Google Regains Search Share In April, Hitwise Says

By Matt McGee

Published: May 5, 2010 at 3:09 pm

Google regained some of its recent losses in search market share according to the April statistics just released by Experian Hitwise.

The company says Google held 71.4% of the market during April, up from 69.97% in March. Yahoo and Bing saw slight drops in market share between March and April. Here’s the chart:

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As far as Hitwise tracking goes, this represents the end of a three-month slide for Google. Its share peaked at 72.25% in December, then declined slightly in January (71.49%), February (70.95%), and March (69.97%).

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Matt McGee

Matt McGee joined Third Door Media as a writer/reporter/editor in September 2008. He served as Editor-In-Chief from January 2013 until his departure in July 2017. He can be found on Twitter at @MattMcGee.