US Retail Sports and Outdoors - PPC Market Share Analysis September 2026

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

Sports and Outdoors – US

Google AI Overview visibility for Retail Sports and Outdoors 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 46.1786385663
53.8213614337
46%

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 11
89
11%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 5%
Transactional 9%
Navigational 15%
Seasonal 1%
Local 1%
Problem Solving 1%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 US Retail Sports and Outdoors 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
dickssportinggoods.com 25.39
walmart.com 6.88
roguefitness.com 3.05
cabelas.com 2.74
temu.com 2.73
academy.com 2.72
basspro.com 2.63
amazon.com 2.25
aventon.com 2.03
lectricebikes.com 1.79
others 47.79
  • dickssportinggoods.com - 25.39%
  • walmart.com - 6.88%
  • roguefitness.com - 3.05%
  • cabelas.com - 2.74%
  • temu.com - 2.73%
  • academy.com - 2.72%
  • basspro.com - 2.63%
  • amazon.com - 2.25%
  • aventon.com - 2.03%
  • lectricebikes.com - 1.79%
  • others - 47.79%

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In the competitive landscape of Google PPC, Dick’s Sporting Goods leads with a 25.39% click share, followed by Walmart at 6.88%. Meanwhile, ‘others’ collectively hold a significant 47.79% share.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 US Retail Sports and Outdoors 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 dickssportinggoods.com walmart.com roguefitness.com temu.com aipasbike.com amazon.com lectricebikes.com yeti.com aventon.com academy.com
2026/09/01 5.32% 6.58% 3.65% 4.12% 3.12% 4.55% 4.05% 1.99% 6.19% 1.62%
2026/09/02 5.01% 6.29% 3.09% 4.28% 3.69% 2.87% 5.26% 1.71% 8.12% 0.94%
2026/09/03 5.21% 5.7% 3.3% 4.29% 3.86% 3.18% 4.4% 1.62% 6.82% 0.69%
2026/09/04 5.64% 4.55% 2.94% 4.48% 3.99% 3.32% 5.11% 1.6% 7.51% 0.72%
2026/09/05 5.44% 3.77% 3.43% 5.36% 3.59% 3.7% 5.23% 1.94% 4.51% 1.48%
2026/09/06 6.39% 3.67% 3.54% 4.77% 4.12% 4.34% 6.68% 1.75% 6.04% 0.59%
2026/09/07 6.56% 3.78% 3.37% 5.16% 3.51% 3.78% 5.91% 1.71% 5.93% 1.6%
2026/09/08 6.39% 5.05% 3.31% 4.19% 3.43% 3.34% 5.84% 1.95% 4.2% 0.71%
2026/09/09 6.16% 5.54% 3.31% 6.55% 2.76% 3.62% 4.2% 1.64% 1.37% 1.1%
2026/09/10 5.53% 7.98% 4.41% 6.34% 2.56% 3.23% 3.04% 1.5% 2.4% 0.61%
2026/09/11 7.84% 5.8% 3.51% 3.27% 1.93% 2.44% 2.1% 1.86% 3.65% 0.81%
2026/09/12 7.07% 6.96% 4.58% 3.77% 2.23% 2.09% 2.06% 1.62% 4.13% 0.95%
2026/09/13 7.43% 9.28% 5.77% 3.09% 2.18% 1.63% 2.06% 1.34% 4.15% 0.5%
2026/09/14 7.76% 9.15% 5.33% 1.85% 1.35% 1.66% 1.76% 1.4% 3.65% 0.72%
2026/09/15 8.43% 10.7% 4.31% 3.53% 2.11% 2.1% 1.55% 1.46% 2.95% 0.8%
2026/09/16 4.98% 9.02% 3.84% 4.25% 2.12% 2.27% 1.5% 1.25% 3.75% 3.04%
2026/09/17 5.24% 10.42% 5.24% 2.54% 2.17% 1.58% 1.46% 1.34% 5.67% 1.75%
2026/09/18 5.85% 9.33% 4.76% 2.42% 1.34% 1.62% 1.22% 1.6% 5.38% 2.58%
2026/09/19 7.91% 10.59% 5.58% 2.83% 1.62% 1.83% 0.87% 1.51% 4.71% 2.72%
2026/09/20 5.71% 9.82% 4.88% 3.68% 1.66% 2.6% 1.57% 1.4% 4.96% 4.11%
2026/09/21 5.78% 12.3% 5.12% 2.83% 3% 1.8% 1.95% 1.22% 4.64% 4.7%
2026/09/22 5.21% 9.75% 5.24% 2.96% 3.14% 2.41% 2% 1.35% 5.33% 4.34%
2026/09/23 4.25% 10.45% 7.19% 2.76% 1.42% 2.25% 1.49% 1.17% 6.04% 5.43%
2026/09/24 5.28% 8.05% 4.07% 4.36% 1.68% 2.17% 1.95% 1.93% 3.25% 2.88%
2026/09/25 7.96% 6.11% 4.52% 3.42% 1.6% 1.84% 2.1% 1.94% 0.57% 3.2%
2026/09/26 6.95% 6.27% 5.04% 3.34% 1.84% 1.93% 1.87% 2.12% 0.59% 3.13%
2026/09/27 5.63% 8.1% 3.88% 5.73% 3.17% 2.3% 1.86% 2.04% 0.92% 0.72%
2026/09/28 8.43% 5.53% 3.11% 4.2% 2.74% 2.3% 2.27% 2.16% 1.35% 0.65%
2026/09/29 8.28% 7.3% 3.38% 4.7% 3.58% 2.1% 3.05% 2.04% 1.96% 0.73%
2026/09/30 7.72% 5.76% 3.38% 3.29% 2.55% 1.87% 1.81% 1.76% 1.19% 0.74%
  • dickssportinggoods.com
  • walmart.com
  • roguefitness.com
  • temu.com
  • aipasbike.com
  • amazon.com
  • lectricebikes.com
  • yeti.com
  • aventon.com
  • academy.com

