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Juan Carlos Perez at InfoWorld:
Google Inc. extended its lead in U.S. search engine usage in April for the ninth consecutive month, while its four closest competitors all lost market share, comScore Networks Inc. said Monday.Google handled 43.1 percent of searches conducted by U.S. residents in April, up from 36.5 percent in April 2005.
Yahoo was in 2nd and:
Then came Microsoft Corp. with 12.9 percent, down from 16.1 percent…
Ouch! More by following the link and n the comScore press release which shows Microsoft losing share from March 2006 as well.
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May 30th, 2006 at 5:17 PM
[...] But each quarter, Google’s revenue growth has outpaced the overall growth of the market. In the year-ago quarter, Google’s $1.26 billion in revenues were worth 45% of the $2.8 billion in total Internet advertising revenues. Last quarter, Google’s share was 53%, and in the first quarter of 2006, Google’s portion came to 58% of the total. There are also some new search stats in the full article, but it’s all a familiar tune: Google is leaving Yahoo and Microsoft in the dust. Here’s a closing factoid: Google will earn approximately $23 per U.S. Internet user in 2006, according to Merrill Lynch analyst Justin Post. $23 here, $23 there - pretty soon you’re talking the license fee for Microsoft Windows on the user’s PC. Filed under Coopetition, MSN, Google, MSN Search, General Business, Licensing, Financial, adCenter, Yahoo, Windows Live, Online Services, Ad-supported software, Windows Live Search, Microsoft [Permalink] [...]