comScore recently released their latest report on search engine market in the US. As expected, Google Sites led the U.S. explicit core search market in February with 64.5 percent market share (up 0.1 percentage points), followed by Microsoft Sites with 19.8 percent (up 0.1 percentage points) and Yahoo Sites with 12.8 percent. In total, 30.8 percent of searches were powered by Bing.
comScore Explicit Core Search Share Report* (Desktop Only)
February 2015 vs. January 2015
Total U.S. – Desktop Home & Work Locations
February 2015 vs. January 2015
Total U.S. – Desktop Home & Work Locations
| Core Search Entity | Share (%) Jan-15 | Share (%) Feb-15 | Point Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Explicit Core Search | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0 |
| AOL, Inc. | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0 |
| Ask Network | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.0 |
| Google Sites | 64.4% | 64.5% | 0.1 |
| Microsoft Sites | 19.7% | 19.8% | 0.1 |
| Yahoo Sites | 13.0% | 12.8% | -0.2 |
17 billion explicit core searches were conducted in February, with Google Sites ranking first with 11 billion. Microsoft Sites ranked second with 3.4 billion searches, followed by Yahoo Sites with 2.2 billion.
comScore Explicit Core Search Query Report (Desktop Only)
February 2015 vs. January 2015
Total U.S. – Desktop Home & Work Locations
February 2015 vs. January 2015
Total U.S. – Desktop Home & Work Locations
| Core Search Entity | Share (%) Jan-15 | Share (%) Feb-15 | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Explicit Core Search | 18,772 | 17,002 | -9% |
| Google Sites | 12,086 | 10,965 | -9% |
| Microsoft Sites | 3,701 | 3,365 | -9% |
| Yahoo Sites | 2,436 | 2,184 | -10% |
| Ask Network | 338 | 304 | -10% |
| AOL, Inc. | 210 | 184 | -12% |
Source: comScore qSearch