ComScore: Google Up to 63% Share

2008 September 18
by Michael H. Berkens

According to ComScore Inc., Google accounted for 63 percent of searches by U.S. surfers in August, up from 61.9 percent in July and 56.5 percent in August last year.

The increase came at the expense of the second- and third-largest players in the market, Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo’s share fell to 19.6 percent from 20.5 percent in July and 23.3 percent a year ago.

Microsoft’s share was 8.3 percent, down from 8.9 percent in July and 11.3 percent a year ago.

3 Responses leave one →
  1. 2008 September 18

    Drat…………..

    Bad news for all of us, Michael.

    I Don’t get it. Why Hoo and MS don’t mimick the
    front page of Goog. At least it would be a start. Evidently it sure works well for Google.

    ONE main search engine scares me.

    Ed – Michigan

  2. 2008 September 18
    MHB permalink

    Ed

    Scares me too.

    especially in light that they are going to move forward with the Yahoo deal while the government is busy with the stock market and economy going down the shi…er

  3. 2008 September 19

    Great post – interesting response by Ed-Michigan – Straight to the POINT – Have NO fear -FEAR is like a disease it takes over your mind and then you are imprisoned.

    If you let Fear take over you then you will never do anything = Fear of Failing

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