MySpace Falls, Facebook and MyYearbook Climb
Jan. 16th, 2008 by Manoj Jasra| Market Share of U.S. Internet Visits to Top 10 Social Networking Websites | |||||
|
Rank |
Name | Domain |
Dec-07 |
Dec-06 |
YoY % Change |
|
1 |
MySpace | http://www.myspace.com/ |
72.32% |
78.89% |
-8% |
|
2 |
http://www.facebook.com/ |
16.03% |
10.59% |
51% |
|
|
3 |
Bebo | http://www.bebo.com/ |
1.09% |
0.99% |
10% |
|
4 |
BlackPlanet.com | http://www.blackplanet.com/ |
1.04% |
0.96% |
8% |
|
5 |
Club Penguin | http://www.clubpenguin.com/ |
0.80% |
0.54% |
48% |
|
6 |
Gaiaonline.com | http://www.gaiaonline.com/ |
0.76% |
0.58% |
31% |
|
7 |
myYearbook | http://www.myyearbook.com/ |
0.73% |
0.14% |
407% |
|
8 |
hi5 | http://www.hi5.com/ |
0.63% |
0.64% |
-1% |
|
9 |
Classmates | http://www.classmates.com/ |
0.55% |
0.58% |
-7% |
|
10 |
Yahoo! 360 | 360.yahoo.com |
0.54% |
0.91% |
-40% |
| Note - data is based on a custom category of 53 of the leading social networking websites ranked by market share of U.S. visits, which is the percentage of online traffic to the domain or category, from the Hitwise sample of 10 million U.S. Internet users. Hitwise measures more than 1 million unique websites on a daily basis, including sub-domains of larger websites. Hitwise categorizes websites into industries on the basis of subject matter and content, as well as market orientation and competitive context. | |||||
| Source: Hitwise | |||||
About the Author
Manoj Jasra has been in the search marketing industry since 2002 with Enquiro Search Solutions. His role as the Director of Technology at Enquiro involves him developing strategic relationships with technology vendors, overseeing web analytics and designing cutting edge solutions for clients. Manoj’s background in software development and experience in search marketing/web analytics gives him the ability to provide strategic consultation throughout the entire online marketing process.
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