-
Google
Sites registered the most search queries performed with 3.3 billion,
followed by Yahoo! Sites (2.1 billion), MSN-Microsoft (963 million),
Time-Warner Network (499 million), and Ask Jeeves/Ask Network (392
million).
-
MySpace.com
maintained its 6th place ranking with 53 million searches
conducted on the site in May, increasing its market share to 0.7
percent.
-
Google and
Yahoo! once again dominated the toolbar search market, combining for
more than 95 percent of the market share in May. Google grabbed
49.1 percent of toolbar searches, while Yahoo! captured 46.2 percent.
|
Share
of Online Searches by Engine
May 2006 vs. May 2005
Total
U.S. – Home, Work and University Internet Users
Source: comScore qSearch |
| |
May-05
|
Apr-06
|
May-06
|
Pt
Chg vs. Yr Ago
|
| Google
Sites |
37.5%
|
43.1%
|
44.1%
|
6.6
|
| Yahoo!
Sites |
30.1%
|
28.0%
|
27.9%
|
-2.2
|
| MSN-Microsoft
Sites |
15.2%
|
12.9%
|
12.9%
|
-2.3
|
| Time
Warner Network |
9.3%
|
6.9%
|
6.7%
|
-2.6
|
| Ask
Network |
6.2%
|
5.8%
|
5.3%
|
-0.9
|
| MySpace.com
Search |
N/A
|
0.6%
|
0.7%
|
N/A
|
Nielsen//NetRatings
also released May 2006 U.S. MegaView Search findings, including top
search providers, ranked by total searches. Searches represent the
total number of queries conducted at the Provider. An estimated 2.8
billion search queries were conducted at Google Search, representing
49 percent of all search queries conducted during the given time
period.
| |
Provider |
Searches
(000s) |
YoY
Growth |
Share
of Searches |
|
1. |
Google Search |
2,783,169 |
32% |
49.1% |
|
2. |
Yahoo! Search |
1,298,915 |
34% |
22.9% |
|
3. |
MSN Search |
600,820 |
42% |
10.6% |
|
4. |
AOL Search |
363,431 |
N/A |
6.4% |
|
5. |
Ask.com Search |
146,585 |
69% |
2.6% |
|
6. |
My Way Search |
129,270 |
67% |
2.3% |
|
7. |
iWon Search |
32,257 |
53% |
0.6% |
|
8. |
Dogpile.com Search |
29,416 |
-25% |
0.5% |
|
9. |
EarthLink Search |
27,488 |
-1% |
0.5% |
|
