UK Gambling & Gaming Sports Betting - PPC Market Share Analysis March 2025

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

Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Gambling & Gaming Sports Betting brands

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

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Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain	Share of clicks
williamhill.com	23.4
skybet.com	22.48
bet365.com	18.41
paddypower.com	10.82
ladbrokes.com	9.19
coral.co.uk	2.11
virginbet.com	1.99
boylesports.com	1.03
kwiff.com	0.95
betfair.com	0.86
others	8.76

In the gambling PPC landscape, William Hill leads with 23.40% click share, followed by Sky Bet at 22.48%. Bet365 captures 18.41%, while others collectively hold 8.76%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Gambling & Gaming Sports Betting brands

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Share of Spend - Last Month
Date	ladbrokes.com	skybet.com	bet365.com	coral.co.uk	williamhill.com	betfred.com	virginbet.com	paddypower.com	virgingames.com	bestukbettingsites.com
2025/03/01	17.97%	6.61%	1.25%	22.5%	20.07%	4.85%	0%	2%	1.83%	0.36%
2025/03/02	15.48%	5.83%	0.83%	18.98%	27.57%	3.86%	0.32%	1.95%	2.82%	0.39%
2025/03/03	7.07%	4%	14.15%	4.67%	7.84%	1.69%	3.83%	24.36%	2.59%	2.84%
2025/03/04	7.66%	3.76%	11.86%	4.56%	7.82%	1.78%	3.77%	28.35%	2.07%	2.3%
2025/03/05	8.15%	0.37%	8.21%	10.45%	8.58%	3.41%	16.77%	15.59%	0.03%	1.02%
2025/03/06	0.43%	0.44%	12.92%	1.48%	6.16%	0.37%	0.01%	33.22%	0.02%	1.85%
2025/03/07	8.18%	0.28%	10.41%	2.83%	5.38%	6.35%	0.01%	0.12%	4.66%	1.81%
2025/03/08	1.47%	1.03%	5.94%	0.43%	0.03%	5.86%	0.79%	12.88%	0.01%	5.33%
2025/03/09	3.76%	2.3%	4.86%	6.51%	0.65%	1.26%	0.07%	1.05%	0.16%	2.29%
2025/03/10	5.41%	2.7%	6.1%	4.78%	0.7%	1.4%	0.07%	1.13%	0.19%	4%
2025/03/11	5.64%	2.97%	6.2%	4.28%	0.39%	1.48%	0.07%	0.66%	4.79%	5.64%
2025/03/12	0.35%	0.03%	0.16%	0.04%	0%	0.01%	0.01%	0.05%	0%	0.16%
2025/03/13	0.69%	0.07%	0.31%	0.08%	0%	0.03%	0.01%	0.05%	0%	0.32%
2025/03/14	0.46%	0.04%	0.2%	0.05%	0%	0.02%	0.01%	0.03%	5.89%	0.21%
2025/03/15	1.1%	0.11%	0.49%	0.12%	0%	0.05%	0.02%	0.07%	0%	0.51%
2025/03/16	0%	0%	7.51%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/18	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4.66%	0%
2025/03/22	0%	0%	8.39%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/23	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	6%	0%	0%
2025/03/24	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	5.85%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/25	2.9%	0%	2.17%	0%	0.18%	2.44%	0%	0%	4.81%	0%
2025/03/26	0%	0%	54.19%	0%	0%	1.26%	0%	0%	4.97%	0%
2025/03/27	25.68%	0%	50.57%	0%	0%	0.1%	0%	0%	0.08%	0%
2025/03/28	15.5%	6.95%	6.54%	4.72%	1.52%	6.32%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/29	0%	0%	0%	0.93%	0.01%	0%	60.07%	0%	1.59%	0%
2025/03/30	7.67%	17.6%	0%	0%	0.02%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/31	25.11%	11.43%	7.89%	1.22%	0.01%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

In March 2025, Virgin Bet’s spend share spiked on the 5th and 29th. Ladbrokes saw a surge on the 27th and 31st. Sky Bet’s peak was on the 30th. Bet365 had a significant rise on the 26th. Paddy Power’s highest was on the 6th. Virgin Games and Coral had consistent fluctuations. William Hill and Betfred maintained lower levels. The month ended with varied peaks across advertisers.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Gambling & Gaming Sports Betting

