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2.3 billion visits to search engines in January 2012

February 8th

UK Internet users made 2.3 billion visits to search engines in January 2012, up from 2.2 billion in January 2011. Visits to search engines are up by 4.5 per cent year-on-year with nearly 100 million more visits in January this year than last year. Google remained the steadfast market leader with over 90 per cent market share of UK search.

Mitsubishi re-enters the top 20 Automotive brands

February 2nd

Mitsubishi has re-entered the top 20 of the Experian Hitwise UK Automotive Brand Index for the first time since March 2011. The Index, which reveals the 20 most searched for automotive manufacturers online in the UK, saw Mitsubishi ranked in 19th place this quarter, up from 23rd place in September 2011.

In the News

February 9th

Pinterest Challenging Google and Twitter for Small Business BucksYahoo! Contributors NetworkCOMMENTARY | It might be a relative social network fledgling, but the social media site Pinterest has experienced a digital real estate boom and now enjoys million...

February 9th

Equimedia Marketing NewsSearch engine visits up, Google dominatesEquimedia Marketing NewsSome 2.3 billion visits were made to search engines in January 2012, statistics compiled by Experian Hitwise reveal. This was up from 2.2 billion made in the same mon...

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February 8th

UK Internet users made 2.3 billion visits to search engines in January 2012, up from 2.2 billion in January 2011. Visits to search engines are up by 4.5 per cent year-on-year with nearly 100 million more visits in January this year than last year. Google ...

February 2nd

With the Facebook IPO announced yesterday interest has surged in the world’s most popular social network. Here are the top 10 things you need to know about Facebook: 1. There are over 1.3 billion visits to Facebook a month from the UK Internet populati...

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Facebook revealed as most searched for brand of 2010

March 2011

Twice a year, Experian Hitwise awards the top 10 most popular websites according to the market share of visits a website receives relative to other websites in their industry.

Travel brands dominate the latest Hot Shops List

February 2011

January is always a big month for travel with consumers looking for ski holidays, spring breaks and early deals on their summer holidays.

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