More Than 90 Percent of the Spanish Internet Population Uses the Web for Search and Social Networking
MADRID, Spain, 26 October, 2010 – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a ranking of the top ten Web properties and categories in Spain based on the Comscore MMX audience measurement service for September 2010. The data revealed that each of the top ten web properties in Spain have grown over the past year, with Facebook exhibiting the strongest growth with a 49 percent increase. The most visited categories in Spain were Portals, which reached 99.5 percent of the total Internet audience, Search/Navigation (92.1 percent reach) and Social Networking (90.1 percent reach).
Microsoft and Google Lead Top 10 Web Properties, Facebook Shows Strongest GrowthIn September 2010, Microsoft Sites ranked as the top property with 20.9 million unique visitors age 15 and older, reaching nearly 100 percent of the Spanish internet audience. Google Sites (which includes YouTube.com) ranked second with 19.6 million unique visitors, up 17 percent versus last year. Facebook showed the fastest growth among the top ten properties with a 49 percent increase to 14.2 million visitors. While the top five properties are comprised entirely of global Internet brands (Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Yahoo! and Wikimedia Foundation), the Spanish publishing house Grupo Prisa ranked sixth in the market. Grupo Prisa grew 13 percent during the past year, attracting nearly 8.8 million visitors to its sites, which includes leading Spanish newspaper El País. Additional companies in the top ten were Schibsted (which includes Anuntis, Infojobs and 20minutos) with 8.7 million visitors (up 15 percent), RCS Media group with 8.7 million visitors (up 12 percent), Terra Telefonica with 8.6 million visitors (up 19 percent), and social networking site Tuenti with 8.3 million visitors (up 21 percent).
Top 10 Web Properties in SpainSeptember 2010 vs. September 2009Total Spanish Audience, Age 15+* - Home & Work Locations**Source: Comscore MMX
Total Unique Visitors (000)
Sep-2009
Sep-2010
% Change
Total Internet Persons: 15+
19,836
20,910
5 %
Microsoft Sites
15,592
20,866
34 %
Google Sites
16,756
19,625
17 %
Facebook.com
9,527
14,177
49 %
Yahoo! Sites
10,143
10,722
6 %
Wikimedia Foundation Sites
7,578
9,013
19 %
Grupo Prisa
7,766
8,757
13 %
Schibsted
7,604
8,716
15 %
RCS Media Group
7,791
8,693
12 %
Terra - Telefonica
7,241
8,620
Tuenti.com
6,854
8,285
21 %
*Starting October 2009 data, Comscore reportable universe for Spain has moved from 15+ to 6+. To make sure growth rates are not inflated the above data trend is based on a 15+ universe.**Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDA.
Search and Social Networking Among the Top Online Activities in SpainIn September 2010, more than 99 percent of the 23.1 million Spanish internet users age 6 and older accessed a property in the Portals category, most notably Microsoft and Yahoo!. The Search/Navigation category also ranked near the top with 21.2 million users, followed by Social Networking with 20.8 million unique visitors.
Top 10 Website Categories in Spain Ranked by Unique Visitors (000)*September 2010 Total Spanish Audience Age 6+ - Home & Work Locations**Source: Comscore MMX
% Reach
Total Internet: Total Audience
23,067
100.0 %
Portals
22,955
99.5 %
Search/Navigation
21,234
92.1 %
Social Networking
20,792
90.1 %
E-mail
16,827
72.9 %
Multimedia
16,350
70.9 %
Blogs
15,040
65.2 %
Downloads
13,425
58.2 %
Photos
12,765
55.3 %
Newspapers
12,758
Sports
12,546
54.4 %
Reference
12,487
54.1 %
*Excludes Corporate Presence, Promotional Servers and Platforms.**Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDA.
“Spain is a growing Internet market where the audience is becoming more engaged and going online with greater frequency,” said General Manager for Iberia, Jaime Agulló. “One of the key drivers of this increase is the advancement of social media, with sites like Tuenti and Facebook becoming a more and more important part of Spanish Internet users’ daily lives, which of course presents additional opportunities for marketers and advertisers.”
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