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In September 2026, Walmart led PPC spend, peaking at 12.30% on the 21st. Dick’s Sporting Goods saw fluctuations, ending strong at 7.72%. Rogue Fitness and Temu experienced varied trends, while Aventon and Academy had notable mid-month spikes.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for US Retail Sports and Outdoors

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 2020
2026/09/02 2485
2026/09/03 2550
2026/09/04 2567
2026/09/05 2484
2026/09/06 2373
2026/09/07 2366
2026/09/08 2273
2026/09/09 2236
2026/09/10 2385
2026/09/11 2577
2026/09/12 2569
2026/09/13 2608
2026/09/14 2549
2026/09/15 2595
2026/09/16 2621
2026/09/17 2702
2026/09/18 2556
2026/09/19 2396
2026/09/20 2350
2026/09/21 2252
2026/09/22 2165
2026/09/23 2088
2026/09/24 2195
2026/09/25 2116
2026/09/26 2127
2026/09/27 2143
2026/09/28 2167
2026/09/29 2299
2026/09/30 2354

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September began with 2,020 advertisers, peaking at 2,702 mid-month. A decline followed, ending at 2,354.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for US Retail Sports and Outdoors

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
walmart.com 2.22%
academy.com 1.62%
golfgalaxy.com 0.62%
target.com 0.52%
cabelas.com 0.52%
brooklynkayakcompany.com -0.78%
temu.com -0.96%
amazon.com -1.01%
dickssportinggoods.com -1.02%
lectricebikes.com -1.17%

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Walmart.com surged with a 2.22% click share increase, while lectricebikes.com faced a 1.17% decline.

