Google referred 75 per cent of all UK visitors to other sites on the web in February
Google behind three-quarters of UK web referrals
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25 Mar 2006, William Eazel , V3
Google dominates the search engine market in the UK, referring nearly three out of four search engine visitors, new data from web analysis firm WebSideStory has revealed.
The search giant referred an average of 74.67 per cent of all UK visitors to other sites on the web in February, compared to just 9.3 per cent for its nearest competitor, Yahoo, according to the WebSideStory Index.
Google's search referral percentage in the UK exceeds the US average for the month (55.39 per cent) and the global average (62.4 per cent).
"When people think of search they think of Google, even more so in the UK than in the US," said Rand Schulman, chief marketing officer at WebSideStory.
Rounding out the top five in terms of search referrals were Yahoo (9.3 per cent), MSN (5.46 per cent), AOL (4.21 per cent) and Ask.com (2.28 per cent).
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Nasty Google!
Yucky, yucky Google! And as for Yahoo being second, well!
Steve, that chair you threw, obviously missed. A bit like spitting in the wind, eh? Maybe you'd like to try throwing another one & see if that one gets through the hardened glass fortress where you work.
Or maybe it's just emotional. Maybe you should just let sleeping dogs lie & perhaps roll over & die yourself!
Posted by Rex Alfie Lee, 29 Mar 2006
And the best engine has won.
Too right Google should have most refferals... their service is the best, and by far the least cluttered! (ahem, MSN.)
Their publisher and advertiser programs are by far the best too.
Posted by ThirstyFerret, 25 Mar 2006