US Retail Books and Music - PPC Market Share Analysis April 2026

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

Books and Music – US

Google AI Overview visibility for Retail Books and Music 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 10.6358898406
89.3641101594
10%

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 17
83
17%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 11%
Transactional 11%
Navigational 23%
Seasonal 5%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 3%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 US Retail Books and Music 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
guitarcenter.com 35.69
amazon.com 11.86
rakuten.com 3.77
sweetwater.com 3.63
thriftbooks.com 3.62
etsy.com 3.3
audible.com 2.96
christianbook.com 2.88
target.com 2.34
walmart.com 2.13
others 27.82
  • guitarcenter.com - 35.69%
  • amazon.com - 11.86%
  • rakuten.com - 3.77%
  • sweetwater.com - 3.63%
  • thriftbooks.com - 3.62%
  • etsy.com - 3.3%
  • audible.com - 2.96%
  • christianbook.com - 2.88%
  • target.com - 2.34%
  • walmart.com - 2.13%
  • others - 27.82%

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Guitarcenter.com leads with 35.69% click share, followed by Amazon at 11.86%. Others collectively hold 27.82%, showcasing diverse competition.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 US Retail Books and Music 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 amazon.com guitarcenter.com audible.com thriftbooks.com abebooks.com etsy.com sweetwater.com zazzle.com christianbook.com walmart.com
2026/04/01 10.8% 12.32% 4.45% 3.18% 4.26% 6.48% 4.19% 5.54% 4.45% 2.38%
2026/04/02 9.39% 11.1% 6.64% 4.9% 4.1% 6.06% 5.99% 4.4% 4.69% 2.92%
2026/04/03 8.38% 11.64% 8.78% 3.82% 4.26% 4.63% 5.68% 3.91% 4.14% 2.98%
2026/04/04 9.03% 10.86% 8.38% 5.38% 3.93% 4.74% 5.56% 4.23% 3.54% 4.45%
2026/04/05 9.32% 8.09% 8.6% 3.8% 3.69% 6.48% 3.89% 3.55% 2.82% 3.75%
2026/04/06 7.02% 6.74% 9.4% 4.16% 3.84% 6.75% 6.05% 3.58% 2.84% 3.41%
2026/04/07 8.15% 6.34% 6.38% 3.9% 3.87% 8.18% 5.24% 4.27% 4.56% 3.02%
2026/04/08 8.19% 10.07% 6.15% 4.62% 5.71% 5.26% 4.5% 4.99% 5.19% 3.39%
2026/04/09 8.95% 10.6% 5.19% 4.31% 5.11% 5.73% 4.86% 5.04% 4% 2.17%
2026/04/10 8.55% 11.62% 4.98% 3.66% 6.42% 5.86% 5.16% 6.07% 2.41% 2.41%
2026/04/11 8.69% 13.46% 2.88% 3.4% 6.06% 6.79% 4.53% 5.17% 2.12% 4%
2026/04/12 8.74% 9% 3.57% 4.05% 6.76% 6.65% 3.54% 6.4% 3.04% 2.88%
2026/04/13 8.67% 7.09% 4.84% 3.42% 6.22% 6.12% 4.81% 5.02% 4.38% 2.48%
2026/04/14 8.48% 8.23% 5.96% 4% 5.26% 6.19% 5.49% 4.67% 5.68% 2.23%
2026/04/15 6.37% 7.51% 7.74% 3.78% 3.38% 7.53% 6.16% 3.91% 4.74% 2.91%
2026/04/16 6.02% 8.19% 8.13% 4.37% 3.67% 7.3% 5.83% 2.99% 1.16% 2.92%
2026/04/17 7.27% 8.49% 3.44% 4.79% 5.02% 7.13% 5.66% 4.52% 3.02% 3.38%
2026/04/18 7.21% 10.85% 4.19% 4.9% 5.09% 7.24% 5.58% 5.58% 2.8% 3.6%
2026/04/19 10.17% 8.98% 4.02% 4.58% 6.04% 7.43% 5.87% 5.91% 4.52% 3.21%
2026/04/20 11.58% 8.35% 2.92% 4.98% 6.11% 8.04% 5.24% 6.57% 4.05% 2.46%
2026/04/21 9.05% 7.67% 3.01% 4% 6.07% 6.41% 5.46% 5.75% 5.83% 2.21%
2026/04/22 8.03% 10.4% 4.2% 4.05% 5.9% 10.29% 4.43% 7.1% 2.11% 2.44%
2026/04/23 10.23% 12.88% 3.38% 3.89% 4.59% 6.58% 6.54% 5.87% 3.04% 2.8%
2026/04/24 7.85% 12.2% 1.91% 4.07% 6.78% 7.11% 3.96% 4.83% 3.84% 4.35%
2026/04/25 9.94% 11.98% 2.78% 4.82% 6.17% 7.11% 3.15% 4.08% 1.81% 4.12%
2026/04/26 11.85% 9.59% 4.19% 3.63% 7.5% 5.8% 4.78% 5.93% 4.93% 2.71%
2026/04/27 9.98% 8% 3.41% 4% 5.87% 6.02% 6.54% 5.87% 1.5% 3.06%
2026/04/28 9.5% 7.77% 4.65% 3.46% 7.64% 6.21% 5.17% 6.61% 3.86% 2.74%
2026/04/29 8.92% 12.45% 3.89% 3.78% 6.08% 7.13% 5.1% 4.68% 4.83% 3.07%
2026/04/30 9.61% 9.28% 8.94% 7.43% 6.22% 5.15% 4.46% 3.21% 2.59% 2.57%
  • amazon.com
  • guitarcenter.com
  • audible.com
  • thriftbooks.com
  • abebooks.com
  • etsy.com
  • sweetwater.com
  • zazzle.com
  • christianbook.com
  • walmart.com

