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Google and Microsoft gain in US search market, Yahoo loses share
Research outfit comScore has released the US search engine rankings for October 2009. During the month, Americans conducted some 14.3 billion core searches, the majority of which (9.4 billion) were through Google, which held 65.4% of the search market, up from 64.9% in September. Yahoo served some 2.6 billion searches, trailed by Microsoft with 1.4 billion, Ask with 552 million, and AOL with 412 million.
It was a rough month for Google's closest competitor, Yahoo, which accounted for some 18% of the search market share, a 0.8% loss from the month prior. Microsoft sites grew 0.5%, making up 9.9% of the search market -- a noteworthy increase, though Redmond is surely bummed about not chipping any figures away from Google's presence. Meanwhile, Ask remained flat at 3.9%, and AOL lost 0.1%, settling with 2.9% of the market.
It was a rough month for Google's closest competitor, Yahoo, which accounted for some 18% of the search market share, a 0.8% loss from the month prior. Microsoft sites grew 0.5%, making up 9.9% of the search market -- a noteworthy increase, though Redmond is surely bummed about not chipping any figures away from Google's presence. Meanwhile, Ask remained flat at 3.9%, and AOL lost 0.1%, settling with 2.9% of the market.
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User Comments (2)
Post a comment| dj83 on November 20, 2009 4:15 AM | Great to see Bing doing well, I use it for simple searches, it just adds a bit of colour to the day. Although I must say it would be a problem to use back home in africa due to dial up still being used. For more complex searches I still use google. A "bit" of competition is always good! |
| GeekieNick101 on November 20, 2009 10:31 AM | I personally like Yahoo, I always receive great search results and I love their homepage and Answers page. If I can't find something on Yahoo I try Google. |
