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Updated June 2024

100+ Brands Featured

Pets at Home logo in dark blue.
Purina logo featuring company name alongside blue and black checker pattern.
Zooplus logo in dark blue letters on a white background.
VetUK logo with dog silhouette on a blue background
Jollyes logo with paw print in the letter "o" and slogan "The Pet People" in blue font.
Viovet pet brand logo in dark blue
Whiskas logo with cat outline, featured on Salience search marketing page.
Royal Canin logo featuring a stylized crown above the text.
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We all love our pets and want the best for them. In 2025, the brands that win online are the ones that get seen early in the research journey and show customers they care.

This free UK Pet Market Report pulls together the digital performance metrics that matter most, so you can benchmark your brand and spot where the next opportunities are opening up.

  • Visibility and market growth signals across the pet supplies industry
  • Winners and losers by organic performance (YoY)
  • Brand reach signals from searches and owned social
  • Trust insights from review volume and rating patterns

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Latest insights from the UK pet supplies market

Headline Signal
James Wellbeloved tops the winners list +237% organic traffic increase YoY
Zooplus continues its ascent +52% rise in traffic YoY
Searches for “wet cat food” are trending 3,200 monthly searches with low competition
Market visibility has grown +33% on average

What this means: The category is expanding online, and the brands that invest in helpful content, strong category coverage, and trust signals have more headroom to earn share of voice.


The biggest wins and losses in the UK pet supplies industry

There are some big wins for brands that have invested in digital. The standout growth stories come from brands building strong category depth and earning visibility across lots of long-tail pet nutrition and care queries.

Standout movers (YoY organic visibility)

Brand YoY change Signal
James Wellbeloved +237% Breakout organic growth
Zooplus +52% Market leader momentum
Pooch & Mutt +78% Fast-rising visibility challenger
Pets At Home Decline High visibility, but losing ground

Key insight: If the market is up +33% and your curve is flat, you are losing share. The winners are earning demand across thousands of specific “problem and product” searches, not just a handful of head terms.


Keyword opportunity to watch: “wet cat food”

Searches for “wet cat food” are trending with 3,200 monthly searches and low competition. That combination is a classic opening for brands that can publish genuinely helpful buying guidance and pair it with strong category UX (filters, ranges, dietary needs, life stage).

Content angle: “best wet cat food for…” (age, sensitivity, indoor cats, weight management)

On-page angle: comparison tables, feeding guidance, ingredients explained

Trust angle: surface reviews, vet-backed claims, clear brand sourcing


Which brands are the most visible in UK pet supplies search?

The top of the market is relatively steady. The leading brands remain highly visible, but the biggest swings tend to happen in the mid-pack where category coverage and content depth can change quickly.

Top 10 most visible pet industry sites

Rank Site
1 petsathome.com
2 purina.co.uk
3 zooplus.co.uk
4 petdrugsonline.co.uk
5 jollyes.co.uk
6 vetuk.co.uk
7 animed.co.uk
8 swelluk.com
9 allaboutdogfood.co.uk
10 poochandmutt.co.uk

Which brands have the biggest reach in the UK pet industry?

Brand reach combines monthly brand searches and social data to show who has the strongest name recognition and owned audience in the pet space.

Brand Monthly brand searches Owned social score Note
Pets At Home 1,000,000+ 1,393 Top brand recall in the sector
Royal Canin 8,253 Social leader (4M+ followers)

Why it matters: Strong brand reach shortens the journey. Buyers who already know you convert faster, bounce less, and are more likely to return via navigational searches.


Which is the most trusted brand in the pet industry?

Pets are family, so trust is non-negotiable. Reviews are both a conversion signal and a visibility signal because they influence click-through and confidence.

Top trusted pet brands (Trustpilot, selected)

Rank Brand Trustpilot rating Reviews
1 animed.co.uk 4.6/5 335,499
2 jollyes.co.uk
3 viovet.co.uk
4 yumove.co.uk
5 pet-supermarket.co.uk

Action point: Put review signals where they reduce doubt fastest: category pages, product pages, and buying guides. Responding well to negative reviews also protects trust perception across search and AI summaries.


Does this UK Pet Industry Report cost anything?

Nope. It costs nothing to download the full report. Fill in your details in the form and we will send it straight to your inbox. You do not have to perform a trick to get this treat.


Why can’t I find my brand?

We can’t fit every pet brand in the report, so we only analyse the top 100. If you want a personalised benchmark, we can create a bespoke report to show exactly where you stand against competitors and where you should focus your marketing effort.


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