I read recently that Bing’s market share for searches was an impressive number since it was over 10%. Not sure if that was before or after these figures, but here’s what eWeek had to say.
Bing’s U.S. market share dipped slightly between March and April, according to new numbers by Experian Hitwise. Meanwhile, Google saw slight gains during the month, and Yahoo declined. However, Bing continued to demonstrate strong year-over-year gains in vertical categories such as health, travel, automotive and shopping, suggesting that Microsoft’s focus on that area is paying off. Google continues to hold the highest percentage of overall search.
Google climbed from 69.97% to 71.40% during that same period. Yahoo dropped from 15.04% to 14.96% and Ask dropped from 3.44% to 2.18%.
That’s why you hear me talking about Google search results so much. Combine everyone else’s search volume – then double it – and Google is still in the lead by 10%.
Here’s the article I’m quoting.