comScore Media Metrix Ranks Top 50 U.S. Web Properties for June 2010

comScore Media Metrix Ranks Top 50 U.S. Web Properties for June 2010

Americans Head to Travel Sites for Vacation Planning

Summer Recreation Drives Millions to Gaming and Teens Sites

PR Newswire -- July 28, 2010





RESTON, Va., July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly analysis of U.S. Web activity at the top online properties for June 2010 based on data from the comScore Media Metrix service. Travel sites saw a surge in activity in June as travelers browsed hot summer deals and booked vacation getaways. Americans also turned to online gaming and teen sites to occupy themselves with online leisure pursuits as the school year ended.



(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080115/COMSCORELOGO)

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080115/COMSCORELOGO)



"Travel and recreation were significant contributors to the prevailing online trends in June," said Jeff Hackett, senior vice president of comScore Media Metrix. "Summer vacation typically brings an increase in online travel planning, while those who stick around home during the summer spend more of their time doing fun things online, particularly gaming."



Americans Click It to Book It

Travel site categories experienced a gain in activity in June as Americans entered the heat of travel season. More than 100 million Americans visited the category during the month, affecting the following travel sub-categories: Transactions, Hotels/Resorts, Ground/Cruise, and Airplanes.



Travel - Transactions sites ranked as the top gaining category for the month of June, growing 32 percent to 5.2 million visitors. Viator.com ranked #1 in the category with 1.1 million visitors, followed closely by TravelPN.com with 1.1 million. OneTime.com grew to 853 million unique visitors, while WWTE.com attracted 457 million visitors.



Hotels/Resorts sites also saw strong growth during the month with 36.6 million Americans turning to these sites for lodging options. Marriott ranked as the top property, growing 16 percent to 6.5 million visitors. Hilton Hotels attracted 6.0 million visitors (up 13 percent), followed by InterContinental Hotels Group with 5.1 million (up 14 percent), Wyndham Worldwide with 4.0 million (up 9 percent), and Disney Travel with 3.6 million (up 5 percent).



Teens Sites Popular during Summer Vacation

Activity flourished at Teen sites as students on summer vacation looked for ways to spend their free time. The category attracted more than 40 million Americans in June, representing a 21-percent increase. Alloy Digital Network took the top spot with 16.9 million unique visitors, followed by IMVU with 6.0 million (up 18 percent), MyYearbook.com with 4.4 million, GN Teens (Gorilla Nation) with 4.3 million, and Zwinky with 3.7 million (up 15 percent).



Online Gaming Picks Up During Summer

Americans looked to online gaming for entertainment in June, attracting nearly 103 million visitors during the month. WildTangent Network took the top spot with 17.3 million visitors, up 6 percent versus May. GSN Games Network And CPMStar came next with 16.9 million, followed by Nickelodeon Casual games with 15.3 million (up 14 percent), EA Online with 15.1 million (up 2 percent), and Disney Games with 14.9 million (up 15 percent).



Top 50 Properties

Google Sites ranked as the #1 property in June with 179 million visitors, followed by Yahoo! Sites with 170 million visitors and Microsoft Sites with 161 million visitors. Adobe Sites jumped 10 positions in the ranking with 37.5 million visitors, while ESPN climbed 12 spots to 30.6 million visitors as the World Cup attracted heavy interest.



Top 50 Ad Focus Ranking

BrightRoll Video Network led the June Ad Focus ranking with a potential reach of 94 percent of Americans online. SpotXchange Video Ad Network ranked second (92 percent reach), followed by BBE (88 percent reach).



Table 1





comScore Top 10 Gaining Properties by Percentage Change in Unique Visitors* (U.S.)