Comscore Ranks the Top 50 U.S. Digital Media Properties for August 2014
RESTON, VA, September 18, 2014 – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly ranking of U.S. online activity at the top digital media properties for August 2014 based on data from the Comscore MMX® and MMX® Multi-Platform services. Google Sites ranked as the top multi-platform property with 233.1 million unique visitors/viewers across desktop and mobile, while also ranking as the top desktop property with 190.7 million visitors. AddThis topped the Ad Focus ranking with a U.S. desktop internet reach of 97.7 percent.
Comscore Top 50 Multi-Platform Properties (Desktop and Mobile) | ||||||
Rank | Property | Unique Visitors/Viewers (000) |
| Rank | Property | Unique Visitors/Viewers (000) |
| Total Internet : Total Audience | 248,567 |
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1 | Google Sites | 233,143 |
| 26 | BuzzFeed.com | 68,779 |
2 | Yahoo Sites | 217,583 |
| 27 | Ask Network | 65,872 |
3 | 206,881 |
| 28 | WebMD Health | 65,758 | |
4 | AOL, Inc. | 181,216 |
| 29 | Conde Nast Digital | 65,115 |
5 | Microsoft Sites | 179,454 |
| 30 | Pinterest.com | 64,222 |
6 | Amazon Sites | 172,093 |
| 31 | Gawker Media | 64,123 |
7 | Apple Inc. | 137,758 |
| 32 | Viacom Digital | 63,950 |
8 | Turner Digital | 134,957 |
| 33 | Demand Media | 62,720 |
9 | Comcast NBCUniversal | 132,390 |
| 34 | Fox Sports Digital - Sporting News Media | 61,263 |
10 | CBS Interactive | 127,431 |
| 35 | craigslist, inc. | 61,232 |
11 | Mode Media (formerly Glam Media) | 122,971 |
| 36 | Disney Online | 58,633 |
12 | Twitter.com | 121,112 |
| 37 | YP Sites | 58,257 |
13 | eBay | 110,635 |
| 38 | Netflix.com | 55,777 |
14 | Gannett Sites | 106,760 |
| 39 | Vimeo | 55,308 |
15 | Wikimedia Foundation Sites | 105,384 |
| 40 | Fox News Digital Network | 54,769 |
16 | 88,820 |
| 41 | IHeartRadio Network | 53,889 | |
17 | Pandora.com | 84,144 |
| 42 | Adobe Sites | 53,312 |
18 | Weather Company, The | 83,952 |
| 43 | WordPress.com* | 52,400 |
19 | ESPN | 82,420 |
| 44 | Meredith Digital | 52,207 |
20 | Hearst Corporation | 78,930 |
| 45 | T365 - Tribune | 50,940 |
21 | About | 78,378 |
| 46 | Defy Media | 50,935 |
22 | Answers.com Sites | 78,056 |
| 47 | New York Times Digital | 50,040 |
23 | Yelp | 75,354 |
| 48 | NFL Internet Group | 49,774 |
24 | Wal-Mart | 72,159 |
| 49 | Target Corporation | 49,540 |
25 | Time Inc. Network (partial) | 71,699 |
| 50 | Townsquare Media | 49,447 |
Comscore Top 50 Properties (Desktop Only) | ||||||
Rank | Property | Unique Visitors (000) |
| Rank | Property | Unique Visitors (000) |
| Total Internet : Total Audience | 226,004 |
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1 | Google Sites | 190,703 |
| 26 | Time Inc. Network (partial) | 31,589 |
2 | Yahoo Sites | 166,816 |
| 27 | Dropbox Sites | 31,060 |
3 | Microsoft Sites | 157,987 |
| 28 | WebMD Health | 30,780 |
4 | 144,634 |
| 29 | ESPN | 30,760 | |
5 | AOL, Inc. | 110,543 |
| 30 | Conde Nast Digital | 30,720 |
6 | Amazon Sites | 103,352 |
| 31 | Adobe Sites | 30,246 |
7 | Mode Media (formerly Glam Media) | 71,093 |
| 32 | YP Sites | 30,013 |
8 | Turner Digital | 68,701 |
| 33 | Fox News Digital Network | 29,393 |
9 | CBS Interactive | 66,614 |
| 34 | Viacom Digital | 29,009 |
10 | eBay | 66,252 |
| 35 | Pinterest.com | 28,931 |
11 | Comcast NBCUniversal | 63,761 |
| 36 | Fox Sports Digital - Sporting News Media | 27,104 |
12 | Apple Inc. | 61,918 |
| 37 | Defy Media | 26,998 |
13 | Wikimedia Foundation Sites | 60,338 |
| 38 | Netflix.com | 26,202 |
14 | Gannett Sites | 50,999 |
| 39 | New York Times Digital | 26,200 |
15 | Ask Network | 48,622 |
| 40 | Meredith Digital | 26,145 |
16 | About | 47,462 |
| 41 | Gawker Media | 25,515 |
17 | 46,785 |
| 42 | Target Corporation | 24,665 | |
18 | craigslist, inc. | 43,315 |
| 43 | Tumblr.com* | 24,600 |
19 | Weather Company, The | 41,800 |
| 44 | Verizon Communications Corporation | 24,522 |
20 | Answers.com Sites | 40,435 |
| 45 | Purch | 23,977 |
21 | Twitter.com | 40,262 |
| 46 | T365 - Tribune | 22,936 |
22 | Wal-Mart | 38,768 |
| 47 | Ziff Davis Tech | 22,900 |
23 | Yelp | 37,169 |
| 48 | Vox Media | 22,865 |
24 | Hearst Corporation | 35,635 |
| 49 | AT&T, Inc. | 22,553 |
25 | Demand Media | 35,486 |
| 50 | IDG Network | 22,511 |
Comscore Ad Focus Rankings (Desktop Only) | ||||||||||