Campaign Efficiency

US Retail Sports and Outdoors Share of Impressions

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

Date dickssportinggoods.com walmart.com temu.com roguefitness.com target.com amazon.com aipasbike.com lectricebikes.com academy.com aventon.com
2026/09/01 10.37% 7.67% 6.36% 1.88% 1.59% 4.51% 2.69% 2.79% 2.7% 4.12%
2026/09/02 10.68% 7.64% 6.09% 1.67% 1.47% 3.34% 3.22% 3.56% 1.46% 5.68%
2026/09/03 10.62% 6.96% 6.13% 2.39% 1.26% 3.92% 3.31% 3.35% 1.21% 4.92%
2026/09/04 11.54% 5.42% 6.4% 2.18% 0.89% 3.97% 3.25% 3.5% 1.26% 5.02%
2026/09/05 10.62% 4.96% 7.07% 3.28% 0.84% 4.42% 2.86% 3.36% 2.92% 3.11%
2026/09/06 12.65% 4.89% 6.12% 3.98% 0.75% 4.97% 3.23% 4.38% 1.14% 3.92%
2026/09/07 13.8% 4.44% 6.55% 3.92% 0.69% 4.76% 2.81% 4.27% 3.42% 3.62%
2026/09/08 13.57% 5.65% 5.7% 3.15% 0.69% 4.29% 2.52% 4.48% 1.44% 2.7%
2026/09/09 13.3% 7.44% 8.51% 3.68% 1.02% 3.94% 2.21% 3.25% 1.86% 1.35%
2026/09/10 11.13% 9.38% 8.39% 4.37% 1.64% 3.59% 2.01% 2.59% 0.81% 2.24%
2026/09/11 14.75% 7.47% 5.04% 3.28% 1.77% 2.93% 1.78% 1.63% 1.44% 2.94%
2026/09/12 13.69% 8.55% 4.62% 5.42% 2.04% 2.29% 1.74% 1.51% 1.63% 3.43%
2026/09/13 12.95% 12.45% 3.52% 7.36% 2.28% 1.76% 1.68% 1.35% 0.63% 2.98%
2026/09/14 14.84% 12.66% 2.42% 6.57% 2.6% 1.85% 0.96% 1.15% 1.08% 2.44%
2026/09/15 15.44% 12.2% 4.59% 5.35% 2.47% 2.24% 1.61% 1% 0.93% 2.3%
2026/09/16 8.8% 11.04% 5.79% 4.81% 2.52% 2.54% 1.66% 1% 5.17% 2.46%
2026/09/17 8.82% 13.72% 3.4% 7.03% 2.95% 1.77% 1.73% 1.14% 3.03% 4.22%
2026/09/18 11.17% 11.7% 3.26% 6.39% 2.95% 1.84% 0.95% 0.81% 4.41% 3.39%
2026/09/19 12.77% 13.29% 3.37% 7.84% 2.45% 1.85% 1.06% 0.62% 4.62% 2.58%
2026/09/20 9.5% 11.89% 4.09% 7.17% 2.64% 2.77% 1.18% 1.22% 7.49% 2.54%
2026/09/21 9.48% 15.41% 3.1% 8.39% 2.66% 1.73% 1.95% 1.31% 7.47% 2.21%
2026/09/22 8.29% 11.18% 3.37% 7.52% 2.67% 2.33% 2.07% 1.57% 7.6% 2.8%
2026/09/23 6.72% 12.08% 3.18% 10.04% 2.61% 2.19% 0.96% 1.08% 9.28% 2.87%
2026/09/24 9.38% 9.49% 5.29% 6.16% 2.23% 2.28% 1.51% 1.58% 5.25% 1.81%
2026/09/25 14.23% 8.03% 4.04% 5.58% 2.25% 1.98% 1.44% 1.72% 5.37% 0.49%
2026/09/26 13.37% 7.51% 3.58% 6.52% 2.47% 1.98% 1.23% 1.2% 5.63% 0.55%
2026/09/27 12.49% 7.83% 6.29% 2.9% 1.81% 2.55% 2.45% 1.82% 1.01% 1.02%
2026/09/28 17.32% 5.61% 4.73% 2.43% 2.01% 2.38% 2.37% 1.7% 0.92% 1.29%
2026/09/29 16.71% 7.47% 5.79% 2.54% 1.98% 2.21% 2.75% 2.16% 1.32% 1.43%
2026/09/30 17.2% 6.22% 4.14% 2.73% 2.07% 1.96% 1.91% 1.4% 1.24% 0.69%
  • dickssportinggoods.com
  • walmart.com
  • temu.com
  • roguefitness.com
  • target.com
  • amazon.com
  • aipasbike.com
  • lectricebikes.com
  • academy.com
  • aventon.com

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In September 2026, Dick’s Sporting Goods led with a peak impression share of 17.32% on the 28th. Walmart’s share fluctuated, peaking at 15.41% on the 21st. Temu’s share declined, while Rogue Fitness saw a rise mid-month. By month’s end, Dick’s Sporting Goods maintained dominance.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for US Retail Sports and Outdoors

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 Sports and Outdoors - Last month
  1. 1
    Bay Area's #1 Barbell Store | Labor Day Barbell Clearance https://360fitnesssuperstore.com › clearance-sale › weights-sale

    Huge Barbell Selection. Best Buy Olympic Barbells - All Styles. We Beat Internet Prices! Technique Bars, Specialty Bars, Curl Bars...

  2. 2
    Bass Pro Shops® Official Site - Shop Online and In-Store https://www.basspro.com › coupons

    The Best in Outdoors Starts Here. Shop All Deals at Bass Pro®.

  3. 3
    DICK'S Sporting Goods® https://www.dickssportinggoods.com

    Shop Our Official Site — Shop Our Extensive Assortment Of Sports Equipment, Apparel, Footwear, Accessories & More. Buy Online Or Pick Up In-store. Your Gear, Ready...

  4. 4
    Bars & Plates - Garage Gyms | Rogue Fitness https://www.roguefitness.com

    Rogue Fitness is the leading manufacturer in strength and conditioning equipment & an official sponsor of the CrossFit Games, Arnold Classic, and USA Weightlifting. From power racks, rigs, and barbells to shoes...

  5. 5
    Affordable Gym Equipment | Break PRs. Not the bank https://www.titan.fitness

    We're Here To Help You Crush Your Fitness Goals Without The Weighted Price Tag. Shop Durable...

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In the competitive world of sports and outdoor retail, five advertisers stand out with compelling PPC text ads. 360 Fitness Superstore entices with a Labor Day Barbell Clearance, emphasizing unbeatable prices. Bass Pro Shops invites outdoor enthusiasts to explore deals both online and in-store. DICK’S Sporting Goods highlights a vast assortment of sports gear, offering convenience with online and in-store options. Rogue Fitness showcases its authority in strength equipment, aligning with prestigious events like the CrossFit Games. Titan Fitness appeals to budget-conscious fitness enthusiasts, promising quality without breaking the bank. Each ad uniquely targets its audience, blending value, variety, and expertise.

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