Yahoo’s Search Share Drops For First Time Since Firefox Deal Began
Yahoo couldn't maintain gains from previous months and small "switchback" losses to Google likely to erode share more in the coming months.
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Yahoo Gains Share And Query Volume In Latest comScore Search Report
Firefox deal powers second straight month of growth for Yahoo search.
Google Now Warns You Before You Visit Sites That Contain Harmful Downloads
Google releases a new security measure to warn users before they visit sites that contain nefarious downloads.
As Apple-Google Deal Expires, Who Will Win The Safari Default Search Business?
Will it be Bing, Yahoo or Apple itself that supplies Safari's search engine?
Firefox Deal Continues To Boost Yahoo As US Search Share Grows Again In January
Switchbacks to Google aren't happening says metrics firm, which recorded new gains for Yahoo.
Search In Pics: Google’s Greyglers, Yahoo Keg, 40 Penguins
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat...
Yahoo Sees Big 1.6 Percent Monthly Search Share Gain At Google’s Expense In New comScore Data
Measurement firm comScore just released its December search market share report for the US. Last week the firm mistakenly posted the data early and quickly depublished the page. In the earlier release comScore showed Google losing 0.5 percent points vs. November 2014. Beneficiaries of that loss were Yahoo and Bing respectively. Bing gained 0.1 percent […]
Report: Yahoo Search Share Up After Firefox Deal, Google Down
According to new data from StatCounter, Yahoo has seen a nearly 2 point search market share gain in the US in the past month. Attributing it to the recent Yahoo-Firefox default search deal, StatCounter reported that Yahoo had a share of 10.4 percent vs. 8.6 percent a year ago. Google had a December share of […]
Google Down Slightly, Bing-Yahoo Up In October comScore Search Report
Google saw its share of the US search market drop slightly in October, while both Bing and Yahoo saw corresponding gains. That’s according to comScore’s October 2014 search engine rankings. ComScore estimates Google’s US market share at an even 67 percent for October, down from 67.3 percent in September. Yahoo was up the same 0.3 […]
Google Market Share: 67 Percent On PC, 83 Percent In Mobile
Last week, comScore released its August U.S. search market share rankings report. It appears Google has permanently plateaued at 67 percent (or so). In Europe, Google’s share is above 90 percent, which is why all the antitrust activity. Back in the U.S., Microsoft and Yahoo combined for 29 percent, which is where the Search Alliance […]
ComScore: Yahoo Bounces Back From All-Time Low In Search Share
After dropping below a 10% market share for search for the first time in June, Yahoo creeped back above that threshold, according to ComScore’s July search engine rankings. Yahoo checked in with a 10.0% share, a 0.2 percentage point gain over its record low in June. Yahoo had 1.8 billion searches in the month, a […]
Yahoo Search Share Falls Below 10 Percent For “All-Time Low”
We’re on the cusp of new comScore U.S. search market share data for June. According to financial analyst notes, releasing the numbers early, desktop search declined for the fifth consecutive month after a period of growth in mid-2013. The big headline, however, is what we’ve been anticipating: Yahoo’s share has now fallen below 10 percent. […]
The Recirculation Gap: Why Google Sends More Traffic Than Its Search Market Share Suggests
How can publishers receive a greater percentage of search traffic from Google than the market share Google has in the U.S.? It’s likely due to what I call “The Recirculation Gap” and how Google probably “recirculates” searches back into itself less than Yahoo and Bing. Every month for ages, it seems the same. comScore releases a “U.S. […]
Yahoo Likely To Slip Below 10 Percent Search Share Next Month
When comScore releases its “May 2014 U.S. Search Engine Rankings,” we’re likely to see Yahoo’s market share slip below 10 percent. Today (in April) it recorded a 10 percent share, down 0.1 percent from March. Microsoft’s share was up 0.1 percent and so was Google’s. In July 2009 when the Microsoft-Yahoo search deal was first announced Yahoo […]
Search Market Share: Yahoo Hits New Low About To Slip Into Single-Digits
On the heels of Yahoo’s Q1 2014 earnings in which its search business showed signs of life, comScore released new monthly search market share figures for the US market. They show Yahoo with 10.1 percent of the market — a new low for the company. It would appear that Yahoo is continuing its long, slow, […]
Google Search Share Stable, Bing Growth Continues At Yahoo’s Expense
In February, Google controlled 67.5 percent of US search query volume, according to comScore. Bing had 18.4 percent and Yahoo, 10.3 percent. These numbers were essentially unchanged from last month. Compared with a year ago, Bing’s share has grown and Yahoo’s declined. In February 2013, Google had an identical 67.5 percent of queries while Bing […]
Search In Pics: Bing Hawks Towels, YouTube’s Emmy & Android Sugar Cubes
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more.