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Competitor Count - Last month
Date	Competitor Count
2025/03/01	87
2025/03/02	63
2025/03/03	118
2025/03/04	117
2025/03/05	94
2025/03/06	92
2025/03/07	94
2025/03/08	100
2025/03/09	90
2025/03/10	89
2025/03/11	76
2025/03/12	36
2025/03/13	30
2025/03/14	41
2025/03/15	34
2025/03/16	23
2025/03/17	24
2025/03/18	28
2025/03/19	24
2025/03/20	15
2025/03/21	18
2025/03/22	16
2025/03/23	16
2025/03/24	19
2025/03/25	28
2025/03/26	22
2025/03/27	30
2025/03/28	30
2025/03/29	26
2025/03/30	27
2025/03/31	26

March began with 87 advertisers, peaking at 118 on March 3. A decline followed, reaching 15 by March 20. The month concluded with 26 advertisers.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Gambling & Gaming Sports Betting

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

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Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name	Market Trend
bet365.com	54.41%
kwiff.com	6.19%
32red.com	3.3%
goodwood.com	0.74%
mrluck.com	0.37%
coral.co.uk	-1.97%
ladbrokes.com	-5.01%
skybet.com	-12.71%
paddypower.com	-14.76%
williamhill.com	-21.42%

In the past month, bet365.com surged with a 54.41% click share increase, while williamhill.com plummeted by 21.42%.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Gambling & Gaming Sports Betting Share of Impressions

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

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Date	ladbrokes.com	bet365.com	skybet.com	coral.co.uk	betfred.com	williamhill.com	paddypower.com	rainbowrichescasino.com	virgingames.com	32red.com
2025/03/01	22.64%	1.28%	17.61%	23.18%	5.12%	13.09%	2.22%	0%	2.14%	2.97%
2025/03/02	18.63%	0.66%	14.41%	16.26%	3.43%	16.17%	1.95%	0%	3.3%	1.39%
2025/03/03	13.03%	19.01%	9.11%	7.53%	3.46%	10.3%	6.92%	4.81%	6.58%	1.22%
2025/03/04	15.75%	16.49%	8.79%	8.26%	3.83%	10%	8.12%	1.78%	5.11%	1.86%
2025/03/05	14.47%	10.47%	0.09%	13.81%	8.27%	8.24%	5.07%	0%	0.01%	0%
2025/03/06	0.43%	22.95%	0.15%	2.02%	0.85%	13.94%	15.23%	0%	0.01%	0%
2025/03/07	7.29%	10.41%	0.07%	4.18%	10.48%	6.85%	0.02%	6.05%	9.23%	16.54%
2025/03/08	2.65%	14.06%	5%	0.96%	8.77%	0.02%	5.48%	0%	0%	6.19%
2025/03/09	1%	2.21%	0.57%	5.27%	0.34%	0.17%	0.17%	0%	0.04%	3.9%
2025/03/10	0.22%	0.46%	0.14%	0.31%	0.08%	0.03%	0.04%	0%	0.01%	0%
2025/03/11	1.11%	2.75%	0.83%	1.75%	0.41%	0.09%	0.21%	0%	8.65%	0.02%
2025/03/12	0.05%	0.04%	0.02%	0.03%	0.02%	0%	0.03%	0%	0%	4.62%
2025/03/13	0.13%	0.09%	0.06%	0.08%	0.04%	0%	0.04%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/14	0.07%	0.05%	0.03%	0.04%	0.02%	0%	0.02%	6.71%	6.71%	0%
2025/03/15	0.21%	0.15%	0.09%	0.13%	0.07%	0%	0.07%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/16	0%	9.71%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/18	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	13.34%	6.67%	6.67%
2025/03/22	0%	8.71%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	8.71%	0%	8.71%
2025/03/23	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	9.51%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/24	0%	0%	0%	0%	7.75%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/25	2.24%	1.71%	0%	0%	3.83%	0.21%	0%	7.67%	7.67%	3.83%
2025/03/26	0%	5.97%	0%	0%	4.02%	0%	0%	0%	16.07%	0%
2025/03/27	32.51%	32.51%	0%	0%	0.1%	0%	0%	0%	0.1%	32.51%
2025/03/28	19.23%	13.21%	11.91%	13.21%	11.91%	0.85%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2025/03/29	0%	0%	0%	1.16%	0.01%	0.01%	0%	0%	5.88%	0%
2025/03/30	14.14%	0%	28.28%	0.01%	0.01%	0.02%	0%	0%	0%	3.07%
2025/03/31	36.62%	21.93%	21.93%	0.04%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Ladbrokes.com started March strong, dipped mid-month, then surged to 36.62% by month’s end. Bet365.com fluctuated, peaking at 32.51% on March 27. Skybet.com ended March with a notable 21.93%.

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Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Gambling & Gaming Sports Betting

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UK Gambling & Gaming Sports Betting - PPC Market Share Analysis March 2025

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Gambling & Gaming Sports Betting brands

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Gambling & Gaming Sports Betting brands

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