Comscore Releases June 2008 U.S. Search Engine Rankings
RESTON, VA, July 18, 2008 – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly Comscore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. In June 2008, Americans conducted 11.5 billion core searches, representing a 7-percent gain versus May.
June 2008 U.S. Core Search Rankings
In June, Google Sites retained its lead in the U.S. core search market capturing 61.5 percent of the searches conducted, down slightly from 61.8 percent in May. Google was followed by Yahoo! Sites (20.9 percent, up from 20.6 percent in May), Microsoft Sites (9.2 percent, up from 8.5 percent in May), Ask Network (4.3 percent), and AOL LLC (4.1 percent).
Comscore Core Search Report* | |||
Core Search Entity | Share of Searches (%) | ||
May-08 | Jun-08 | Point Change Jun-08 vs. May-08 | |
Total Core Search | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0 |
Google Sites | 61.8% | 61.5% | -0.3 |
Yahoo! Sites | 20.6% | 20.9% | 0.3 |
Microsoft Sites | 8.5% | 9.2% | 0.7 |
Ask Network | 4.5% | 4.3% | -0.2 |
AOL LLC | 4.5% | 4.1% | -0.4 |
* Based on the five major search engines including partner searches and cross-channel searches. Searches for mapping, local directory, and user-generated video sites that are not on the core domain of the five search engines are not included in the core search numbers.
Americans conducted 11.5 billion searches at the core search engines, representing a 7-percent increase versus May. Google Sites handled more than 7 billion core searches (up 6 percent from May), followed by Yahoo! Sites with 2.4 billion (up 9 percent), and Microsoft Sites with more than 1 billion (up 15 percent).
Comscore Core Search Report* | |||
Core Search Entity | Search Queries (MM) | ||
May-08 | Jun-08 | Percent Change Jun-08 vs. May-08 | |
Total Core Search | 10,777 | 11,541 | 7% |
Google Sites | 6,664 | 7,096 | 6% |
Yahoo! Sites | 2,221 | 2,416 | 9% |
Microsoft Sites | 920 | 1,056 | 15% |
Ask Network | 486 | 501 | 3% |
AOL LLC | 486 | 471 | -3% |
* Based on the five major search engines including partner searches and cross-channel searches. Searches for mapping, local directory, and user-generated video sites that are not on the core domain of the five search engines are not included in the core search numbers.
June U.S. Expanded Search Rankings
In the Comscore June 2008 analysis of the top properties where search activity is observed, Google Sites led with 9.6 billion searches, a 9-percent increase versus May. Yahoo! Sites ranked second with 2.6 billion searches (up 8 percent from May), followed by Microsoft Sites with 1.1 billion (up 14 percent) and AOL LLC with 792 million.
Comscore Expanded Search Query Report | |||
Expanded Search Entity | Search Queries (MM) | ||
May-08 | Jun-08 | Percent Change Jun-08 vs. May-08 | |
Total Expanded Search | 15,463 | 16,668 | 8% |
Google Sites | 8,838 | 9,601 | 9% |
6,814 | 7,277 | 7% | |
YouTube/All Other | 2,024 | 2,324 | 15% |
Yahoo! Sites | 2,387 | 2,570 | 8% |
Yahoo! | 2,352 | 2,530 | 8% |
All Other | 35 | 40 | 14% |
Microsoft Sites | 963 | 1,102 | 14% |
MSN-Windows Live | 932 | 1,069 | 15% |
Microsoft/All Other | 31 | 33 | 6% |
AOL LLC | 831 | 792 | -5% |
AOL Search Network | 456 | 430 | -6% |
MapQuest/All Other | 375 | 362 | -3% |
Ask Network | 489 | 506 | 3% |
Ask.com | 321 | 341 | 6% |
MyWebSearch.com/ All Other | 168 | 165 | -2% |
Fox Interactive Media | 402 | 457 | 14% |
MySpace | 395 | 448 | 13% |
All Other | 7 | 9 | 29% |
eBay | 449 | 444 | -1% |
Craigslist.org | 314 | 342 | 9% |
Facebook.com | 121 | 157 | 30% |
Amazon Sites | 141 | 152 | 8% |
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