NEW YORK, NY -- 02/25/08 --
Nielsen Online reports January 2008 data for
the Top U.S. Search Providers.
Top search providers, ranked by total searches. Searches represent the
total number of queries conducted at the provider.
Table 1: Top 10 Search Providers for January 2008
Ranked by Searches (U.S.)
Provider Searches Share of Searches per
(000) Searches Searcher
1. Google Search 4,223,703 56.9% 39.6
2. Yahoo! Search 1,407,062 19.0% 25.1
3. MSN/Windows
Live Search 894,129 12.1% 30.1
4. AOL Search 350,592 4.7% 17.2
5. Ask.com Search 179,362 2.4% 11.0
6. My Web Search 71,593 1.0% 12.4
7. Comcast Search 40,007 0.5% 11.7
8. AT&T Worldnet
Search 24,546 0.3% 10.1
9. NexTag Search 23,084 0.3% 2.6
10. Dogpile.com Search 20,208 0.3% 10.5
Source: Nielsen Online, MegaView Search
Example: An estimated 4.2 billion search queries were conducted at Google
Search, representing 57 percent of all search queries conducted during the
given time period.
Note: Effective with October 2007 reporting, Nielsen Online has made
several enhancements to its MegaPanel service. These enhancements include
more granular reporting, increased accuracy, an expanded Internet universe
and more advanced tracking.
Because of these methodology changes, previous results from MegaPanel-based
products, including MegaView Search and MegaView Online Retail, cannot be
trended with current results. While we regret that trending data is not
presently available, we believe these product enhancements will provide the
highest quality data possible to our clients and the marketplace.
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