Bing Ends 2013 With All-Time High In US Market Share, But Google Also Up [comScore]
Bing ended 2013 with an all-time high market share of search activity inside the US; but, it was Google with the biggest monthly gain in December, according to the latest comScore qSearch data. Google’s share of search queries was up 0.6 percent in December to 67.3 percent. Using comScore’s numbers, that’s Google’s second-highest share estimate […]
November 2013 Search Market Share Frozen, Overall Query Volume Down
It’s very cold in many parts of the US right now. And just like much of the country, the relative market share positions of the major search engines are essentially frozen. November search market share data from comScore reflects virtually no change from last month. Google lost a fraction of a percent and Yahoo gained […]
October Search Market Share: Bing Continues To Grow At Yahoo’s Expense
Preliminary October search market share data from comScore are being exposed by financial analysts. We’ll have to wait for the official numbers either later today or tomorrow. However, it appears there is little change from last month: Google is flat, Bing gained a fraction of a point and Yahoo lost two-tenths of a percent. More […]
September Search Market: Flat As A Pancake
The September search market share data from comScore got pushed out earlier this evening by financial analysts. As always, these numbers aren’t official until comScore releases them tomorrow. Here are the figures as we received them: Google — September: 66.9 percent; August: 66.9 percent Bing — September: 18 percent; August: 17.8 percent Yahoo — September: 11.3 percent; August: […]
August Search Market Share Grinds To Standstill, Though Google & Bing Grow In Volume
Today comScore released US search market share figures for August. I’m tempted to say, “Nothing to see here folks, move on.” All the numbers are basically flat compared with July. There was almost no movement across sites; everybody’s in the same position as last month. A year ago Google’s share of the US search market […]
Over 19 Billion Searches In July, Google And Bing Both Up
Earlier today, comScore released July 2013 US search market share data. The figures reflect modest growth for Google, stasis for Bing and contraction for everyone else. Google bumped up slightly from last month to 67 percent market share, while Bing hovered just below 18 percent. Yahoo lost a tenth of a point, as did both Ask […]
Market Share: Bing Continues Gains, Yahoo “Stabilized,” Google Flat
Financial analysts are releasing May comScore search market share data to their clients, which means we’re getting an early look at what the metrics firm will be generally exposing in the next 24 hours. Here are the numbers — comparing April and May of 2013 as well as May 2012: Google: 66.7 percent (May) vs. […]
Bing Pushes To Build Marketshare Through “Bing It On” For Faster Airport Wifi
I got a surprise recently on my trip through Orange County’s John Wayne Airport. When I tapped into the free wifi there, I was offered a “premium connection speed upgrade” if I took Bing’s Bing It On challenge. It turns out Bing has been doing this in several airports since March. Bing told me: Bing began […]
Study: Delaware Least Likely State To Use Google, While Yahoo Is More Popular In Southern & Midwest States
Using data from more than 35 million search queries performed in 2012, SEO company WebpageFX set out to determine search engine market share by state for Google, Bing and Yahoo. According to their study, Google dominates across the country, taking 70 percent or more of search engine market share in nearly all 50 states. Delaware […]
Bing Rises Above 17% Search Market Share As Google Slips [comScore]
Bing’s U.S. search market share has hit another all-time high, passing 17 percent for the first time. It gained at Google’s expense, as the search giant slipped six-tenths of a percentage point last month. That’s from comScore’s April 2013 qSearch report, just out today. For the month, comScore says there were slightly more than 20 […]
Desktop Search Activity Hits All-Time High In March: 20+ Billion Searches [comScore]
Google dropped a few percentage points while Bing and Yahoo each gained a couple … but the bigger statistic from comScore’s monthly U.S. search rankings for March is that desktop search activity reached an all-time high. The company’s latest report estimates that there were just under 20.4 billion searches during March — that’s desktop-only, and […]
Google, Bing Both Gain Market Share In February [comScore]
