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What are the Top Ten Search Engines?
What are the Top Ten Search Engines?
Nielsen//NetRatings today also released the top 10 search engines for November 2005 (see Table 2). Google Search continued its lead with 46 percent of all searches, followed by Yahoo! Search at 23 percent, and MSN Search at 11 percent. AOL Search garnered seven percent of searches, and My Way Search saw three percent. The total number of searches conducted in November was 5.1 billion, which remained flat from the previous month. “The top five players have held their respective positions for the past six months, demonstrating the benefits of incumbency in the search arena,” said Cassar.
Table 2: Top 10 Search Engines Ranked by Search Share for November 2005 (U.S., Home and Work) Provider/Vertical Searches (000) Share of Searches
| Brand or Channel | Unique Audience (000) | Active Reach (%) |
| 2,365,998 | 46.3% | |
| Yahoo! Search | 1,194,519 | 23.4% |
| MSN Search | 583,304 | 11.4% |
| AOL Search | 350,899 | 6.9% |
| My Way Search | 129,555 | 2.5% |
| Ask Jeeves Search | 119,679 | 2.3% |
| EarthLink Search | 32,172 | 0.6% |
| Dogpile.com Search | 31,563 | 0.6% |
| Netscape Search | 30,434 | 0.6% |
| .iWon Search | 27,670 | 0.5% |
Source: Nielsen NetRatings MegaView Search, January 2006
http://www.nielsen-netratings.com/pr/pr_060118.pdf
