RESTON, VA, October 22, 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 September 2014 based on data from the Comscore MMX® and MMX® Multi-Platform services. Google Sites ranked as the top multi-platform property with 233.2 million unique visitors/viewers across desktop and mobile, while also ranking as the top desktop property with 186.9 million visitors. AddThis topped the Ad Focus ranking with a U.S. desktop internet reach of 93.4 percent.
Comscore Top 50 Multi-Platform Properties (Desktop and Mobile) September 2014Total U.S. – Home and Work Locations Source: Comscore MMX Multi-Platform
Rank
Property
Unique Visitors/Viewers
(000)
Total Internet : Total Audience
249,426
1
Google Sites
233,201
26
Yelp
72,714
2
Yahoo Sites
219,139
27
Conde Nast Digital
69,816
3
Facebook
202,652
28
Ask Network
67,062
4
AOL, Inc.
183,916
29
Pinterest.com
66,497
5
Microsoft Sites
173,747
30
WebMD Health
66,394
6
Amazon Sites
168,497
31
Fox Sports Digital - Sporting News Media
63,785
7
CBS Interactive
142,281
32
Demand Media
62,679
8
Apple Inc.
137,173
33
Viacom Digital
61,352
9
Comcast NBCUniversal
132,555
34
craigslist, inc.
58,534
10
Mode Media (formerly Glam Media)
130,702
35
YP Sites
58,516
11
Turner Digital
123,945
36
Fox News Digital Network
58,171
12
eBay
110,506
37
NFL Internet Group
57,838
13
Gannett Sites
109,467
38
Vidible.tv
57,185
14
Wikimedia Foundation Sites
105,953
39
Vimeo
55,479
15
ESPN
93,956
40
Vox Media
55,261
16
Time Inc. Network (partial)
90,171
41
Disney Online
54,804
17
Linkedin
88,242
42
IHeartRadio Network
54,114
18
About
85,272
43
Adobe Sites
54,108
19
Pandora.com
84,879
44
Gawker Media
53,909
20
Twitter.com†
84,775
45
New York Times Digital
53,293
21
Weather Company, The
81,315
46
Netflix.com
51,911
22
Hearst Corporation
79,837
47
Meredith Digital
51,886
23
Answers.com Sites
79,493
48
WorldNow Sites
51,381
24
BuzzFeed.com
75,099
49
Target Corporation
50,757
25
Wal-Mart
73,215
50
WordPress.com*
50,739
† Beginning with September 2014 data, iPhone and iPad browser only measures for Twitter.com no longer include traffic to syndicated content served off-site. Due to a content implementation change by Twitter, Comscore is now able to identify and exclude iOS traffic to syndicated Twitter feeds from MMX Multi-Platform reporting.
Comscore Top 50 Properties (Desktop Only) September 2014Total U.S. – Home and Work Locations Source: Comscore MMX
Unique Visitors
226,184
186,923
Twitter.com
36,344
165,482
34,738
153,057
33,017
134,489
32,297
107,106
31,837
99,029
31,807
78,550
Dropbox Sites
30,072
72,673
29,992
66,023
29,504
65,123
28,640
64,168
28,329
62,952
27,289
62,628
27,036
55,241
Verizon Communications Corporation
26,624
54,053
25,865
52,000
IDG Network
25,628
48,964
Purch
25,359
47,905
24,884
43,138
Ziff Davis Tech
24,385
41,208
24,303
41,144
24,193
38,924
23,467
37,506
AT&T, Inc.
23,420
37,386
23,137
36,829
T365 - Tribune
23,109
Comscore Ad Focus Rankings (Desktop Only) September 2014 Total U.S. – Home and Work Locations Source: Comscore MMX
Top 30 Syndicated Ad Focus Entities
Top 20 Ad Networks/Buy Side Networks
Unique Visitors (000)
% Reach
100.0
AddThis
211,271
93.4
Google Ad Network**
215,443
95.3
Google
179,289
79.3
Conversant (formerly ValueClick Networks)**
191,621
84.7
ShareThis
171,068
75.6
Yahoo Audience Network**
191,526
Outbrain
166,927
73.8
Casale Media - MediaNet**
182,664
80.8
73.2
Criteo**
180,347
79.7
Facebook.com
132,186
58.4
RadiumOne**
174,430
77.1
YouTube.com
113,511
50.2
Burst Media**
166,153
73.5
47.4
Advertising.com**
164,765
72.8
Bing
88,112
39.0
Collective Display**
162,668
71.9
Amazon.com*
81,675
36.1
Cox Digital Solutions - Network**
156,091
69.0
34.7
Exponential - Tribal Fusion**
145,262
64.2
MSN
68,008
30.1
Amobee**
142,092
62.8
Windows Live
66,617
29.5
Rocket Fuel**
125,664
55.6
24.4
SourceKnowledge Video Network**
118,568
52.4
5min Media Platform
54,574
24.1
Microsoft Media Network US**
112,363
49.7
23.9
Undertone Networks**
90,879
40.2
23.0
Vibrant Media**
87,470
38.7
21.6
AdBlade Network**
80,423
35.6
21.2
Specific Media**
79,780
35.3
CNN
44,641
19.7
VigLink**
73,890
32.7
NBC News Digital
41,366
18.3
Blogger
39,553
17.5
Top DSP/SSP/Ad Exchange Entities
CBS News
39,138
17.3
Rubicon Project**
186,981
82.7
17.2
Fulcrum5**
182,368
80.6
16.3
OpenX**
144,952
64.1
Weather Channel, The
36,565
16.2
engage:BDR**
34,286
15.2
16.1
Walmart.com
34,854
15.4
Apple.com
34,585
15.3
Reach % denotes the percentage of the total internet population that viewed a particular entity at least once in September. For instance, Yahoo Sites was seen by 73.2 percent of the 226 million internet users in September. * Entity has assigned some portion of traffic to other syndicated entities.** Indicates that the entity is an advertising network.
About Comscore MMX Multi-PlatformComscore MMX Multi-Platform offers comprehensive reporting on more than 300,000 digital media entities, including their unduplicated 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 MMXComscore 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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