London, UK, 2 June, 2015 – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly report on the state of the digital landscape in the UK, based on data from the Comscore MMX, MMX Multi-Platform, Mobile Metrix and Video Metrix services. More than 47.5 million UK unique visitors accessed the Internet in April 2015 across desktop and mobile (smartphone and tablet) platforms. 45.1 million visitors accessed the Internet via desktop while 36.5 million users browsed the web via mobile devices. Download the full April UK Digital Market Overview here.
Google Sites ranked as the top property with nearly 46 million combined desktop and mobile Internet users. The majority of Google Sites’ audience visited from both desktop and mobile platforms (66 percent), while 28% visited exclusively from desktop and 7% were mobile-only users. Facebook was the second most popular online property with a multi-platform audience of 41 million, 20 percent of which were mobile-only.
Comscore Top 20 Digital Media Properties by Total Multi-Platform Unique Visitors April 2015 UK, Desktop Age 6+, Mobile Age 18+ Source: Comscore MMX Multi-Platform
Unique Visitors (000)
Share (%) of Total Digital Population
Total Digital Population
Desktop Only
Multi-Platform (Desktop + Mobile)
Mobile Only
Total Internet Audience
47,523
23%
72%
5%
Google Sites
45,646
28%
66%
7%
Facebook
41,095
24%
56%
20%
BBC Sites
39,934
30%
31%
39%
Amazon Sites
36,865
38%
Microsoft Sites
36,595
49%
13%
Yahoo Sites
32,204
34%
eBay
31,369
37%
Apple Inc.
27,201
29%
14%
57%
Sky Sites
26,718
21%
16%
63%
Mail Online / Daily Mail
26,132
Wikimedia Foundation Sites
24,873
41%
26%
33%
Mode Media
24,010
51%
Trinity Mirror Group
22,795
22%
10%
67%
TWITTER.COM
21,638
25%
17%
58%
AOL, Inc.
21,125
44%
Linkedin
20,713
The Guardian
20,539
55%
TripAdvisor Inc.
19,689
32%
18%
Telegraph Media Group
19,631
GOV.UK
16,032
53%
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About ComscoreFounded in 1999 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a global leader in digital media analytics. Comscore makes audiences and advertising more valuable by providing trusted, independent metrics that help businesses understand how people interact with content and advertising across TV and digital devices, giving a total view of the consumer. Through its products and services, Comscore helps its more than 2,500 clients understand their multi-platform audiences, know if their advertising is working, and access data where they want and need it. Please visit www.comscore.com to learn more.
About UKOMUK Online Measurement Company (UKOM) is an industry governed multi-platform audience measurement in partnership with Comscore.
UKOM’s objective is to set and oversee the delivery of a credible industry standard for digital audience measurement. That means quantifying audiences in terms of people, not browsers or machines.