I guess those Bing commercials are indeed working. CNet reports on a Neilson ratings survey that claims Microsoft's Bing search engine has captured 10% share.
Here is the break down:
Table 1: Top 10 Search Providers for August 2009, Ranked by Searches (U.S.)
Provider |
Searches |
M-O-M % |
Share of |
| Total | 10,812,734 | 2.9% | 100.0% |
| Google Search | 6,986,580 | 2.6% | 64.6% |
| Yahoo! Search | 1,726,060 | -4.2% | 16.0% |
| MSN/Windows Live/Bing Search | 1,156,415 | 22.1% | 10.7% |
| AOL Search | 333,231 | 1.8% | 3.1% |
| Ask.com Search | 186,270 | 2.9% | 1.7% |
| My Web Search | 128,432 | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| Comcast Search | 50,328 | -21.6% | 0.5% |
| Yellow Pages Search | 37,923 | 2.7% | 0.4% |
| NexTag Search | 31,830 | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Local.com Search | 16,314 | 2.9% | 0.2% |
Notice Yahoo dropped 4.2 percent from the previous month, but keep in mind, looking at month-to-month numbers is dangerous in this space.
Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.
