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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. *T ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Media Metrix, Inc.
12-Month Growth Trend in Unique Visitors,
Content Viewed and Time Spent*
May 1998 vs. May 1999 ----------------------------------- ------------ ------------ --------
Percent Media Metrix Measures May 1998 May 1999 Increase ----------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------- Unique Visitor Growth 53.9 Million 61.9 Million 14.8% ----------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------- Content Viewed ----------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------- Avg. Unique Pages Per Visitor Per Day 30.2 Pages 37.4 Pages 23.8% ----------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------- Avg. Unique Pages Per Visitor Per Month 308 Pages 455 Pages 47.7% ----------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------- Total Pages Viewed on the Internet/Month 16.6 Billion 28.2 Billion 69.9% ----------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------- Time Spent ----------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------- Avg. Usage Days Per Visitor Per Month 10.2 Days 12.2 Days 19.6% ----------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------- Avg. Hours Spent Per Person Per Month 5.3 Hours 7.6 Hours 43.8% ----------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------- Total Hours Spent on the Internet/Month 709 Million 1.2 Billion 69.2% ----------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------- *Based on Media Metrix Monthly Audience Ratings --------------------------------------------------------------------
Media Metrix - Top 50 Digital Media/Web Properties --------------------------------------------------
May 1999 Measurement Period (5/1/99 through 5/31/99) --------------------------------------------------------------------
Combined At Home and At Work -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rank Digital Media/Web Properties Unique Visitors (000) --------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Universe 65,369 --------------------------------------------------------------------
1 AOL Network - Proprietary & WWW 46,243 --------------------------------------------------------------------
2 Microsoft Sites 32,389 --------------------------------------------------------------------
3 Yahoo Sites 31,299 --------------------------------------------------------------------
4 Lycos 29,963 --------------------------------------------------------------------
5 Go Network 20,864 --------------------------------------------------------------------
6 GeoCities 19,965 --------------------------------------------------------------------
7 The Excite Network 17,192 --------------------------------------------------------------------
8 Time Warner Online 13,106 --------------------------------------------------------------------
9 Amazon 10,831 --------------------------------------------------------------------
10 AltaVista Sites 10,633 --------------------------------------------------------------------
11 Bluemountainarts.com 10,089 --------------------------------------------------------------------
12 RealSite Portfolio 9,114 --------------------------------------------------------------------
13 Xoom.com Sites 8,958 --------------------------------------------------------------------
14 Snap Sites 8,872 --------------------------------------------------------------------
15 Go2Net Network 8,484 --------------------------------------------------------------------
16 EBay 8,262 --------------------------------------------------------------------
17 CNET 8,202 --------------------------------------------------------------------
18 BroadCast.Com Consolidation 7,879 --------------------------------------------------------------------
19 ZDNet Sites 7,770 --------------------------------------------------------------------
20 Juno / Juno.com - 7,292
Application --------------------------------------------------------------------
21 LookSmart 7,127 --------------------------------------------------------------------
22 Infospace Impressions 6,824 --------------------------------------------------------------------
23 AT&T Web Sites 6,301 --------------------------------------------------------------------
24 Viacom Online 5,827 --------------------------------------------------------------------
25 About.com Sites 5,337 --------------------------------------------------------------------
26 The Weather Channel 5,153 --------------------------------------------------------------------
27 Goto.com 4,945 --------------------------------------------------------------------
28 MindSpring 4,598 --------------------------------------------------------------------
29 Fortunecity Global Community 4,575 --------------------------------------------------------------------
30 Sony Online 4,411 --------------------------------------------------------------------
31 Barnesandnoble.com 4,330 --------------------------------------------------------------------
32 Earthlink.net 4,299 --------------------------------------------------------------------
33 The Women.com Networks 4,246 --------------------------------------------------------------------
34 Ivillage: The Women's Network 3,822 --------------------------------------------------------------------
35 Travelocity.com 3,813 --------------------------------------------------------------------
36 Macromedia 3,749 --------------------------------------------------------------------
37 CDNow Inc. 3,742 --------------------------------------------------------------------
38 Preview Travel 3,729 --------------------------------------------------------------------
39 Porncity.net 3,600 --------------------------------------------------------------------
40 Mypoints.com 3,491 --------------------------------------------------------------------
41 News Corp. Online 3,444 --------------------------------------------------------------------
42 Theglobe.com 3,412 --------------------------------------------------------------------
43 The Learning Co. Sites 3,403 --------------------------------------------------------------------
44 CitySearch-TicketMaster Online 3,393 --------------------------------------------------------------------
45 Sportsline USA 3,284 --------------------------------------------------------------------
46 Mapquest.com 3,268 --------------------------------------------------------------------
47 Apple.com 3,230 --------------------------------------------------------------------
48 Valupage.com 3,224 --------------------------------------------------------------------
49 IDG.NET [The Online Network] 3,106 --------------------------------------------------------------------
50 Karasxxx.com 3,007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------
