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NEW YORK, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nielsen//NetRatings, a global
leader in Internet media and market research, released the top 10 search engine share rankings for July 2005. Google Search continued its lead with 46 percent of all searches, followed by Yahoo! Search at 23 percent, and MSN Search at 13 percent (see Table 1). AOL Search garnered five percent of searches, and My Way Search saw two percent. Table 1: Top 10 Search Engines Ranked by Search Share: June-July 2005 Provider/Vertical June 05 July 05 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Google Search 47.0% 46.2% ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Yahoo! Search 22.3% 22.5% ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. MSN Search 12.5% 12.6% ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. AOL Search 5.5% 5.4% ------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. My Way Search 1.8% 2.2% ------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Ask Jeeves Search 1.8% 1.6% ------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Netscape Search 0.9% 1.6% ------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Dogpile.com Search 0.8% 0.9% ------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. iWon Search 1.0% 0.9% ------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. EarthLink Search 0.8% 0.8% ------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Nielsen//NetRatings MegaView Search, August 2005 The average Web searcher conducted nearly 38 searches during July 2005, a four percent increase from the prior month (see Table 2). Google Search and Yahoo! Search saw heavy usage with 27 and 20 searches per person, respectively, followed by Netscape Search and Dogpile.com Search, which averaged nearly 20 and 15 searches per person, respectively. MSN Search rounded out the top five rankings with 14 searches per person. Table 2: Top 10 Search Engines Ranked by Searches per Searcher: June-July 2005 Provider/Vertical June 05 July 05 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Searches per Searcher 36.2 37.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Google Search 27.1 27.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Yahoo! Search 19.1 20.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Netscape Search 10.5 19.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Dogpile.com Search 13.5 15.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. MSN Search 13.4 13.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. EarthLink Search 12.6 13.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. My Search Search 9.5 13.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. iWon Search 17.8 13.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Webcrawler.com Search 6.8 12.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. My Way Search 10.7 11.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Nielsen//NetRatings MegaView Search, August 2005 About Nielsen//NetRatings NetRatings, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTRT) delivers leading Internet media and market research solutions, marketed globally under the Nielsen//NetRatings brand. With high quality, technology-driven products and services, Nielsen//NetRatings is the global standard for Internet audience measurement and premier source for online advertising intelligence, enabling clients to make informed business decisions regarding their Internet and digital strategies. The Nielsen//NetRatings portfolio includes panel-based and site-centric Internet audience measurement services, online advertising intelligence, user lifestyle and demographic data, e-commerce and transaction metrics, and custom data, research and analysis. For more information, please visit http://www.nielsen-netratings.com. CONTACT: Suzy Bausch, +1-408-941-2965, or Tracy Yen +1-408-941-2932, both of NetRatings, Inc. SOURCE Nielsen//NetRatings Web Site: http://www.netratings.com |
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