Core search activity was down in February overall, but both Google’s and Bing’s share of search activity in the U.S. were up during the month. According to comScore’s February U.S. search engine rankings, Google’s market share rose from 67 percent in January to 67.5 percent in February. Bing’s also rose month-over-month, from 16.5 percent to […]
Google Hits 67 Percent Market Share Again, Bing Hits Another All-Time High [comScore]
Core search activity was up pretty substantially in January, and Google’s US market share returned to the 67 percent level that it was at in November — all according to the latest comScore search engine rankings for January 2013. Google’s market share rose from 66.7 percent in December to 67 percent in January. Bing’s market […]
Google Still World’s Most Popular Search Engine By Far, But Share Of Unique Searchers Dips Slightly
No question. Google remains the most used search engine in the world, far outdistancing competitors. But, over the past three months, its share of unique searchers had dipped below 80%, suggesting it has lost some regular searchers. Still, the huge percentage remaining at Google are searching more than ever. Meanwhile, has Yandex really taken the […]
Has Google Overtaken Naver In South Korea?
Since roughly 2006 Naver has been the leading search site in South Korea. Consistently Google has been unable to break through and — according to various traffic estimates — has less than 5 percent of the market there. That’s as recently as Q4 of last year according to data I’ve seen. Mysteriously, however, StatCounter is […]
Analyst: Mobile Continues To Take Share From Desktop Search
Later today comScore will release its US search market share numbers for December 2012. Based on early release information from Wall Street analysts this is what the numbers will be: Google: 66.7 percent (vs. 67 percent in November) Bing: 16.3 percent (vs. 16.2 percent in November) Yahoo: 12.2 percent (vs. 12.1 percent in November) Ask: […]
November ComScore Data Suggest PC Search Volume May Have Peaked
Yesterday comScore released its November search market share data. The distribution and trends are consistent with what has been happening over the past several months: Google is stable, Bing has gained incrementally, Yahoo lost some share (mostly to partner Bing) and the others have gained or lost a fraction of a point. Stepping back, comScore […]
Google & Bing Hit All-Time Highs As Desktop Search Activity Rebounds
Google and Bing both hit all-time highs in U.S. search market share in October, while overall desktop search activity was up eight percent from the month before. All of that’s according to comScore’s October 2012 search activity/rankings report. Google’s market share rose two-tenths of a point, from 66.7 percent in September to 66.9 percent in […]
Google Is #4 In China As It Continues To Lose Market Share
Google continues to lose marketshare in China after pulling out of China years ago. New market share reports from Marbridge Consulting puts Google in forth place in terms of search market share. Google trails Baidu, Qihoo 360, and Sogou with only 4.72% share in China. Baidu has 72.97%, Qihoo 360 has 9.64% and Sogou has […]
September Search Share: Yahoo Continues Downward Slide
We’re getting the usual sneak peek at comScore data from financial analysts ahead of the official release tomorrow. In terms of the market-share horse race, Google gained ground vs. last month. Bing was flat; AOL and especially Ask gained as well. Sadly, Yahoo experienced another month of decline — to its lowest market share in […]
Apple Maps “Debacle” Probably Secures Google’s Default Search Position On iPhone In Perpetuity
A feature article in BusinessWeek explores the differences in Steve Jobs and Tim Cook’s leadership styles and the cultural differences at Apple under the two CEOs. The article also asks the question: would Apple Maps in its current less-than-perfect form would have been released under Jobs? Buried in the article is the following line: “Jobs […]
August Search Share: Bing Hits “All Time High”
The early August search market share data is out from financial analysts ahead of the official comScore release. That official release will likely be later this afternoon (now updated, see postscript). Yahoo is down once again while partner Bing has hit “an all time high” according to one analyst. Google lost some share (0.4 percent) […]
Search In Pics: Google Belly Dancer, Ask.com Summer Party & Android Claw Crane
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more.