More than 3 out of 4 Searches Conducted on Google Sites
Bebo Acquisition Propels AOL LLC to #6 Ranked Search Property
LONDON, U.K., August 5, 2008 – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its report on U.K. Internet search activity in June 2008, based on data from the Comscore qSearch 2.0 online measurement service.
Top 10 U.K. Search Properties
In June, Google Sites slightly increased its lead as the most popular search property in the U.K. to 75.3 percent of all search queries, followed by eBay (5.5 percent), Yahoo! Sites (4.3 percent) and Microsoft Sites (3.4 percent). AOL LLC’s acquisition of U.K. social networking property, Bebo.com, expanded its share of search queries to 2.3 percent, edging Facebook.com (2.2 percent) into sixth place.
Comscore qSearch 2.0 U.K. Share of Search Report*June 2008 vs. May 2008Total U.K., Age 15+ - Home & Work LocationsSource: Comscore qSearch 2.0
Property
May 2008
June 2008
Pt Change
Total Internet
100.0
0.0
Google Sites
74.7
75.3
0.5
eBay
5.7
5.5
-0.2
Yahoo! Sites
4.7
4.3
-0.4
Microsoft Sites
3.3
3.4
0.1
Ask Network
2.6
2.4
AOL LLC
1.6
2.3
0.7
FACEBOOK.COM
2.0
2.2
0.2
Amazon Sites
BBC Sites
Rightmove Sites
0.6
*Excludes searches from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.
Other notable findings from June 2008 include:
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