How wide is Google’s lead in search? ComScore market share data for U.S. searches shows the gulf.
| Dec-07 | Dec-07 | ||||
| U.S. core searches | Share of core seaches | ||||
| Google sites | 5.6 billion | 58.4% | |||
| Yahoo sites | 2.2 billion | 22.9% | |||
| Microsoft sites | 940 million | 9.8% | |||
| Time Warne Network | 442 million | 4.6% | |||
| Ask Network | 415 million | 4.3% | |||
But a look at the reach of the top four shows a closer horse race. Nielsen/NetRatings NewView for December data measures online audience and active reach, defined as the percentage of active Internet users who visited the site or used the application.
| Dec-07 | Dec-07 | ||||
| Unique audience | Active reach (%) | ||||
| Google sites | 124.6 million | 75.5 | |||
| Microsoft sites | 123.2 million | 74.6 | |||
| Yahoo sites | 114.1 million | 69.2 | |||
| Time Warner Network | 106.3 million | 64.4 |
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While the business-media buzzed frenetically about Microsoft Corp’s $44.6 billion bid to buy Yahoo Inc, the erstwhile media-darling Google Inc began to acquire the status of a pariah, even though the company yesterday announce a modest increase in its income during a period of soft growth throughout the economy.
- Posted by NewsVisualGoogle is our only hope to stop Microsoft from taking over the Net.
- Posted by shanokeI would pay fee’s to Google if they would put a bid in for Yahoo.
Ask the net user’s who they want as a search site.
Netscape down one more to go is the plan I’m sure.