Top search engines in April 2006: Google – 50%, Yahoo! – 22%, MSN – 11%

Google accounted for 50% of all searches conducted in April 2006, followed by Yahoo! and MSN, with 22 and 11%, respectively. Google gained 3% in market share, while Yahoo! remained flat and MSN dipped slightly.

Top search engines in April 2006

Engine Apr 2005 Apr 2006 Growth
Google 47% 50% +3
Yahoo! 22% 22% 0
MSN 12% 11% -1
Source: Nielsen//NetRatings