US Media & Entertainment Sports - PPC Market Share Analysis June 2025

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

Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 US Media & Entertainment Sports brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain Share of clicks
stubhub.com 25.25
mlb.com 22.24
seatgeek.com 13.41
ticketmaster.com 10.65
tickets-center.com 7.5
gotickets.com 6.7
vividseats.com 3.84
gametime.co 2.7
boxofficeticketsales.com 1.25
dickssportinggoods.com 0.62
others 5.84

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In the competitive landscape of Google PPC, StubHub leads with 25.25% click share, followed by MLB.com at 22.24%. Others collectively hold 5.84%, highlighting diverse competition.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 US Media & Entertainment 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
Date stubhub.com seatgeek.com ticketmaster.com mlb.com gotickets.com vividseats.com tickets-center.com soccer.com boxofficeticketsales.com gametime.co
2025/06/01 28.6% 12.18% 12.69% 16.72% 7.41% 5.93% 8.56% 0% 1.19% 1.93%
2025/06/02 30.31% 11.8% 11.13% 16.37% 5.61% 4.34% 9.4% 0% 1.66% 1.87%
2025/06/03 28.49% 10.28% 11.81% 18.93% 5.9% 5.55% 7.26% 1.01% 1.4% 3.77%
2025/06/04 24.31% 12.49% 9.76% 19.72% 6.94% 3.73% 10.04% 2.48% 2.24% 3.47%
2025/06/05 24.75% 12.59% 9.62% 24.06% 6.96% 3.78% 8.43% 0.87% 2.35% 2.39%
2025/06/06 24.34% 10.87% 11.67% 25.5% 7.7% 4.06% 8.25% 0% 1.11% 2.1%
2025/06/07 29% 12.19% 12.39% 12.42% 8.68% 4.41% 13.47% 0% 1.06% 1.99%
2025/06/08 25.15% 13.17% 12.28% 21.29% 6.72% 5.28% 7.1% 0% 1.82% 2.94%
2025/06/09 28.5% 10.07% 10.33% 20.14% 7.23% 3.45% 7.38% 2.67% 1.02% 1.99%
2025/06/10 27.34% 13.36% 11.76% 12.23% 7.6% 6.48% 7.31% 0.86% 1.78% 3.24%
2025/06/11 33.21% 14.48% 11.85% 9.6% 7.36% 5.25% 7.1% 0.01% 1.9% 4.12%
2025/06/12 30.18% 13.78% 10.93% 13.96% 8.11% 5.76% 6.47% 0% 2.1% 3.1%
2025/06/13 27.3% 15.58% 11.72% 14.18% 8.54% 6% 6.23% 0.27% 1.85% 3.03%
2025/06/14 22.25% 17.46% 11.52% 13.26% 8.44% 4.67% 12.3% 0.67% 1.78% 2.45%
2025/06/15 24.45% 17.41% 11.04% 13.63% 10% 5.95% 9.25% 0.26% 1.16% 2.58%
2025/06/16 31.91% 17.73% 11.75% 10.85% 7.65% 5.11% 5.42% 0% 1.99% 2.56%
2025/06/17 25.14% 13.48% 12.17% 26.52% 6.11% 4.37% 3.97% 0% 1.28% 2.37%
2025/06/18 30.23% 13.59% 13.29% 10.27% 7.09% 6.31% 4.94% 1.42% 1.28% 3.34%
2025/06/19 27.34% 13.19% 11.8% 16.1% 8.46% 5.71% 7.04% 1.34% 1.01% 3.69%
2025/06/20 28% 17.08% 9.77% 12.98% 8.02% 5.96% 5.57% 1.95% 1.66% 3.52%
2025/06/21 30.28% 17.19% 13.05% 12.4% 7.65% 5.12% 5.27% 0.32% 1.54% 2.54%
2025/06/22 25.77% 14.18% 8.63% 20.47% 6.81% 5.25% 7.6% 0.85% 1.47% 2.83%
2025/06/23 29.81% 14.76% 12.91% 12.76% 8.22% 4.97% 6.72% 2.39% 1.39% 2.37%
2025/06/24 28.5% 15.29% 12.93% 12.98% 7.6% 5.22% 7.16% 1.13% 1.39% 2.15%
2025/06/25 29.75% 13.6% 11.93% 10.42% 8.28% 5.07% 5.69% 1.34% 1.86% 2.15%
2025/06/26 30.42% 14.67% 10.11% 9.46% 6.38% 4.37% 8.83% 2.96% 2.29% 1.78%
2025/06/27 33.75% 12.35% 10.83% 11.37% 6.25% 4.87% 9.32% 0.23% 2.27% 2.01%
2025/06/28 30.15% 14.67% 11.13% 11.91% 6.23% 5.25% 7.89% 0% 1.47% 2.02%
2025/06/29 31.28% 15.2% 12.16% 11.35% 7.74% 4.92% 6.55% 1.04% 1.78% 1.49%
2025/06/30 26.86% 18.6% 12.97% 10.88% 7.22% 6% 5.04% 2.29% 2.15% 1.71%

