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UK Search Engine usage statistics 2009

With data provided by statcounter.com, it can be seen that Google, (Google.com and Google.co.uk combined) has increased its market share in the UK, with over 91% of searches in 2009 using its search engines.

UK search engine statistics 2009

With data provided by statcounter.com, it can be seen that Google, (Google.com and Google.co.uk combined) has increased its market share in the UK, with over 91% of searches in 2009 using its search engines.
2010 UK search engine usage statistics
2010 US search engine usage statistics
UK search engine usage statistics for January 2010.
UK search engine usage statistics for February 2010.

The old Microsoft search engines, MSN and Live.com were combined and relaunched as bing.com during 2009.

Google91.08%
Yahoo!3.94%
Bing1.93%
AOL1.16%
Ask Jeeves0.87%

In the US, Google is not quite as dominant, US search engine statistics 2009

Google.co.uk is also the most visited web-site in the UK, with the current top 5 most visited web-sites being:

  1. google.co.uk
  2. facebook.com
  3. google.com
  4. youtube.com
  5. yahoo.com

Web Portals

The large search engines have become major brands, and to keep growing now act as portals, or entrances to other web pages and services. The majority of visitors to google.co.uk still visit to use the search engine, but Google now offers services including image search, desktop search, their own email (gmail), Google maps and news amongst others.

Google as a Portal
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