Bing increases search share at Google’s expense

By Geoff Duncan May 12, 2011

According to new figures released by market metrics firm Comscore, Microsoft’s Bing search engine accounted for 14.1 percent of the U.S. Internet search market in April 2011, an increase of 0.2 percent compared to March 2011. Although the gain may not seem very significant compared to Google’s share of the U.S. search market for the month—Comscore says that totaled 65.4 percent—it’s interesting for two reasons. One is that Microsoft’s search partner, Yahoo, also showed a 0.2 percent gain for the month, climbing to a 15.9 percent share. Second, ComScore found that Google’s share of the U.S. search market dropped by 0.3 percent for the month. That means Bing and Yahoo gained ground…and a lot of that ground came at Google’s expense.

Comscore US core search share April 2011 — Image used with permission by copyright holder

Technically, Bing is still in third place overall, with its 14.1 percent share of the market slightly behind Yahoo at 15.9 percent. However, while Yahoo develops its own front end for search, the company has a long-term agreement with Microsoft that has Bing handling the back end of Yahoo searches in most markets, including the United States. Taken together, Bing would have handled about 4.9 billion “explicit core searches” from American users during the month, where Google handled 10.7 billion. Comscore’s “explicit core searches” exclude contextually-driven searches that “do not reflect specific user intent to interact with search results.”

Overall ComScore found search activity was down across the board from March to April, with Google handling 4 percent fewer “explicit core” queries in the month compared to March, with Yahoo and Bing each handling 3 percent fewer queries. Ask Network and AOL handled 6 percent and 9 percent fewer queries, respectively; they hold down the fourth and fifth places on the U.S. search engine rankings for the month with a 3 percent and 1.5 percent share of the market, respectively.

Editors' Recommendations

Topics

Former Digital Trends Contributor

Geoff Duncan writes, programs, edits, plays music, and delights in making software misbehave. He's probably the only member…

Computing

Best Dell laptop deals: Cheap laptops starting at $280

The Dell XPS 13 9315 on a table against a window.

If you're looking to pick up a new laptop, then Dell is one of the best laptop brands out there and has a multitiude of optoins for you to pick from depending on your needs. For example, Dell has both Alienware and G-Series which are some of the best gaming laptops on the market, and the Dell XPS lineup are some of the best laptops on the market and are made to compete with the MacBook. But that doesn't mean that Dell only has high-end gear for you to pick, and there are absolutely some great budget laptops and starter options.
Of course, having so many options can be a bit overwhelming for somebody who isn't familiar with Dell or the laptop market, which is why we scoured the Dell website for our favorite picks and listed them below. So, be sure to see if there's anything in here that tickles your fancy, and if not, check out some of these other great laptop deals as well.

Dell Inspiron 15 -- $280, was $330

Computing

iMac deals: New, renewed and refurbished iMac computers

Apple iMac with Retina 5K Display review close

If you're in the Apple ecosystem and need a desktop computer rather than something like a MacBook, then you'll want to go for the Apple iMac, which is one of the best all-in-one computers on the market. There are quite a few screen sizes and specs to pick from, and if you're willing to go for a renewed option, you can get some older, yes still powerful, iMacs for a great price. Even if you aren't, there are still some great Apple deals you can take advantage of to save yourself some money, which is why we went out and scoured the internet for the best deals we could find.
Apple 21.5-inch iMac (2018) Renewed -- $409, was $460

Even cheaper than any of the MacBook deals going on, this Apple 21.5-inch iMac (2018) might be a few years old but it offers plenty of juice for the price. That's the beauty behind many iMacs -- they last a long time thanks to offering reliable hardware and the benefits of MacOS, which tends to mean they stay fast for awhile. In the case of the 2018 21.5-inch iMac, you get a 2.7GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 processor paired up with 16GB of memory which is a great set of specs for ensuring you can get plenty of work done.

Mobile

How to transfer photos from an iPhone to a computer

The Apple iPhone 15 Plus's gallery app.

As the old saying goes, the best camera is the one you always have with you. If you're like most iPhone users, that means you've likely amassed a sizeable collection of photos on your device. However, while Apple's Photos app is a great way to manage and view your photo library, it's never a good idea to keep all your eggs in one basket. After all, suffering a lost or broken iPhone is painful enough without also losing all your precious digital memories in the process.

Even if you're backing up your iPhone to iCloud or your computer, it's a good idea to keep your photos backed up separately. After all, opening a folder or a photo management app is a much easier way to get at your photos than trying to extract them from an iCloud or iTunes/Finder backup, which requires either restoring them to another iPhone or relying on special software tools.