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In June 2025, StubHub led with fluctuating spend, peaking mid-month. SeatGeek and Ticketmaster showed steady growth, while MLB’s spend spiked early. Vivid Seats and Tickets-Center had modest shares, with Gametime and BoxOfficeTicketSales trailing.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for US Media & Entertainment 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
Date Competitor Count
2025/06/01 135
2025/06/02 135
2025/06/03 123
2025/06/04 139
2025/06/05 137
2025/06/06 137
2025/06/07 136
2025/06/08 124
2025/06/09 122
2025/06/10 126
2025/06/11 129
2025/06/12 124
2025/06/13 127
2025/06/14 121
2025/06/15 128
2025/06/16 117
2025/06/17 116
2025/06/18 122
2025/06/19 121
2025/06/20 118
2025/06/21 119
2025/06/22 121
2025/06/23 117
2025/06/24 123
2025/06/25 128
2025/06/26 122
2025/06/27 125
2025/06/28 114
2025/06/29 127
2025/06/30 114

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June saw fluctuating advertiser numbers, peaking at 139 on June 4th, then declining to 114 by month’s end.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for US Media & Entertainment 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
Name Market Trend
stubhub.com 1.43%
seatgeek.com 1.24%
rbcheritage.com 0.8%
academy.com 0.5%
ticketmaster.com 0.48%
liverpoolfc.com -0.13%
gametime.co -0.31%
ticketsonsale.com -0.49%
tickets-center.com -1.85%
mlb.com -3.53%

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StubHub and SeatGeek surged in click share, while MLB.com and Tickets-Center faced declines.

