comScore Reports Top 20 Web Properties in Israel
By Comscore Inc., PRNETuesday, June 22, 2010
Facebook Audience Nearly Doubles in Israel in Past Year, Property Now Ranks #2
RESTON, Virginia, June 23, 2010 - comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world,
today released an overview of Internet usage in Israel based on the comScore
Media Metrix audience measurement service. The data revealed that despite
Israel's modest market size it has one of the most active and engaged
Internet populations in the world, ranking second only behind Canada in terms
of the average time spent online during the month at 38.3 hours per user in
May 2010. Notably, this high engagement among Israeli Internet users is 60
percent greater than the total worldwide average of 24 hours per user.
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Top 10 Countries by Time Spent Online May 2010 Total Worldwide, Age 15+ -Home & Work Locations Source: comScore Media Metrix Average Total Unique Hours Spent Visitors Online per (000) User ------------ ----------- Worldwide 1,244,104 24.0 --------- --------- ---- Canada 23,002 40.4 ------ ------ ---- Israel 4,138 38.3 ------ ----- ---- United States 184,155 36.3 ------------- ------- ---- United Kingdom 38,229 32.3 -------------- ------ ---- Netherlands 11,928 31.4 ----------- ------ ---- South Korea 29,854 31.0 ----------- ------ ---- Turkey 22,247 30.7 ------ ------ ---- Sweden 5,906 28.9 ------ ----- ---- Hong Kong 4,141 28.7 --------- ----- ---- Spain 20,556 28.3 ----- ------ ----
"Israel is one of the most active and dynamic Internet markets in the
world," said Mike Read, comScore senior vice president. "Israelis are
particularly sophisticated, tech-savvy consumers who spend considerably more
time online than average, while Israel is also known for its spirit of
innovation and entrepreneurship, especially in technology and digital media
industries. Though relatively small in size, Israel has contributed
disproportionately to the development of the current global digital
landscape."
Google Sites Tops List of Most Visited Web Properties in Israel
Google Sites ranked as the top property with 3.8 million visitors age 15
and older accessing the property from home and work locations, representing
92 percent of the total Internet audience, followed by Facebook.com with 3.5
million visitors (85 percent penetration). Facebook.com exhibited the highest
growth among the top ten properties with an increase of 92 percent in the
past year. During that time, Facebook climbed three spots in the ranking to
the #2 position.
Israeli company Walla! Communications ranked third with 3.1 million
visitors, followed by another Israeli company Ynet Group (which includes
Ynet.co.il, One.co.il and Winwin.co.il), while Microsoft Sites rounded out
the top five with 2.8 million visitors. Approximately two-thirds of the top
20 web properties in Israel are represented by local Israeli companies.
Top 20 Web Properties in Israel* May 2010 Total Israel, Age 15+ - Home & Work Locations Source: comScore Media Metrix Total Unique Visitors (000) Total Internet : Total Audience 4,138 Google Sites 3,826 Facebook.com 3,528 Walla! Communications 3,063 Ynet Group 2,995 Microsoft Sites 2,830 Tapuz People 2,074 Keshet 2,058 Nana10 Group 1,950 AOL LLC 1,790 Wikimedia Foundation Sites 1,736 FXP.CO.IL 1,487 Yad2 1,479 Dmedia Group 1,472 Smile Group 1,408 Yahoo! Sites 1,302 TheMarker Group 1,177 MP3MUSIC.CO.IL 1,063 Bezeq 1,002 2ALL.CO.IL 984 VEVO 977 * Excludes visitation from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.
"While the top web properties across many global markets are dominated by
global Internet brands, Israel boasts numerous local companies among its top
properties, a true testament to the home-grown technological talent and
innovation in this market," added Read.
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