comScore Ranks Top Web Sites in U.K. for August


LONDON, October 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Facebook the Fastest Growing Site in the U.K.

comScore (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today
released its report on the top Internet properties and the top gaining
properties in the U.K. for August, based on data collected through the
comScore World Metrix audience measurement service.

Google was the most visited property in August, with 28.3 million unique
visitors age 15 or older, reaching 89 percent of the total U.K. Internet
audience. It was followed by Microsoft Sites, which attracted 26.8 million
unique visitors, an 83 percent reach.

Yahoo! grew by 1.3 percent in August to challenge eBay for its position
as the third most visited property from within the U.K. eBay attracted an
audience of 21.6 million unique visitors, compared to Yahoo! with 21.0
million. Meanwhile, online shopping site, Amazon, proved to be the fastest
growing of the Top 10 U.K. properties, increasing total traffic by 6.3
percent to attract 13.3 million unique visitors -- a reach of 42 percent.

Top 10 U.K. Online Properties  
    Ranked by U.K. Unique Visitors 
    August 2007 vs. July 2007 
    Total U.K., Age 15+ -- Home and Work Locations(i) 
    Source: comScore World Metrix  
    
                                Total Unique Visitors (000)        
        Property          July 2007     Aug 2007     % Change     % Reach  
    Total U.K. Internet 
     Audience               31,791       31,918           0%       100.0% 
    Google Sites            28,151       28,345         0.7%        88.8% 
    Microsoft Sites         26,947       26,759        -0.7%        83.8% 
    eBay                    22,079       21,559        -2.4%        67.5% 
    Yahoo! Sites            20,760       21,039         1.3%        65.9% 
    BBC Sites               18,921       18,578        -1.8%        58.2% 
    Ask Network             14,598       14,815         1.5%        46.4% 
    Time Warner Network     14,934       14,322        -4.1%        44.9% 
    Amazon Sites            12,472       13,261         6.3%        41.5% 
    Fox Interactive Media   13,215       13,032        -1.4%        40.8% 
    Wikipedia Sites         11,699       11,534        -1.4%        36.1% 

    (i) Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or
        access from mobile phones or PDAs.



Facebook.com was the fastest growing property in the U.K. The social
networking site grew 18.3 percent in August to reach just under 9 million
unique visitors. The site has experienced a dramatic 2,167 percent growth
within the U.K. since September 2006, when it made the decision to open up
registration to the general public, a change from the previous policy
requiring a valid email address from a university or a selected group of
secondary schools and businesses. During the same period, traffic to the site
has increased strongly across Europe, where it has grown by 2,446 percent to
reach 13.2 million unique visitors.

British Sky Broadcasting experienced a 10 percent growth in traffic,
reaching 7.4 million unique visitors. This increase was sparked by interest
in skysports.com, thanks to the onset of the new football season.
Premiumtv.co.uk, also benefited from the start of the football season. The
company, which manages the digital rights of football in the U.K. and
produces multi-platform club specific content, enjoyed a 17.1 percent growth
to reach 3.1 million unique visitors.

Elsewhere, price comparison sites also enjoyed heavy traffic. Shopping
comparison site Shopzilla.com grew by 10.2 percent to 3.4 million unique
visitors, whilst travel price comparison specialist, Priceline.com, increased
8.6 percent to 3.1 million.

Top 10 U.K. Gaining Properties  
    Ranked by U.K. Unique Visitors 
    August 2007 vs. July 2007 
    Total U.K., Age 15+ -- Home and Work Locations(ii) 
    Source: comScore World Metrix  

                                        Total Unique Visitors (000) 
        Property                   July 2007      Aug 2007        % change 
    Total U.K. Internet Audience     31,791          31,918          0.4% 
    Facebook.com                      7,604           8,996         18.3% 
    Premiumtv.co.uk                   2,632           3,081         17.1% 
    Disney Online                     3,190           3,713         16.4% 
    WordPress                         2,716           3,030         11.6% 
    News International                5,806           6,405         10.3% 
    Shopzilla.com Sites               3,096           3,412         10.2% 
    British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB)  6,725           7,396         10.0% 
    Priceline.com Incorporated        2,842           3,086          8.6% 
    Nationallottery.co.uk             3,727           4,038          8.3% 
    The Carphone Warehouse Group      3,370           3,606          7.0% 

    (ii) Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or
         access from mobile phones or PDAs.



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