Campaign Efficiency

US Media & Entertainment Sports Share of Impressions

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

Date stubhub.com seatgeek.com ticketmaster.com gotickets.com mlb.com tickets-center.com vividseats.com dickssportinggoods.com boxofficeticketsales.com gametime.co
2025/06/01 30.01% 12.5% 12.56% 8.69% 11.62% 11.52% 5.73% 0.27% 1.11% 1.38%
2025/06/02 32.04% 11.65% 10.94% 6.27% 9.96% 11.91% 4.38% 4.2% 1.56% 1.46%
2025/06/03 32.38% 11.23% 12.16% 6.51% 13.86% 8.27% 6.35% 0% 1.51% 2.59%
2025/06/04 28.11% 12.88% 9.5% 8.61% 13.06% 13.12% 3.99% 0% 2.37% 2.45%
2025/06/05 30.7% 14.28% 10.12% 8.14% 11.92% 11.45% 4.27% 0% 2.54% 1.96%
2025/06/06 29.75% 11.48% 12.39% 10.47% 11.55% 11.92% 4.75% 0% 1.16% 1.79%
2025/06/07 28.85% 12.25% 12.49% 11.14% 9.38% 15.19% 4.13% 0.03% 0.97% 1.64%
2025/06/08 28.67% 13.99% 12.84% 8.36% 13.74% 9.15% 5.59% 0.02% 1.71% 2.37%
2025/06/09 30.84% 9.99% 9.81% 8.76% 12.19% 8.98% 3.63% 6.36% 1% 1.49%
2025/06/10 27.25% 12.29% 9.89% 8.42% 9.01% 8.77% 6.09% 3.88% 1.61% 2.37%
2025/06/11 35.39% 14.58% 10.43% 8.1% 8.93% 8.66% 4.94% 0% 1.68% 2.93%
2025/06/12 31.89% 13.19% 10.36% 9.69% 10.31% 7.28% 5.68% 1.94% 1.96% 2.05%
2025/06/13 28.88% 15.98% 10.67% 10.27% 10.07% 8.06% 5.93% 0.05% 1.81% 2.26%
2025/06/14 23.98% 17.24% 10.19% 10.57% 10.05% 15.12% 4.35% 0% 1.77% 1.76%
2025/06/15 25.23% 18.33% 10.91% 11.89% 9.19% 11.5% 5.75% 0% 1.06% 1.91%
2025/06/16 32.79% 18.58% 10.89% 9.34% 8.74% 6.26% 4.99% 0.8% 1.76% 1.73%
2025/06/17 30.77% 16.44% 14.11% 8.64% 11.97% 5.69% 4.83% 0% 1.26% 2.05%
2025/06/18 32.34% 13% 12.34% 8.82% 8.04% 6.69% 6.2% 1.93% 1.48% 2.79%
2025/06/19 29.48% 14.07% 11.74% 11.08% 10.96% 8.61% 5.62% 0.26% 0.96% 2.83%
2025/06/20 28.33% 17.83% 8.52% 9.51% 9.66% 6.47% 5.65% 3.7% 1.62% 2.56%
2025/06/21 31.46% 17.74% 11.9% 9.09% 9.76% 6.5% 5.09% 0.58% 1.26% 1.8%
2025/06/22 29.36% 16.07% 8.68% 8.96% 11.88% 9.77% 5.71% 0.29% 1.46% 2.36%
2025/06/23 30.94% 16.29% 12.03% 10.69% 9.87% 7.93% 4.92% 0% 1.2% 1.62%
2025/06/24 30.82% 16.67% 12.25% 9.48% 7.79% 8.71% 5.21% 1.58% 1.24% 1.42%
2025/06/25 30.54% 13.49% 10.94% 9.37% 7.32% 6.9% 4.93% 1.37% 1.55% 1.46%
2025/06/26 31.63% 15.76% 8.83% 7.88% 7.71% 10.73% 4.2% 2.53% 1.87% 1.15%
2025/06/27 33.23% 13.17% 10.03% 7.7% 7.48% 11.03% 4.33% 3.01% 2.24% 1.41%
2025/06/28 29.26% 14.88% 10.05% 7.44% 8.68% 9.03% 5.1% 2.3% 1.31% 1.18%
2025/06/29 31.21% 15.23% 11.1% 9.24% 7% 7.76% 5% 1.9% 1.55% 0.91%
2025/06/30 27.43% 19.41% 12.17% 8.84% 7.52% 5.95% 5.42% 3.04% 1.87% 1.28%

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StubHub led June with fluctuating impressions, peaking mid-month at 35.39%. SeatGeek steadily rose, ending at 19.41%. Ticketmaster and GoTickets showed moderate stability. MLB and Tickets-Center had varied trends, while VividSeats and others maintained lower shares.

Campaign Efficiency

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

Ever wondered how your rivals’ ads are doing? Here we can see the top-performing ads in the industry over the last month.

  1. 1
    Seat Geeks https://www.gotickets.com

    GoTickets — Get 100% Verified Tickets for Sports, Concerts, Theater, Comedy & More With GoTickets.

  2. 2
    Philadelphia Phillies™ - Game Schedule https://www.mlb.com

    Plan Your Next Visit to Citizens Bank Park. Purchase Your Tickets Today. View the Phillies Game Schedule for Matchups, Promotions and Giveaways.

  3. 3
    Better Value at StubHub™ | 100% Guaranteed by FanProtect™ https://www.stubhub.com

    At StubHub tickets are never sold out. Get tickets at StubHub now. All tickets 100% Guaranteed by FanProtect™.

  4. 4
    Boston Red Sox Schedule https://www.ticketmaster.com

    2025 Tickets & Schedule — Buy Tickets At Ticketmaster To See The Boston Red Sox Play In The 2025 MLB Season!

  5. 5
    Vivid Seats® Tickets - Live Event Tickets https://www.vividseats.com

    Buy 10 Tickets, Get the 11th On Us! Earn Rewards On Every Purchase. Buy From Vivid Seats®. Concerts, Sports and Theater - Buy Your Live Event Tickets Online Today on Vivid Seats®! Email Delivery.

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In the competitive world of ticket sales, GoTickets, MLB, StubHub, Ticketmaster, and Vivid Seats captivate audiences with unique promises. From GoTickets’ verified tickets to Vivid Seats’ rewards, each ad highlights trust, convenience, and exclusive offers, enticing fans to secure their next live experience.

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