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April saw fluctuating PPC spend shares. Amazon’s share peaked mid-month, while Guitar Center led early on. Audible and Thriftbooks showed volatility, with Audible ending strong. Etsy and Zazzle had consistent mid-month peaks. Christianbook and Walmart remained steady.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for US Retail Books and Music

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
2026/04/01 554
2026/04/02 558
2026/04/03 600
2026/04/04 609
2026/04/05 629
2026/04/06 734
2026/04/07 663
2026/04/08 591
2026/04/09 594
2026/04/10 598
2026/04/11 545
2026/04/12 572
2026/04/13 635
2026/04/14 595
2026/04/15 737
2026/04/16 675
2026/04/17 655
2026/04/18 664
2026/04/19 607
2026/04/20 554
2026/04/21 591
2026/04/22 609
2026/04/23 561
2026/04/24 544
2026/04/25 566
2026/04/26 540
2026/04/27 556
2026/04/28 544
2026/04/29 527
2026/04/30 541

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April saw a dynamic shift in advertisers, peaking at 737 on April 15. The month concluded with a slight dip, ending at 541.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for US Retail Books and Music

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
guitarcenter.com 2.82%
bradfordexchange.com 0.89%
amazon.com 0.82%
rakuten.com 0.54%
zazzle.com 0.34%
betterworldbooks.com -0.29%
walmart.com -0.35%
lifeway.com -0.35%
target.com -0.81%
audible.com -2.19%

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Guitarcenter.com soared with a 2.82% click share increase, while audible.com faced a 2.19% decline.

