ComScore Nov. 6 said some 27 billion hours were spent on the Internet by 1.2 billion worldwide Internet users in September 2009. Microsoft Websites led the way, but 70 percent of the time spent on its sites was through Windows Live Messenger. Google came in at No. 2, with 9.3 percent of the minutes (2.5 billion hours). Yahoo was third with 6.3 percent of the minutes, or 1.7 billion hours, but dropped by 14 percent from its September 2008 share of almost 2 billion hours. Facebook nabbed the fourth spot, with 5 percent of the minutes, or 1.4 billion hours.
– People are spending more time on the Internet searching more, shopping more
and perhaps even working more online.
ComScore Nov. 6 said some 27 billion hours were spent on the Internet by 1.2
billion worldwide Internet users in September 2009, or 24 percent more than the
21.7 billion total hours…