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Issue: June 22, 1999
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 1999--
Media Metrix' twelve-month trend shows significant
overall
increases in content viewed and time spent online
Media Metrix (NASDAQ: MMXI), the leader in Internet
and Digital Media measurement, today released the Top 50
At Home and At Work combined Digital Media and Web
Audience ratings for May 1999. Media Metrix also reports
significant growth over the past twelve months in
overall Internet usage, including the total number of
visitors, the amount of content viewed and total the
number of hours users spent online.
Trends in Unique Visitors
-- The number of monthly visitors (At Home and Work
combined) to the
Internet grew nearly 15 percent over the past twelve
months from
53.9 million in May 1998 to 61.9 million in May 1999.
Trends in Content Viewed
-- The average number of unique Web pages viewed per
visitor per day
increased by 23.8 percent to 37.4 pages in May 1999
from 30.2
pages in May 1998.
-- The number of pages viewed per month increased
nearly 50 percent
over the past twelve months, from 308 Unique Pages
Per Visitor in
May 1998 to 455 Per Visitor in May 1999.
-- Total Pages Viewed on the World Wide Web in the
month of May 1999
topped 28 billion, nearly a 70 percent increase over
May 1998.
Trends in Time Spent
-- The number of days users accessed the Internet
increased nearly
20 percent from 10.2 days in May 1998 to 12.2 days in
May 1999.
-- Internet users spent over 40 percent more time on
the Internet in
May 1999 than they did a year ago - an increase from
5.3 average
hours per person in May 1998 to 7.6 hours last month.
-- The total number of hours spent on the Internet
increased by
two-thirds to 1.2 billion hours in May 1999 from 709
million
hours in the same month last year.
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Media Metrix, Inc.
12-Month Growth Trend in Unique Visitors,
Content Viewed and Time Spent*
May 1998 vs. May 1999
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Percent
Media Metrix Measures May 1998 May 1999 Increase
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Unique Visitor Growth 53.9 Million 61.9 Million 14.8%
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Content Viewed
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Avg. Unique Pages Per Visitor
Per Day 30.2 Pages 37.4 Pages 23.8%
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Avg. Unique Pages Per Visitor
Per Month 308 Pages 455 Pages 47.7%
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Total Pages Viewed on the
Internet/Month 16.6 Billion 28.2 Billion 69.9%
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Time Spent
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Avg. Usage Days Per Visitor
Per Month 10.2 Days 12.2 Days 19.6%
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Avg. Hours Spent Per Person
Per Month 5.3 Hours 7.6 Hours 43.8%
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Total Hours Spent on the
Internet/Month 709 Million 1.2 Billion 69.2%
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*Based on Media Metrix Monthly Audience Ratings
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Media Metrix - Top 50 Digital Media/Web Properties
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May 1999 Measurement Period
(5/1/99 through 5/31/99)
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Combined At Home and At Work
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Rank Digital Media/Web Properties Unique Visitors (000)
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Total Universe 65,369
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1 AOL Network - Proprietary & WWW 46,243
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2 Microsoft Sites 32,389
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3 Yahoo Sites 31,299
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4 Lycos 29,963
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5 Go Network 20,864
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6 GeoCities 19,965
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7 The Excite Network 17,192
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8 Time Warner Online 13,106
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9 Amazon 10,831
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10 AltaVista Sites 10,633
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11 Bluemountainarts.com 10,089
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12 RealSite Portfolio 9,114
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13 Xoom.com Sites 8,958
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14 Snap Sites 8,872
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15 Go2Net Network 8,484
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16 EBay 8,262
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17 CNET 8,202
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18 BroadCast.Com Consolidation 7,879
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19 ZDNet Sites 7,770
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20 Juno / Juno.com - 7,292
Application
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21 LookSmart 7,127
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22 Infospace Impressions 6,824
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23 AT&T Web Sites 6,301
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24 Viacom Online 5,827
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25 About.com Sites 5,337
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26 The Weather Channel 5,153
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27 Goto.com 4,945
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28 MindSpring 4,598
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29 Fortunecity Global Community 4,575
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30 Sony Online 4,411
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31 Barnesandnoble.com 4,330
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32 Earthlink.net 4,299
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33 The Women.com Networks 4,246
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34 Ivillage: The Women's Network 3,822
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35 Travelocity.com 3,813
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36 Macromedia 3,749
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37 CDNow Inc. 3,742
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38 Preview Travel 3,729
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39 Porncity.net 3,600
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40 Mypoints.com 3,491
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41 News Corp. Online 3,444
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42 Theglobe.com 3,412
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43 The Learning Co. Sites 3,403
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44 CitySearch-TicketMaster Online 3,393
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45 Sportsline USA 3,284
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46 Mapquest.com 3,268
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47 Apple.com 3,230
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48 Valupage.com 3,224
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49 IDG.NET [The Online Network] 3,106
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50 Karasxxx.com 3,007
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Media Metrix - Top 50 Web Sites
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May 1999 Measurement Period
(5/1/99 through 5/31/99)
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Combined At Home and At Work
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Rank Web Sites Unique Visitors (000)
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Total Universe 61,891
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1 Yahoo.com 31,118
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2 Aol.com 28,947
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3 Msn.com 22,209
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4 Geocities.com 19,514
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5 Go.com 18,935
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6 Netscape.com 18,537
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7 Microsoft.com 16,031
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8 Excite.com 15,167
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9 Lycos.com 14,891
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10 Angelfire.com 12,601
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11 Hotmail.com 12,377
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12 Tripod.com 11,526
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13 Bluemountainarts.com 10,089
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14 Amazon.com 9,933
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15 Altavista Search Services 9,491
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16 Snap.com Search & Services 8,872
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17 Xoom.com 8,548
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18 Real.com 8,519
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19 Ebay.com 8,227
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20 Hotbot.com 7,100
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21 Infospace.com 6,775
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22 Zdnet 6,630
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23 Icq.com 5,852
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24 Looksmart.com 5,582
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25 Msnbc.com 5,531
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26 Pathfinder.com 5,463
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27 About.com 5,337
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28 Weather.com 5,153
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29 Simplenet.com 5,127
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30 Goto.com 4,945
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31 Cnn.com 4,771
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32 CNET Software Download Svcs 4,709
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33 Fortunecity.com 4,575
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34 Sidewalk.com 4,496
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35 Sony Online 4,411
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36 Barnesandnoble.com 4,330
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37 Earthlink.net 4,299
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38 Expedia 3,933
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39 Warner Bros. Online 3,911
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40 Digitalcity.com 3,896
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41 Hypermart.net 3,847
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42 Ivillage: The Women's Network 3,822
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43 Travelocity.com 3,813
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44 Preview Travel 3,729
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45 Att.net 3,671
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46 Porncity.net 3,600
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47 Mypoints.com 3,491
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48 Go2net.com 3,424
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49 Broadcast.com Inc. 3,414
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50 Cnet.com 3,386
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