Google Regains Search Share In April, Hitwise Says

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: As far […]

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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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