Comscore Ranks the Top Japanese Web Sites for March 2008

End of School Year Prompts Visits to Travel and Entertainment Sites

Yahoo! Sites Maintains Commanding Lead in Japanese Market

TOKYO, JAPAN, May 7, 2008 – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its March 2008 rankings of the largest and fastest-growing Internet properties and site categories in Japan, based on data from the Comscore World Metrix audience measurement service. With the past school year coming to a close in March, many people in Japan turned to the Web to prepare for the new school year and to research graduation celebrations and trips. Online gaming destinations Konami and NHN Corporation also experienced increases as spring vacation meant more time for online games.

“The end of the school year is a busy time for people in Japan, as many plan graduation celebrations or their spring breaks in March before returning to classes in April,” said Maru Sato, Managing Director of Comscore Japan. “Travel sites such as Jalan.net and Mapion.co.jp saw traffic increase as people prepared for their vacations, while restaurant navigation destination Hotpepper.jp and entertainment destination site Walkerplus.com also experienced significant gains.”

Top Gaining Properties for March 2008

Top 10 Gaining Properties by Number of Japanese Unique Visitors*
March 2008 vs. February 2008
Age 15+ Home and Work Locations**
Source: Comscore World Metrix

Property

Total Unique Visitors (000)

Feb-2008

Mar-2008

% Change

Total Internet : Total Audience

54,395

54,935

1

MAINICHI.JP

4,678

6,062

30

WALKERPLUS.COM

2,157

2,785

29

Konami

2,147

2,645

23

JALAN.NET

3,214

3,926

22

VEOH.COM

2,712

3,162

17

Adobe Sites

5,840

6,806

17

NHN Corporation

4,589

5,297

15

WITH2.NET

3,985

4,589

15

MAPION.CO.JP

4,997

5,751

15

HOTPEPPER.JP

2,631

3,023

15

*Ranking based on the top 100 Japanese properties in March 2008.

** Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.

Top 10 Properties for March 2008

Top 10 Properties by Number of Japanese Unique Visitors*
March 2008 vs. February 2008
Age 15+ Home and Work Locations**
Source: Comscore World Metrix

Mar-08
Rank

Feb-08
Rank

Property

Total Unique Visitors (000) Mar-08

N/A

N/A

Total Internet : Total Audience

54,935

1

1

Yahoo! Sites

44,031

2

2

Google Sites

34,305

3

3

Rakuten Inc

29,344

4

4

Microsoft Sites

29,252

5

5

FC2 inc.

27,608

6

6

NTT Group

27,406

7

7

GMO Internet Group

25,225

8

8

Livedoor

22,740

9

9

Nifty Corporation

22,262

10

10

Wikipedia Sites

21,844

*Ranking based on the top 100 Japanese properties in March 2008.

** Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.

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