Comscore Reports Top German Internet Properties for July
Summer Holiday Season Boosts Traffic to Retail and Travel Sites
LONDON, UK, AUGUST 28, 2007 – Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its report on the top German Internet properties and top gaining properties for July, based on data collected through the Comscore World Metrix audience measurement service.
The study showed that despite the onset of the summer holiday season – a time which has traditionally seen day-to-day media consumption decrease as people leave their homes and offices in search of the summer sun – the total German online population reached its highest ever figure in July, with 32.9 million unique visitors.
The top two most visited German properties were Google and Microsoft Sites, who both experienced a two percent gain in unique visitors. Google grew from 22.8 million to 23.3 million unique visitors, while Microsoft Sites grew from 17.7 to 18.1 million unique visitors. Google now reaches 71 percent of the total German Internet audience, with Microsoft Sites reaching 55 per cent.
Top 10 German Online Properties | |||
Property | Total Unique Visitors (000) | ||
Jun-2007 | Jul-2007 | % Change | |
Total German Internet Audience | 32,857 | 32,924 | 0% |
Google Sites | 22,833 | 23,294 | 2% |
Microsoft Sites | 17,777 | 18,117 | 2% |
eBay | 17,471 | 17,266 | -1% |
United-Internet Sites | 15,383 | 15,594 | 1% |
Time Warner Network | 15,251 | 15,443 | 1% |
T-Online Sites | 12,965 | 12,837 | -1% |
Otto Gruppe | 12,464 | 12,448 | 0% |
Wikipedia Sites | 12,728 | 12,389 | -3% |
Karstadt-Quelle | 11,883 | 11,561 | -3% |
Yahoo! Sites | 11,794 | 11,553 | -2% |
* Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.
Dooyoo Group, an online retail property which offers price comparison and consumer opinion postings, was the fastest growing property in July, increasing total traffic by 145 percent to reach 2.2 million unique visitors. Another price comparison site, Solute GmbH grew by 18 percent to 2.1 million unique visitors. Online retail site Tchibo grew by 14 percent to 4.8 million unique visitors.
European rail travel booking site Deutsche Bahn grew by 17 percent to 5.1 million unique visitors, while travel property Expedia Inc. grew 12 percent to 3.8 million.
Bob Ivins, EVP of International Markets at Comscore, observed, “The German summer holiday season has clearly had an impact on the behavior of its online population. The success of travel and holiday sites mirrors the annual summer trend in the offline world.”
Meanwhile Ask Network experienced a 24 percent increase to attract 2.9 million unique visitors, and a leading European women’s Internet site auFeminin.com grew by 15 percent to 2.5 million unique visitors.
Top 10 German Gaining Properties | |||
Property | Total Unique Visitors (000) | ||
June 2007 | July 2007 | % Change | |
Total German Internet Audience | 32,857 | 32,924 | 0 |
Dooyoo Group | 912 | 2,238 | 145 |
UPLOADED.TO | 1,192 | 1,615 | 35 |
Ask Network | 2,319 | 2,882 | 24 |
Solute GmbH | 1,780 | 2,103 | 18 |
Deutsche Bahn | 4,385 | 5,140 | 17 |
Bundesagentur für Arbeit | 2,404 | 2,768 | 15 |
auFeminin.com Network | 2,186 | 2,507 | 15 |
Tchibo | 4,221 | 4,816 | 14 |
Axel Springer Verlag | 4,874 | 5,527 | 13 |
Expedia Inc | 3,425 | 3,835 | 12 |
* Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.
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