London, UK, 15 August 2007 – Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study of UK traffic in July to a selection of leading social networking sites.
UK property Bebo.com became the most visited social networking site from within the UK in July, attracting 10.6 million unique visitors, an increase of 63 percent over the start of the year. It was closely followed by social networking behemoth Myspace.com, which enjoyed a 25 percent increase in traffic over the same time period, to reach 10.1 million unique visitors in July.
The fastest growing social networking site in terms of UK based unique visitors was Facebook.com, which grew 366 percent since the start of the year to attract an audience of 7.6 million unique visitors in July 2007.
Other comparable social networking sites also experienced growth over the same time period. HI5.com increased its UK based traffic by 36 percent to 1.9 million unique visitors, while Faceparty.com grew 9 percent to 1.7 million.
Bob Ivins, EVP of International Markets at Comscore, observed, “Social networking sites like Facebook and Bebo have shown phenomenal growth over the past six months – and should continue to do so as the 'network effect’ gives them momentum.”
A Selection of Leading Social Networking Sites by UK Unique Visitors, Age 15+July 2007 vs. Jan 2007Total UK – Home and Work Locations*Source: Comscore World Metrix
Property
Total Unique Visitors (000)
Jan-2007
Jul-2007
% Change
Total UK Internet Audience
30,072
31,791
6%
BEBO.COM
6,525
10,655
63%
MYSPACE.COM
8,080
10,130
25%
FACEBOOK.COM
1,630
7,604
366%
HI5.COM
1,382
1,880
36%
FACEPARTY.COM
1,591
1,739
9%
**Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.
Bebo.com and Myspace.com now reach 34 percent and 32 percent of the total UK online population, respectively, with Facebook.com reaching 24 percent.
% Reach
Change
22%
34%
12
27%
32%
5
5%
24%
19
1
0
*Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.
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Ayaan MohamudComscore, Inc.+ 44 (0) 207-099-1775worldpress@comscore.com