Media Metrix - Top 50 Web Sites -------------------------------
May 1999 Measurement Period (5/1/99 through 5/31/99) --------------------------------------------------------------------
Combined At Home and At Work -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rank Web Sites Unique Visitors (000) --------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Universe 61,891 --------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Yahoo.com 31,118 --------------------------------------------------------------------
2 Aol.com 28,947 --------------------------------------------------------------------
3 Msn.com 22,209 --------------------------------------------------------------------
4 Geocities.com 19,514 --------------------------------------------------------------------
5 Go.com 18,935 --------------------------------------------------------------------
6 Netscape.com 18,537 --------------------------------------------------------------------
7 Microsoft.com 16,031 --------------------------------------------------------------------
8 Excite.com 15,167 --------------------------------------------------------------------
9 Lycos.com 14,891 --------------------------------------------------------------------
10 Angelfire.com 12,601 --------------------------------------------------------------------
11 Hotmail.com 12,377 --------------------------------------------------------------------
12 Tripod.com 11,526 --------------------------------------------------------------------
13 Bluemountainarts.com 10,089 --------------------------------------------------------------------
14 Amazon.com 9,933 --------------------------------------------------------------------
15 Altavista Search Services 9,491 --------------------------------------------------------------------
16 Snap.com Search & Services 8,872 --------------------------------------------------------------------
17 Xoom.com 8,548 --------------------------------------------------------------------
18 Real.com 8,519 --------------------------------------------------------------------
19 Ebay.com 8,227 --------------------------------------------------------------------
20 Hotbot.com 7,100 --------------------------------------------------------------------
21 Infospace.com 6,775 --------------------------------------------------------------------
22 Zdnet 6,630 --------------------------------------------------------------------
23 Icq.com 5,852 --------------------------------------------------------------------
24 Looksmart.com 5,582 --------------------------------------------------------------------
25 Msnbc.com 5,531 --------------------------------------------------------------------
26 Pathfinder.com 5,463 --------------------------------------------------------------------
27 About.com 5,337 --------------------------------------------------------------------
28 Weather.com 5,153 --------------------------------------------------------------------
29 Simplenet.com 5,127 --------------------------------------------------------------------
30 Goto.com 4,945 --------------------------------------------------------------------
31 Cnn.com 4,771 --------------------------------------------------------------------
32 CNET Software Download Svcs 4,709 --------------------------------------------------------------------
33 Fortunecity.com 4,575 --------------------------------------------------------------------
34 Sidewalk.com 4,496 --------------------------------------------------------------------
35 Sony Online 4,411 --------------------------------------------------------------------
36 Barnesandnoble.com 4,330 --------------------------------------------------------------------
37 Earthlink.net 4,299 --------------------------------------------------------------------
38 Expedia 3,933 --------------------------------------------------------------------
39 Warner Bros. Online 3,911 --------------------------------------------------------------------
40 Digitalcity.com 3,896 --------------------------------------------------------------------
41 Hypermart.net 3,847 --------------------------------------------------------------------
42 Ivillage: The Women's Network 3,822 --------------------------------------------------------------------
43 Travelocity.com 3,813 --------------------------------------------------------------------
44 Preview Travel 3,729 --------------------------------------------------------------------
45 Att.net 3,671 --------------------------------------------------------------------
46 Porncity.net 3,600 --------------------------------------------------------------------
47 Mypoints.com 3,491 --------------------------------------------------------------------
48 Go2net.com 3,424 --------------------------------------------------------------------
49 Broadcast.com Inc. 3,414 --------------------------------------------------------------------
50 Cnet.com 3,386 -------------------------------------------------------------------- *T Chart Definitions: *Digital Media: includes users of the World Wide Web, proprietary online services, and/or other ad-supported digital applications such as e-mail services and CD ROM.
Top 50 Digital Media & Web Properties: The top 50 Digital Media & Web properties are based on unduplicated audience reach, also known as unique visitors. "Digital Media & Web Properties" include the largest single brands as well as consolidations of multiple domains that fall under one brand or common ownership.
Top 50 Web Sites: The top 50 Web sites are based on unduplicated audience reach, also known as unique visitors. Top sites are from Media Metrix' At Home and At Work samples.
Unique Visitors: The actual number of total users who visited the reported Web site or online property at least once in the given month. All Unique Visitors are unduplicated (only counted once) and are in thousands. About Media Metrix
Media Metrix, Inc., the leader and pioneer in Internet and Digital Media measurement, is the industry's source for the most innovative, reliable, and timely audience ratings and e-commerce measurement services. We provide leading financial services companies, advertising agencies, new and traditional media companies, e-commerce marketers and technology companies with comprehensive coverage of all digital media (including more than 21,000 Web sites and online properties). Media Metrix utilizes its patented metering methodology to measure actual Internet and digital media audience usage behavior in real-time - click by click, page by page, minute by minute. Media Metrix offers monthly, weekly, and daily data collection and reporting, and a sample of more than 50,000 people under measurement. For more information about Media Metrix, please visit: www.mediametrix.com.
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