National Focus Shifts from Politics to Taxes and Retail
London, UK, June 29, 2007 – Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today reported the top French Internet properties and the top gaining properties for May, based on data collected through the Comscore World Metrix audience measurement service. The national focus shifted from the French presidential elections to taxes, shopping and the weather as seen in the findings below:
Top 10 Online Properties by French Unique Visitors, Age 15+May 2007 vs. April 2007Total France – Home and Work Locations*Source: Comscore World Metrix
Apr.-07 (000)
May-07 (000)
Percentage Change
Total French Internet Audience, Age 15+
25,388
25,719
1%
Google Sites
17,683
17,811
Microsoft Sites
16,254
16,219
0%
France Telecom
13,886
13,864
Iliad/Free.fr Sites
12,322
12,818
4%
eBay
10,644
11,374
7%
Groupe Pages Jaunes
10,668
10,969
3%
Yahoo! Sites
10,577
10,839
2%
Wikipedia Sites
8,515
9,182
8%
Skyrock Network
8,562
9,140
Groupe PPR
7,602
8,595
13%
* Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.
Top 10 Gaining Properties by Percentage Change in French Unique Visitors, Age 15+May 2007 vs. April 2007 Total France – Home and Work Locations*Source: Comscore World Metrix
IMPOTS.GOUV.FR
1,062
4,351
310%
FINANCES.GOUV.FR
794
2,528
219%
Karstadt-Quelle
1,178
2,557
117%
CNAF
1,421
2,544
79%
FLORAJET.COM
1,044
1,778
70%
RADIOBLOGCLUB.FR
1,612
2,427
51%
BONWEB.COM
1,106
1,664
50%
KIABI.COM
1,464
2,145
47%
Ciao Sites
2,617
3,676
40%
METEOFRANCE.COM
3,200
4,268
33%
*Ranking based on the top 100 French properties in May 2007.** Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.
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PressBill DaddiDaddi Brand Communications646-370-1341press@comscore.com