Comscore Media Metrix Ranks Top 50 U.S. Web Properties for June 2013

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RESTON, VA, July 19, 2013 – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly ranking of U.S. web activity at the top online properties for June 2013 based on data from the Comscore Media Metrix service. The Gay/Lesbian category witnessed an uptick in traffic during Pride Month in June, while Gaming sites provided leisure for many enjoying time off in the summer.

Table 1

Comscore Top 10 Gaining Site Categories by Percentage Change in Unique Visitors (U.S.)
June 2013 vs. May 2013
Total U.S. – Home, Work and University Locations
Source: Comscore Media Metrix

 

 

 Total Unique Visitors (000)
May-13 Jun-13 % Change
Total Internet : Total Audience  223,694 224,318 0
Lifestyles – Gay/Lesbian 8,933 9,832 10
Retail – Fragrances/Cosmetics 13,520 14,824 10
Services – Instant Messengers 16,268 17,675 9
Travel – Transactions 4,353 4,682 8
Games – Gaming Information 68,368 73,496 8
Services – Incentives 25,197 26,860 7
Retail – Computer Software 50,758 53,990 6
Games – Online Gaming 106,543 112,285 5
Retail – Movies 36,050 37,697 5
Business/Finance – Taxes 5,314 5,490 3

Table 2

Comscore Top 50 Properties (U.S.)
June 2013
Total U.S. – Home, Work and University Locations
Source: Comscore Media Metrix
Rank Property Unique Visitors
(000) 		  Rank Property Unique Visitors
(000)
  Total Internet : Total Audience  224,318        
1 Google Sites 192,590   26 YELP.COM 38,686
2 Yahoo! Sites 188,727   27 Hearst Corporation 37,818
3 Microsoft Sites 174,998   28 YP Local Media Network 36,068
4 Facebook 144,659   29 TUMBLR.COM* 35,863
5 AOL, Inc. 113,352   30 ESPN 34,474
6 Amazon Sites 98,332   31 Federated Media Publishing 33,450
7 Glam Media 91,090   32 Adobe Sites 31,827
8 Wikimedia Foundation Sites 81,439   33 WebMD Health 30,806
9 CBS Interactive 76,185   34 New York Times Digital 30,600
10 Apple Inc. 75,040   35 NETFLIX.COM 30,451
11 Turner Digital 73,276   36 Meredith Digital 28,983
12 Ask Network 71,418   37 Disney Online 28,422
13 eBay 69,368   38 SheKnows 28,395
14 Viacom Digital 66,467   39 WORDPRESS.COM* 28,316
15 Comcast NBCUniversal 62,111   40 PINTEREST.COM 27,927
16 About 58,526   41 T365 - Tribune 27,297
17 Demand Media 58,442   42 NetShelter Technology Media 27,027
18 VEVO 54,738   43 Fox News Digital Network 26,720
19 Weather Company, The 54,177   44 AT&T, Inc. 26,342
20 Linkedin 50,615   45 AVG Technologies 25,593
21 Gannett Sites 48,098   46 Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. 25,489
22 craigslist, inc. 48,058   47 Time Warner (Excl. Turner/WB) 25,483
23 Answers.com Sites 42,342   48 BitTorrent Network 25,165
24 Wal-Mart 39,971   49 Conde Nast Digital 25,150
25 TWITTER.COM 39,085   50 Everyday Health 24,635

Table 3

Comscore Ad Focus Rankings (U.S.)
June 2013
Total U.S. – Home, Work and University Locations
Source: Comscore Media Metrix
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  224,318 100.0          
1 ShareThis 195,059 87.0   1 Google Ad Network** 208,465 92.9
2 Yahoo! Sites 188,727 84.1   2 AT&T AdWorks** 189,051 84.3
3 Google 184,836 82.4   3 AOL Advertising** 188,262 83.9
4 Outbrain 181,005 80.7   4 Real Media Group - 24/7 Access** 180,985 80.7
5 FACEBOOK.COM 142,784 63.7   5 Genome from Yahoo!** 176,167 78.5
6 YOUTUBE.COM* 131,730 58.7   6 Casale Media - MediaNet** 174,471 77.8
7 AOL, Inc. 113,352 50.5   7 Criteo** 172,863 77.1
8 MSN 109,370 48.8   8 ValueClick Networks** 171,788 76.6
9 Bing 91,774 40.9   9 Microsoft Media Network US** 168,371 75.1
10 Glam Media 91,090 40.6   10 RadiumOne** 167,985 74.9
11 AMAZON.COM* 91,038 40.6   11 Collective Display** 167,138 74.5
12 Ask Network 71,418 31.8   12 Specific Media** 165,047 73.6
13 Windows Live 64,976 29.0   13 Exponential - Tribal Fusion** 161,772 72.1
14 Blogger 58,902 26.3   14 Burst Media** 156,255 69.7
15 About 58,526 26.1   15 Cox Digital Solutions - Network** 155,760 69.4
16 Demand Media 58,442 26.1   16 Federated Media Publisher Network** 152,540 68.0
17 Linkedin 50,615 22.6   17 Vibrant Media** 147,691 65.8
18 Weather Channel, The 48,450 21.6   18 PulsePoint** 144,892 64.6
19 Gannett Sites 48,098 21.4   19 Rocket Fuel** 139,410 62.1
20 MTV Music Group 47,896 21.4   20 AudienceScience** 124,984 55.7
21 5min Media Platform 43,665 19.5    
22 APPLE.COM 42,612 19.0   Top DSP/SSP/Ad Exchange Entities
23 Answers.com Sites 42,342 18.9   1 Rubicon Project REVV Platform** 213,057 95.0
24 TWITTER.COM 39,085 17.4   2 Fulcrum5** 173,422 77.3
25 YELP.COM 38,686 17.2   3 engage:BDR** 115,425 51.5
26 IMDb 38,330 17.1    
27 CNN 37,033 16.5  
28 WALMART.COM 36,623 16.3  
29 YP Local Media Network 36,068 16.1  
30 TUMBLR.COM* 35,863 16.0  

Reach % denotes the percentage of the total Internet population that viewed a particular entity at least once in June. For instance, Yahoo! Sites was seen by 84.1 percent of the 224 million Internet users in June.
* Entity has assigned some portion of traffic to other syndicated entities

About Comscore Media Metrix
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