GOOGLE displaced Yahoo! as the world's second-most visited Website in November and closed in on leader Microsoft Corp, a market researcher said at the weekend.
Visitors to Google's sites rose 9.1 percent to 475.7 million in November from a year earlier, while those to Yahoo sites rose 5.2 percent to 475.3 million, ComScore Networks Inc said, according to Bloomberg News. Both sites trail Microsoft, which had 501.7 million visitors, ComScore said.
It is the first time that Google attracted more visitors than Yahoo, reflecting the site's growing popularity outside the United States.
Yahoo is still the most-visited site within the US, ComScore said. Microsoft's visitors increased 3.3 percent from a year earlier.
Shares of Yahoo rose seven cents to US$25.55 at Friday's close of trade in Nasdaq Stock Market composite trading. They have fallen 35 percent this year. Google fell 62 cents to US$455.58 and have gained 9.8 percent this year.
Visitors to News Corp's Fox Interactive Media sites rose almost fivefold to 130.4 million in November from a year ago, reflecting a surge in users from the purchase of MySpace.com.
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