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LONDON, U.K., Aug 4, 2008 –Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its June rankings of the largest and fastest-growing Internet properties and site categories in Spain based on data from the Comscore World Metrix audience measurement service.
The month saw increases to the travel, consumer electronics and consumer goods site categories. Social networking site Hi5.com was the fastest growing site in Spain, up 27 percent in June to 2.3 million visitors, while Facebook.com also continued to gain ground, up 14 percent to 1.2 million visitors.
Top Gaining Site Categories for June 2008
Top 10 Gaining Site Categories by Number of Spanish Unique VisitorsJune 2008 vs. May 2008Total Spain, Age 15+ - Home and Work Locations*Source: Comscore World Metrix
Property
Total Unique Visitors (000)
May-2008
Jun-2008
% Change
Total Internet : Total Audience
15,967
16,245
2%
Travel - Car Rental
366
418
14%
Travel - Online Travel Agents
5,680
5,977
5%
Retail - Consumer Electronics
1,968
2,057
Retail - Consumer Goods
201
210
4%
Travel - Ground/Cruise
1,648
1,708
Sports
6,425
6,606
3%
Instant Messengers
10,346
10,630
e-mail
11,382
11,692
Search/Navigation
13,386
13,716
Online Gaming
4,429
4,530
* Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.
Top Gaining Properties for June 2008
Top 10 Gaining Properties by Number of Spanish Unique Visitors*June 2008 vs. May 2008Total Spain, Age 15+ - Home and Work Locations**Source: Comscore World Metrix
Hi5.com
1,797
2,279
27%
Vodafone Group
1,045
1,263
21%
Hotusa Group
752
906
20%
Facebook.com
1,018
1,164
Tuenti.com
2,490
2,843
Sony Online
971
1,055
9%
Musica.com
1,365
1,451
6%
Badoo.com
883
937
Startvg.com
1,096
1,160
Renfe.es
1,063
1,121
*Ranking based on the top 100 Spanish properties in June 2008.
** Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.
Top 25 Properties for June 2008
Top 25 Properties by Number of Spanish Unique Visitors*June 2008 vs. May 2008Total Spain, Age 15+ - Home and Work Locations**Source: Comscore World Metrix
Jun-08 Rank
May-08 Rank
Total Unique Visitors (000) Jun-08
N/A
1
Google Sites
13,913
2
Microsoft Sites
12,991
3
Yahoo! Sites
7,894
4
5
Terra Networks
7,265
Orange Sites
6,340
6
7
Grupo Prisa
6,128
8
SCHIBSTED Group
5,820
Wikipedia Sites
5,759
9
Grupo Intercom
5,428
10
11
eBay
4,574
Vocento
4,427
12
NewIPs
4,136
13
Grupo Planeta Sites
4,038
14
17
Groupe Hi-Media
4,018
15
WordPress
3,731
16
Grupo Recoletos Sites
3,713
RCS Media Group
3,631
18
Hispavista Sites***
3,629
19
20
eMule (App)
3,160
Vueling Airlines
3,067
21
26
eDreams
2,846
22
29
23
25
Grupo Zeta
2,841
24
Ciao Sites
2,740
Scandinavian Airlines System
2,604
*** Beginning with June 2008 Comscore data, Hipavista Sites has now been broken out from Orange Sites, and will be reported on as a separate property.
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