Friday, November 03, 2006

The latest statistics from comScore Networks, specialists in measuring
Internet activity, revealed the top European Internet properties for
September, based on data collected through its comScore World Metrix
audience ratings service. These statistics are for September and therefore
do not yet reflect the impact of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement
Act. The online gambling category showed a general traffic increase in
Europe of 3 percent, with 888.com topping the list at 6.9 million visitors
(an increase of 9 percent over the previous August month) and Party Gaming
in the number two spot at 4.1 million visitors - a 16 percent increase. The
top European Sites as usual were Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! Sites retained
their rankings as the top three properties among European Internet users,
with each remaining relatively flat versus August. Of the top 10 European
sites, Wikipedia saw the greatest gains during September, rising 18 percent
to 59.9 million visitors. The You Tube site, recently purchased by Google in
a billion dollar deal, attracted 27.4 million visitors.