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Top 10 UK websites in November

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Dec 20, 2007

Internet research firm comScore has released its report on the most visited and fastest growing Internet properties in the U.K. for November, based on data from the comScore World Metrix audience measurement service.

Top 10 Properties for November

 

Google was the most visited property in November, with 29 million unique visitors age 15 or older, and reaching 89 percent of the total U.K. Internet audience. Google was followed by Microsoft Sites, which attracted 27.3 million unique visitors, an 84 percent reach. Online pure play retailer Amazon Sites was the fastest growing top ten property, increasing total traffic 13 percent to 16.2 million unique visitors – its highest ever U.K. audience.  

 

Bob Ivins, EVP of European Markets for comScore said: “Online retail has clearly been the fastest growing sector in the U.K. this November, and we are seeing this popularity across the board, from online pure play retailers like Amazon Sites, to multi-channel high street stores like John Lewis and Debenhams.”

 

 

Top 10 U.K. Online Properties

Ranked by U.K. Unique Visitors

November 2007 vs. October 2007

Total U.K., Age 15+ - Home and Work Locations*

Source: comScore World Metrix

Property

Total Unique Visitors (000)

% Reach

Oct 2007

Nov 2007

% Change

Total U.K. Internet Audience

32,444

32,711

1%

100

Google Sites

29,061

29,042

0%

89%

Microsoft Sites

27,429

27,332

0%

84%

eBay

22,191

22,414

1%

69%

Yahoo! Sites

21,400

21,255

-1%

65%

BBC Sites

18,860

18,897

0%

58%

Amazon Sites

14,265

16,154

13%

49%

Ask Network

15,920

15,563

-2%

48%

Wikipedia Sites

14,248

14,160

-1%

43%

Time Warner Network

14,229

14,026

-1%

43%

Fox Interactive Media

12,718

12,186

-4%

37%

* Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs

 

 

Ten Fastest Growing Properties for November

 

With the Christmas shopping season well underway in November, the top ten fastest growing U.K. properties was comprised entirely of online retail sites, of which all were multi-channel high-street stores. The largest increases were seen at two toys and games sites. Game.co.uk was the fastest growing retail property, up 52 percent to 3.5 million unique visitors. It was joined by Toysrus Sites, a multi-channel toy retailer selling computer games and consoles as well as more traditional toys, which grew 47 percent to 3.4 million.

 

John Lewis Partnership was the third fastest growing retail property in the U.K. in November, up 39 percent to 3.4 million unique visitors. It was joined by a number of other high-street retail stores, including Woolworths Group, which was up 37 percent to nearly four million unique visitors, Dixons Stores Group, up 28 percent to 6.8 million, and Debenhams, up 26 percent to 2.7 million unique visitors.

  

 

Top 10 U.K. Gaining Properties

Ranked by Percentage Change in U.K. Unique Visitors

November 2007 vs. October 2007

Total U.K., Age 15+ - Home and Work Locations*

Source: comScore World Metrix

Property

Total Unique Visitors (000)

Oct 07

Nov 2007

% Change

Total U.K. Internet Audience

32,444

32,711

1%

Game.co.uk

2,336

3,544

52%

Toysrus Sites

2,295

3,363

47%

John Lewis Partnership

2,420

3,365

39%

Woolworths Group plc

2,911

3,999

37%

Boots Plc

2,565

3,369

31%

Dixons Stores Group

5,255

6,751

28%

Debenhams

2,110

2,669

26%

Wal-Mart

3,253

4,105

26%

Littlewoods Shop Direct Group

4,428

5,398

22%

HMV

3,958

4,820

22%

* Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs

 

 

Source:  www.comscore.com

 

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