Among core search engines in September 2007, Google Sites remained the top search property with more than 5.3 billion core searches conducted - a 57% share of the search market, according to the monthly comScore qSearch analysis of  the search marketplace.

Along with Google, Yahoo Sites and the Ask Network posted month-over-month share gains, comScore reported.

Core Search Rankings According to comScore’s Sept. US data:

  • Behind Google’s 57.0% share, Yahoo Sites ranked second with 23.7%, followed by Microsoft Sites (10.3%), Ask Network (4.7%) and Time Warner Network (4.3%).
  • Americans conducted 9.4 billion searches at the core search engines - a 4% seasonal decline from August (Sept. is a shorter month, with a long holiday weekend).
  • More than 5.3 billion core searches were conducted at Google Sites during the month, while Yahoo Sites recorded 2.2 billion searches.

Expanded Search Rankings

  • Google Sites led the pack with 6.6 billion searches.
  • Yahoo Sites ranked second with nearly 2.4 billion searches, followed by Microsoft Sites (999 million), Time Warner Network (843 million) and Fox Interactive Media (492 million).
  • Despite the decline in overall search activity in September, Ask.com gained 10% from August levels.