Campaign Efficiency

US Retail Books and Music Share of Impressions

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

Date guitarcenter.com thriftbooks.com sweetwater.com audible.com amazon.com etsy.com target.com walmart.com christianbook.com zazzle.com
2026/04/01 19.98% 4.58% 7.48% 4.87% 8.5% 8.72% 5.07% 3.56% 2.58% 1.67%
2026/04/02 18.34% 6.4% 11.61% 6.33% 7.1% 7.38% 2.9% 4.33% 2.86% 1.41%
2026/04/03 18.37% 4.55% 9.52% 8.77% 6.95% 5.42% 6.01% 4.96% 2.44% 1.2%
2026/04/04 16.47% 6.53% 9.68% 8.71% 7.15% 5.37% 3.75% 6.66% 2.42% 1.35%
2026/04/05 12.41% 4.93% 6.53% 10.07% 7.07% 6.8% 8.29% 5.83% 1.75% 1.08%
2026/04/06 10.3% 4.94% 9.92% 10.88% 4.78% 6.56% 7.07% 5.01% 1.73% 1.13%
2026/04/07 10.68% 4.34% 9.86% 8.4% 5.57% 6.23% 6.42% 4.28% 2.54% 1.26%
2026/04/08 18.29% 5.43% 9.16% 6.14% 6.27% 7.39% 3.7% 5.79% 2.9% 1.55%
2026/04/09 18.28% 6.42% 10.59% 4.55% 7% 7.32% 2.31% 4.16% 2.35% 1.56%
2026/04/10 17.52% 4.02% 8.79% 5.2% 7.04% 8.57% 2.37% 4.12% 1.69% 1.79%
2026/04/11 22.66% 3.21% 7.03% 2.45% 6.48% 9.55% 2.31% 6.26% 1.63% 1.51%
2026/04/12 17.44% 5.09% 6.49% 3.84% 7.29% 8.73% 2.84% 4.39% 2.28% 1.96%
2026/04/13 13.43% 3.99% 9.54% 5.44% 7.12% 6.38% 2.94% 4.17% 3.36% 1.59%
2026/04/14 13.39% 4.9% 10.76% 7.03% 5.99% 8.02% 3.62% 3.31% 3.08% 1.64%
2026/04/15 10.33% 4.56% 10.13% 7.74% 4.11% 8.01% 6.52% 4.48% 2.28% 1.29%
2026/04/16 10.31% 5.7% 8.96% 7.54% 3.52% 8.73% 10.04% 3.95% 0.75% 0.81%
2026/04/17 11.84% 6.36% 9.26% 3.58% 4.63% 9.56% 8.28% 5.07% 1.59% 1.26%
2026/04/18 15.79% 6.04% 10.56% 4.52% 4.97% 7.02% 3.91% 4.96% 2% 2.52%
2026/04/19 14.61% 6.34% 10.29% 4.04% 7.02% 7.98% 3.73% 4.76% 2.85% 2.85%
2026/04/20 14.83% 6.32% 10.2% 2.09% 8.1% 8.38% 4.64% 4.11% 2.79% 2.74%
2026/04/21 13.59% 5.19% 11.47% 2.58% 6.19% 6.87% 3.58% 3.1% 3.24% 3.14%
2026/04/22 18.13% 5.5% 8.6% 3.65% 6.07% 11.25% 2.77% 3.22% 1.52% 2.91%
2026/04/23 20.7% 5.27% 12.53% 1.76% 7.15% 8.65% 2.51% 4.61% 2.13% 1.65%
2026/04/24 19.12% 5.18% 7.9% 1.54% 5.69% 7.41% 3.68% 5.54% 2.47% 1.27%
2026/04/25 18.84% 5.88% 5.59% 2.07% 7.3% 7.84% 3.18% 5.54% 1.35% 1.13%
2026/04/26 18.24% 4.24% 11.09% 3.55% 8.63% 6.64% 2.88% 3.78% 3.12% 2.54%
2026/04/27 14.91% 4.78% 12.71% 2.87% 6.87% 7.93% 2.32% 4.57% 1.41% 2.19%
2026/04/28 15.94% 4.46% 10.58% 4.55% 7.38% 7.89% 3.22% 4.84% 2.45% 2.17%
2026/04/29 20.68% 4.9% 10.62% 2.65% 6.7% 8.2% 3.84% 4.93% 2.81% 1.36%
2026/04/30 15.82% 10.79% 9.77% 6.93% 6.71% 6.49% 6.22% 4.08% 1.48% 1.15%
  • guitarcenter.com
  • thriftbooks.com
  • sweetwater.com
  • audible.com
  • amazon.com
  • etsy.com
  • target.com
  • walmart.com
  • christianbook.com
  • zazzle.com

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April saw dynamic shifts in PPC impressions. Guitarcenter.com started strong, dipped mid-month, then rebounded. Thriftbooks.com surged at month’s end. Sweetwater.com and Audible.com fluctuated, while Amazon.com and Etsy.com remained steady. Target.com and Walmart.com showed varied trends. Christianbook.com and Zazzle.com had minor fluctuations.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for US Retail Books and Music

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 Retail Books and Music - Last month
  1. 1
    Buy eGift Cards at Amazon http://www.amazon.com

    For Hundreds of Occasions — Delivery by email can be immediate or scheduled. Gift cards never expire and carry no fees. Fast shipping. Try Prime for free.

  2. 2
    Harry Potter Audio Collection - The Full-Cast Audio Editions https://www.audible.com

    Explore the new full-cast audio editions of Harry Potter to add to your library. Listen to Harry Potter full-cast audio editions on Audible. The Magic...

  3. 3
    Calendars https://www.etsy.com › paper

    One-Of-A-Kind Calendars — Shop Calendars For Beautiful Papercraft. Find Paper Products You'll Love. Buy Directly From Makers. Only On Etsy. One-of-a-Kind Community. Ready To Ship Top...

  4. 4
    1,000 Baby Boy Names https://goodhousekeeping.com › best › baby-boy-names

    Best Baby Boy Names 2026 — The top 1,000 baby boy names all parents should consider. Liam, Noah, Oliver. Best of 2026. Editor's Top Picks. Ratings. Reviews.

  5. 5
    Rakuten.com https://www.rakuten.com

    Online & In-Store Cash Back — Get Cash Back at 3,500+ stores on this Season's Best Gifts, Clothes, Electronics and More. Higher Prices Got You Down? Join Rakuten for Free and Get Cash Back on Everyday Purchases.

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In the bustling world of Google PPC, Amazon entices with eGift cards for every occasion, while Audible captivates with Harry Potter’s magical audio editions. Etsy offers unique calendars, Good Housekeeping lists top baby boy names, and Rakuten promises cash back on diverse purchases.

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