18. September 2014

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)
August 2014
Total U.S. – Home and Work Locations
Source: Comscore MMX Multi-Platform

Rank

Property

Unique Visitors/Viewers

(000)

Rank

Property

Unique Visitors/Viewers

(000)

Total Internet : Total Audience

248,567

1

Google Sites

233,143

26

BuzzFeed.com

68,779

2

Yahoo Sites

217,583

27

Ask Network

65,872

3

Facebook

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

Linkedin

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)
August 2014
Total U.S. – Home and Work Locations
Source: Comscore MMX

Rank

Property

Unique Visitors

(000)

Rank

Property

Unique Visitors

(000)

Total Internet : Total Audience

226,004

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

Facebook

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

Linkedin

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)
August 2014
Total U.S. – Home and Work Locations
Source: Comscore MMX

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

1

AddThis

220,744

97.7

1

Google Ad Network**

216,195

95.7

2

Google

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

Linkedin

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

22

5min Media Platform

39,041

17.3

Top DSP/SSP/Ad Exchange Entities

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

28

CBS News

34,028

15.1

29

Apple.com

32,046

14.2

30

IMDb

31,722

14.0

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.

About Comscore
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