/09/10 437
2026/09/11 439
2026/09/12 417
2026/09/13 422
2026/09/14 393
2026/09/15 434
2026/09/16 413
2026/09/17 413
2026/09/18 399
2026/09/19 392
2026/09/20 416
2026/09/21 390
2026/09/22 401
2026/09/23 379
2026/09/24 389
2026/09/25 375
2026/09/26 368
2026/09/27 366
2026/09/28 364
2026/09/29 359
2026/09/30 375

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September began with 383 advertisers, peaking at 477 on the 8th. A decline followed, ending the month at 375.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for US Media & Entertainment Digital Media

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
ticketmaster.com 8.75%
spotify.com 6.17%
youtu.be 3.64%
snapchat.com 2%
amazon.com 0.59%
epidemicsound.com -0.04%
seatgeek.com -0.04%
yelp.com -0.06%
audible.com -0.36%
youtube.com -23.85%

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Spotify and Ticketmaster surged with click share increases of 6.17% and 8.75%, respectively. Meanwhile, YouTube faced a significant drop of 23.85%.

Campaign Efficiency

US Media & Entertainment Digital Media Share of Impressions

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

Date ticketmaster.com seatgeek.com spotify.com ticketsonsale.com viagogo.com apple.com amazon.com youtube.com youtu.be reddit.com
2026/09/01 6.53% 5.34% 1.57% 0.82% 0.64% 0.41% 1.47% 75.02% 0% 0%
2026/09/02 21.58% 20.82% 5.57% 0% 2.04% 1.95% 5.67% 6.21% 0.99% 0.01%
2026/09/03 4.62% 3.83% 0.26% 0.58% 0.47% 0.42% 1.18% 79.63% 0.42% 2.15%
2026/09/04 8.39% 6.86% 2.55% 0% 0.75% 0.83% 2.79% 56.06% 0% 4.46%
2026/09/05 2.28% 2.93% 0.2% 0.03% 0.36% 0.24% 0.7% 86.74% 0% 1.76%
2026/09/06 19.52% 15.45% 11.96% 0% 1.67% 1.86% 6.12% 7.23% 0% 0.45%
2026/09/07 2.64% 2.46% 0.92% 0.38% 0.39% 0.26% 0.81% 86% 0% 1.38%
2026/09/08 29.62% 12.22% 10.96% 0% 2.61% 2% 5.96% 4.21% 0.99% 0.28%
2026/09/09 27.8% 10.09% 6.94% 2.78% 2.67% 1.76% 5.77% 9.66% 1.02% 0%
2026/09/10 23.32% 24.82% 1.91% 0% 3.01% 2.09% 6.31% 6.63% 0% 0%
2026/09/11 18.73% 24.84% 5.89% 0% 3.14% 2.24% 8.16% 4.32% 1.37% 0%
2026/09/12 10.09% 3.12% 4.65% 2.24% 1.99% 0.71% 2.04% 65.29% 0.41% 0%
2026/09/13 17.08% 21.72% 6.47% 0% 2.68% 5.4% 6.81% 7.34% 0% 8.85%
2026/09/14 36.79% 12.44% 6.9% 0% 3.44% 2% 6.58% 3.72% 2.45% 0%
2026/09/15 21.78% 12.6% 11.68% 0.09% 1.8% 1.88% 6.17% 7.02% 2% 8.46%
2026/09/16 21.33% 17.43% 18.26% 0% 2.48% 2.01% 6.56% 7.97% 0% 0.01%
2026/09/17 26.16% 10.55% 1.05% 0.1% 1.48% 6.99% 5.83% 7.63% 0% 10.66%
2026/09/18 23.05% 5.85% 4.88% 4.61% 2.08% 8.31% 4.43% 4.27% 0% 16.9%
2026/09/19 24.97% 11.05% 0.69% 0% 2.82% 1.78% 6.33% 5.83% 2.29% 11.44%
2026/09/20 22.09% 8.47% 18.69% 2.45% 2.09% 1.53% 3.86% 4.56% 0% 9.01%
2026/09/21 28.99% 8.47% 7.12% 0% 2.15% 5.79% 4.62% 6.28% 0% 0.03%
2026/09/22 4.66% 1.31% 4.01% 0.03% 0.39% 0.91% 0.92% 57.95% 23.97% 0.01%
2026/09/23 8.53% 2.04% 5.88% 0.78% 0.48% 1.28% 1.19% 71.16% 0% 0.01%
2026/09/24 4.68% 2.66% 1.23% 1.21% 0.42% 0.31% 1.71% 53.59% 26.9% 0.01%
2026/09/25 23.89% 9.64% 5.51% 5.31% 4.34% 4.84% 7.55% 5.93% 0% 0.02%
2026/09/26 26.73% 9.94% 10.44% 5.52% 1.93% 1.33% 6.69% 5.9% 1.96% 0.02%
2026/09/27 28.12% 11.61% 14.52% 0% 4.49% 4.65% 4.72% 4.71% 0.94% 0.02%
2026/09/28 27.05% 9.58% 15.25% 0% 4.9% 1.4% 5.46% 4.27% 0% 0.01%
2026/09/29 27.95% 14.07% 14.81% 2.54% 1.84% 1.51% 7.73% 2.86% 0.93% 0%
2026/09/30 23.66% 15.01% 10.1% 6.8% 5.36% 4.98% 4.87% 4.06% 1.01% 0%
  • ticketmaster.com
  • seatgeek.com
  • spotify.com
  • ticketsonsale.com
  • viagogo.com
  • apple.com
  • amazon.com
  • youtube.com
  • youtu.be
  • reddit.com

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Ticketmaster’s impression share fluctuated significantly, peaking at 36.79% on September 14. SeatGeek saw a steady decline, while Spotify’s share rose mid-month. YouTube dominated early September, but dipped later. September ended with varied performances across domains.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for US Media & Entertainment Digital Media

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 Media & Entertainment Digital Media - Last month
  1. 1
    Advertise on Reddit - Grow your business with Reddit https://business.reddit.com

    With over half a billion monthly active users, you'll find your audience on Reddit.

  2. 2
    SeatGeek Tickets - Low Prices & No Hidden Fees https://www.seatgeek.com

    Tickets On Sale Now and Selling Fast. Find The Best Deals on SeatGeek.

  3. 3
    Snapchat Ads: Reach Gen Z and Millennials | Snapchat for... https://forbusiness.snapchat.com

    Use Snapchat Ads to reach a powerful audience, increase sales & expand your business. Start today with flexible budgets and formats in Snapchat Ads Manager.

  4. 4
    Ticketmaster https://www.ticketmaster.com

    Ticketmaster.com — Ticketmaster: Buy Verified Tickets For Concerts, Sports, Theater And Other Events. Find Tickets...

  5. 5
    YouTube https://www.youtube.com

    We Own The Now — Share your videos with friends, family, and the world. We Own the Now (Original Single) Nini Uppuluri - YouTube.

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Reddit’s ad highlights its vast user base, while SeatGeek emphasizes affordability and transparency. Snapchat targets Gen Z and Millennials with flexible ad options. Ticketmaster focuses on verified ticket purchases, and YouTube promotes global video sharing.

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