Comscore Releases December U.S. Search Engine Rankings

RESTON, VA, January 23, 2008 – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly Comscore qSearch analysis of the search marketplace. Among core search engines in December 2007, Google Sites remained the top search property with 5.6 billion core searches conducted, representing a 58.4 percent share of the search market.

December U.S. Core Search Rankings

In December, Google Sites’ share of core searches stood at 58.4 percent. Yahoo! Sites ranked second with 22.9 percent, followed by Microsoft Sites (9.8 percent), Time Warner Network (4.6 percent), and Ask Network (4.3 percent). Yahoo! Sites experienced the most significant market share increase, gaining 0.5 share points versus the previous month.

Comscore Core Search Report*
December 2007
Total U.S. – Home/Work/University Locations
Source: Comscore qSearch 2.0

Core Search Entity

Share of Searches (%)

Nov-07

Dec-07

Point Change Dec-07 vs. Nov-07

Total Core Search

100.0%

100.0%

0.0

Google Sites

58.6%

58.4%

-0.2

Yahoo! Sites

22.4%

22.9%

0.5

Microsoft Sites

9.8%

9.8%

0.0

Time Warner Network

4.5%

4.6%

0.1

Ask Network

4.6%

4.3%

-0.3

* 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.

Americans conducted 9.6 billion searches at the core search engines, representing a 3.9-percent decline versus November. With many Americans traveling and spending time away from home during the holidays, search activity typically experiences a seasonal decline during December. Google Sites saw 5.6 billion core searches during the month, while Yahoo! Sites recorded 2.2 billion.

Comscore Core Search Report*
December 2007
Total U.S. – Home/Work/University Locations
Source: Comscore qSearch 2.0

Core Search Entity

Search Queries (MM)

Nov-07

Dec-07

Percent Change Dec-07 vs. Nov-07

Total Core Search

10,030

9,636

-3.9%

Google Sites

5,882

5,629

-4.3%

Yahoo! Sites

2,249

2,211

-1.7%

Microsoft Sites

984

940

-4.5%

Time Warner Network

453

442

-2.6%

Ask Network

463

415

-10.3%

* 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.

December U.S. Expanded Search Rankings

In the December 2007 analysis of the Top 50 properties worldwide where search activity is observed, Google Sites leads with 7.2 billion searches. Yahoo! Sites ranked second with 2.4 billion searches, followed by Microsoft Sites (963 million), and Time Warner Network (784 million). eBay (up 3.9 percent) and Amazon Sites (up 20.8 percent) were among the few sites experiencing gains, as holiday shoppers contributed to increased search activity on these sites. Craigslist.org (up 6.3 percent) also experienced gains in December.

Comscore Expanded Search Query Report
December 2007
Total U.S. – Home/Work/University Locations
Source: Comscore qSearch 2.0

Expanded Search Entity

Search Queries (MM)

Nov-07

Dec-07

Percent Change Dec-07 vs. Nov-07

Total Expanded Search

13,907

13,523

-2.8%

Google Sites

7,326

7,165

-2.2%

Google

5,923

5,651

-4.6%

YouTube/All Other

1,403

1,514

7.9%

Yahoo! Sites

2,395

2,363

-1.3%

Yahoo!

2,358

2,326

-1.4%

All Other

37

37

0.0%

Microsoft Sites

984

963

-2.1%

MSN-Windows Live

947

927

-2.1%

Microsoft/All Other

37

36

-2.7%

Time Warner Network

838

784

-6.4%

AOL

445

434

-2.5%

MapQuest/All Other

393

350

-10.9%

eBay

489

508

3.9%

Ask Network

464

416

-10.3%

Ask.com

263

238

-9.5%

MyWebSearch.com/ All Other

201

178

-11.4%

Fox Interactive Media

436

350

-19.7%

MySpace

427

342

-19.9%

All Other

9

8

-11.1%

Craigslist.org

207

220

6.3%

Amazon Sites

178

215

20.8%

Facebook.com

119

102

-14.3%

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