Can you point me to published figures of search engine market share
2003? I am looking for the top ten search engines and their market
share.

Hello Microdoc,
 
Thank you for your question.


Nielsen NetRatings Search Engine Ratings 
February 25, 2003 

Google         29.5% 
Yahoo          28.9 
MSN            27.6 
AOL            18.4 
Ask Jeeves      9.9 
Overture        4.8 
InfoSpace       4.5 
Netscape        4.4 
AltaVista       4.0 
Lycos           2.4 
Earthlink       2.0 
LookSmart       1.7 

“Nielsen//NetRatings is one of the leading internet and digital media
audience information and analysis services. NetRatings provides
worldwide web site ratings based on a sample of over 225,000
individuals in 26 countries. These web surfers have real-time meters
on their computers which monitor the sites they visit. This metered
information is compiled to produce NetRatings results.”

Source: Search Engine Watch
http://searchenginewatch.com/reports/article.php/2156451


According to OneStat.com these are 7 largest search engines on the
web:

1. Google          55.2%   
2. Yahoo           21.7%   
3. MSN Search       9.6%   
4. AOL Search       3.8%   
5. Terra Lycos      2.6%   
6. Altavista        2.2%   
7. Askjeeves        1.5%   

“All numbers are an average of the last 2 months. OneStat.com is the
number one provider of real-time web site analysis software in the
world. Our superior technology powers thousands of web sites in
different countries all over the world.  With our accurate, detailed &
reliable reports we will be able to answer questions about visitor
behavior, site performance and retention. “

Source: OneStat.com 
http://www.onestat.com/html/aboutus_pressbox21.html


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Bobbie7-ga

Excellent -- thanks. I just did not have time to go find it myself!!

Thanks for the five star rating and tip!

--Bobbie7