Top 30 Syndicated Ad Focus Entities |
| Top 20 Ad Networks/Buy Side Networks | ||||||||
Rank | Property | Unique Visitors (000) | % Reach |
| Rank | Property | Unique Visitors (000) | % Reach | ||
| Total Internet : Total Audience | 226,004 | 100.0 |
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1 | AddThis | 220,744 | 97.7 |
| 1 | Google Ad Network** | 216,195 | 95.7 | ||
2 | 183,580 | 81.2 |
| 2 | Conversant (formerly ValueClick Networks)** | 195,151 | 86.3 | |||
3 | ShareThis | 170,393 | 75.4 |
| 3 | Yahoo Audience Network** | 192,922 | 85.4 | ||
4 | Outbrain | 169,265 | 74.9 |
| 4 | Casale Media - MediaNet** | 184,307 | 81.6 | ||
5 | Yahoo Sites | 166,816 | 73.8 |
| 5 | Criteo** | 183,917 | 81.4 | ||
6 | Facebook.com | 142,269 | 63.0 |
| 6 | RadiumOne** | 177,160 | 78.4 | ||
7 | YouTube.com | 123,415 | 54.6 |
| 7 | Collective Display** | 165,949 | 73.4 | ||
8 | AOL, Inc. | 110,543 | 48.9 |
| 8 | Burst Media** | 165,678 | 73.3 | ||
9 | Bing | 86,002 | 38.1 |
| 9 | Advertising.com** | 163,293 | 72.3 | ||
10 | Amazon.com* | 85,313 | 37.7 |
| 10 | Cox Digital Solutions - Network** | 155,383 | 68.8 | ||
11 | MSN | 71,964 | 31.8 |
| 11 | Adconion / Adconion Direct** | 145,867 | 64.5 | ||
12 | Mode Media (formerly Glam Media) | 71,093 | 31.5 |
| 12 | Exponential - Tribal Fusion** | 145,762 | 64.5 | ||
13 | Windows Live | 65,715 | 29.1 |
| 13 | Rocket Fuel** | 127,584 | 56.5 | ||
14 | Gannett Sites | 50,999 | 22.6 |
| 14 | SourceKnowledge Video Network** | 122,045 | 54.0 | ||
15 | Ask Network | 48,622 | 21.5 |
| 15 | Microsoft Media Network US** | 112,380 | 49.7 | ||
16 | About | 47,462 | 21.0 |
| 16 | Undertone Networks** | 87,622 | 38.8 | ||
17 | 46,785 | 20.7 |
| 17 | Vibrant Media** | 87,281 | 38.6 | |||
18 | CNN | 44,797 | 19.8 |
| 18 | PulsePoint** | 78,294 | 34.6 | ||
19 | Answers.com Sites | 40,435 | 17.9 |
| 19 | Specific Media** | 76,935 | 34.0 | ||
20 | Twitter.com | 40,262 | 17.8 |
| 20 | AdBlade Network** | 73,300 | 32.4 | ||
21 | NBC News Digital | 39,936 | 17.7 |
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22 | 5min Media Platform | 39,041 | 17.3 |
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23 | Blogger | 38,799 | 17.2 |
| 1 | Rubicon Project** | 187,225 | 82.8 | ||
24 | Yelp | 37,169 | 16.4 |
| 2 | Fulcrum5** | 184,569 | 81.7 | ||
25 | Weather Channel, The | 36,665 | 16.2 |
| 3 | OpenX** | 150,181 | 66.5 | ||
26 | Walmart.com | 35,847 | 15.9 |
| 4 | engage:BDR** | 31,700 | 14.0 | ||
27 | Demand Media | 35,486 | 15.7 |
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28 | CBS News | 34,028 | 15.1 |
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29 | Apple.com | 32,046 | 14.2 |
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30 | IMDb | 31,722 | 14.0 |
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Reach % denotes the percentage of the total internet population that viewed a particular entity at least once in August. For instance, Yahoo Sites was seen by 73.8 percent of the 226 million internet users in August.
* Entity has assigned some portion of traffic to other syndicated entities.
** Indicates that the entity is an advertising network.
About Comscore MMX Multi-Platform
Comscore MMX Multi-Platform offers comprehensive reporting on more than 300,000 digital media entities, including their un-duplicated audience size, demographic composition, engagement, performance within key user segments and behavioral trends. All of these metrics are measured across multiple digital media platforms, including desktop computers, smartphones and tablets, and content delivery vehicles, including websites, videos and apps. These platforms are unified using both panel- and census-based methods to deliver a holistic view of media companies’ total digital populations.
About Comscore MMX
Comscore MMX provides industry-leading Internet audience measurement services that report details of online media usage, visitor demographics and online buying power for the home, work and university audiences on desktop computers across local U.S. markets and across the globe. Comscore MMX reports are used by financial analysts, advertising agencies, publishers and marketers. Comscore MMX syndicated ratings are based on industry-sanctioned sampling methodologies.
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