NetRatings stats for search engines for August 2006

Top search providers, ranked by total searches. Searches represent the total number of queries conducted at the provider.

Table 1: Top 10 Search Providers for August 2006,
Ranked by Searches (U.S.)

Provider – Searches (000) – YOY Growth – Share of Searches
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1. Google Search 3,003,205 30% 50.2%
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2. Yahoo! Search 1,434,169 23% 24.0%
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3. MSN/Windows Live Search 595,584 3% 10.0%
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4. AOL Search 328,559 -18.2% 5.5%
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5. Ask.com Search 136,919 30% 2.3%
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6. My Way Search 135,706 42% 2.3%
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7. iWon Search 30,827 -15% 0.5%
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8. EarthLink Search 24,324 -20% 0.4%
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9. Dogpile.com Search 23,033 -18% 0.4%
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10. SBC Yellow Pages Search 22,929 36% 0.4%
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