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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

Octopus overtakes British Gas as Britain’s largest household energy supplier

The app for Octopus Energy on a mobile device
Octopus gained almost 1m new gas and electricity accounts from its rivals in 2024. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

Octopus Energy has become Britain’s largest household energy supplier for the first time, toppling British Gas almost four decades after it was privatised under Margaret Thatcher.

The energy company grew its share of the market to 23.7% of households in Great Britain by the end of last year, according to latest figures, less than a decade after it was founded by its chief executive, Greg Jackson.

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