Search share numbers regularly go up and down a percent here and a percent there; that’s normal. So no surprise that Bing’s January share, as reported by Nielsen, wiped out its drop from December. Here’s the January chart:

And for comparison, here are the December and November charts, also from Nielsen:

Even Google’s small drop in January is mitigated by the fact that it’s still up over November’s share.

For further comparison, we’ve also recently posted the latest Hitwise and comScore numbers.

Related Topics: Channel: Strategy | Stats: NetRatings | Stats: Popularity

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